​Hidden in Plain Sight is a re-creation of a teenage bedroom, with signs of substance misuse, for parents to be aware of. More than 700 parents have toured the exhibit and learned how to have short, frequent conversations with their child about the dangers of substance use. When parents set the expectation that their child not use, kids are 50% less likely to try substances.

Influence the Choice aims to educate and empower parents to communicate with their children about risky behaviors that lead to substance use. 

Parents will leave the exhibit with tools to talk to their students.

In the News: School program challenges parents to find signs of substance use | Issaquah Reporter

According to the 2023 Healthy Youth Survey:

• 54.1% of students say they've had a conversation with their parents about using alcohol, and
• 47.6% said they've had a conversation with their parents about using marijuana.

Learn how to talk to your child about these important topics!

Click here to watch SAMHSA's
​"Talk. They Hear You Campaign"

At Hidden in Plain Sight, we offer tools and tips to talk with your student. Hear from Substance Use Disorder Professionals on the most effective ways to speak with your child. 

We also offer a Resource Fair at in-person Hidden in Plain Sight events.

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We Have Delivered the HIPS Experience to:

• The Issaquah School District
• The Snoqualmie Valley School District
• The Mercer Island School District
• The Riverview School District 
• The Lake Washington School District
• The Northshore School District

Past and Present Community Partners Include:​

• City of Issaquah, Parks & Recreation
• City of Sammamish Parks & Recreation
• Crosspath Counseling and Consultation
• Eastside Fire & Rescue
• Friends of Youth
  
• Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) - Seattle Field Office
  
• Issaquah Newport Way Storage
• Issaquah Police Department
• Issaquah PTSA ParentWiser
• ​Issaquah School District
  
  • Family Partnerships
  • Counseling & Well-Being
    
  • ​Communities in Schools
    
• Issaquah Schools Foundation
• Lake Washington Schools Foundation
• NAMI - Eastside
• Nothing Bundt Cakes
• Public Health Seattle|King County
  
• Sammamish Police Department
• Sammamish YMCA
• Washington Poison Control
• Youth Eastside Services