NAIS School Culture and Student Experience Webinar Series: Making Good Decisions: Agency, Risk & the Development of Healthy Judgment

Substance misuse prevention is most effective when it helps young people build the knowledge, skills, relationships, and sense of agency they need before challenges become crises. In this webinar from the 2026-2027 NAIS School Culture and Student Experience Webinar Series, explore how schools can take a developmentally grounded approach to preventing substance misuse by helping students understand risk, strengthen protective factors, practice healthy decision-making, and develop the judgment to make informed choices. Also consider how these prevention strategies support young people as they navigate other complex decisions involving friendships, technology, and personal responsibility.

Presenters: 

• Yerko Sepúlveda, vice president of school culture and student experience, NAIS
• Lee Bergeron, director of program development, Sound Check Prevention