Substance Use Support and Resources for Students
Substance Use Support and Resources
TUPE (Tobacco Use Prevention Education) is an award-winning program with a team of mental health therapists trained to support students in the district who want to talk confidentially about their substance or nicotine use, free of charge. TUPE is funded by a grant from the state of California, funded by taxes collected from the sale of tobacco.
Note: Parents/guardians are able to request for their student to be referred to the below support groups: www.smuhsd.org/tupe-referral
Vaping Awareness Prevention and Education (VAPE)
- Small group sessions to increase our students’ knowledge surrounding the harmfulness of vaping and to empower conversation to support awareness about nicotine use.
- Group sessions will run on Mondays for two weeks, 4:15 - 5:45 p.m., in person at the district office or via Zoom.
- Language interpretation available with advance notice.
Substance Use Program (SUP)
- This group provides the opportunity to enhance critical thinking, inform decision making, raise awareness and foster ambivalence towards substance use.
- Group sessions will run on Tuesdays for four weeks, 3:30 - 5 p.m., in person at the district office or via Zoom.
- Language interpretation available with advance notice.
Brief Intervention (BI)
- Brief Intervention (BI) is a counseling intervention for students identified with low level substance abuse, a short history of drug use, ambivalence about changing their drug use, and experiencing few problems with their drug use.
- Two brief one-on-one sessions via Zoom or in person will be scheduled with a trained professional based on student’s availability, with options for additional sessions and an optional, encouraged parent session.
- Language interpretation available with advance notice.
The San Mateo Union High School District has developed a Family Support Group with parents and primary caretakers in mind.
Learn about:
- Parent-child communication
- Positive behavior management
- Interpersonal relationships
- Healthy boundaries
- Strategies that promote school success
- Self-care strategies and coping skills to manage stress
- Tobacco, Vapes, Cannabis, and other drugs
Our goal is to provide parents/guardians with the tools needed to proactively resolve conflicts with teens, improve their attendance and enhance their well-being.
TUPE Information
Please use the form to refer a student and/or request information regarding substance use support groups provided by the District.
If you have any questions, please contact:
Dr. Jessamy Cadigan
TUPE Mental Health Therapist
650-558-2264
jcadigan@smuhsd.org
Download the flyers:
Substance Use Support Programs for Students
Programas de Apoyo para Estudiantes sobre el Uso de Sustancias
Videos:
Watch a two minute video about SMUHSD's award-winning Alternative to Suspension (ATS) program.
For a more in-depth look at SMUHSD's programs, watch a 25-minute video "Protecting Youth with Tupe Funds," created for the California Department of Education.