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      • Co-Occurring Disorder Treatment
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      • Detox
      • Inpatient
      • Veterans & First Responders
      • Outpatient
      • Aftercare
    • Addiction Therapies
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      • EMDR
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        • Heroin Self-Assessment
        • Hydrocodone Self-Assessment
        • Meth Self-Assessment
        • Oxycodone Self-Assessment
        • OxyContin Self-Assessment
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        • Suboxone Self-Assessment
        • Valium Self-Assessment
        • Vicodin Self-Assessment
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Real Talk

Real Talk educates high school and college students and community organizations about the effects of substance abuse through in-person assemblies with Miss America pageant participants.

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Educating and Empowering Young People

Real Talk has hosted more than 85 events and reached more than 18,000 high school and college students and community individual’s across the United States through honest discussions about the physical and mental effects of substance abuse.

What is Real Talk?

Real Talk is a combined initiative of Advanced Recovery Systems and the Miss America Organization. Real Talk educates college students and community organizations about the effects of substance abuse through in-person assemblies with Miss Florida or other pageant participants.

The Real Talk curriculum incorporates prevention techniques included in The Alcohol Literacy Challenge™, developed by nationally-recognized researchers Michael Dunn, Ph.D. and Thomas Hall, Ph.D. The Alcohol Literacy Challenge™ is the first classroom-based prevention program that specifically challenges students’ beliefs about the effects of drinking alcohol.

The Real Talk Ambassadors use this curriculum as a springboard to educate students on the risks associated with newly emerging drug trends and equip them with skills on how to abstain from dangerous behaviors. The Real Talk presentation is offered free of charge and is appropriate for ages 18+.

Check out Michaela McLean’s, Miss Florida 2020, Virtual Real Talk Event: Watch Now

About Real Talk Ambassadors

Our Real Talk ambassadors are current and past Miss America Program candidates. These young women are passionate about fostering open, honest discussions about drug and alcohol abuse with high school and college students and community organizations.

Through small group assemblies at schools and colleges or virtual events, Real Talk contributors encourage students to ask questions about substance abuse, share their experiences without guilt or fear, and embrace healthy habits for their futures.

Each Real Talk ambassador welcomes students to talk openly about the realities of substance abuse in a supportive, judgment-free environment.

Book Your Real Talk Presentation

As of July 2019,  Florida became the third state in the nation to require mental health education in public schools. Schools can incorporate the information into preexisting curriculum and classes or use outside educators or organizations, like Real Talk, to help deliver this crucial instruction. 

If your school or university is located in Florida and you’d like to host a Real Talk presentation, reach out to schedule a date and time.

Real Talk Ambassadors

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Alana Scheuerer Real Talk Ambassador
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Alyssa Sullivan Real Talk Ambassador
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Ashley Klement Real Talk Ambassador
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Ashley Marsh Real Talk Ambassador
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Cairo Eubanks Real Talk Ambassador
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Callie Cox Real Talk Ambassador
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Carlehr Swanson Real Talk Ambassador
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Courtney Sexton Real Talk Ambassador 2016
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Elizabeth Pierre Real Talk Ambassador
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Elle Mark Real Talk Ambassador
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Isabelle Hanson Real Talk Ambassador
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Janiah McCray Real Talk Ambassador
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Jennifer Schmidt Real Talk Ambassador
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Julia Herrin Real Talk Ambassador
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Kayley Klatt Real Talk Ambassador
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Kelty Zavitz Real Talk Ambassador
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Leah Roddenberry Real Talk Ambassador
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Maura Spence-Carroll Real Talk Ambassador
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Megan Price Real Talk Ambassador
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Sara Zeng Real Talk Ambassador 2017
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Taylor Tyson Real Talk Ambassador 2018

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