#MyWhy 

This spring, over 120 high school students from Dedham, Needham, Walpole, and Westwood shared their “why,” or their motivation for choosing to stay healthy and substance-free in a project, titled “#MyWhy: Sharing our Voices,” through the MassCALL3 regional youth substance use prevention grant.
The project is based on #MyWhyNDAFW from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and asks student participants to think about the question “What motivates you to stay healthy and substance-free?” and to write their responses on a handout provided by MassCALL3 Prevention Partners staff.
The students’ responses were compiled into this regional video that serves as an uplifting reminder of some of the unique reasons our students have for choosing to navigate away from high-risk behaviors.