Valerie Hall firmly believes in the power of Red Ribbon Week. Hall, Interim Dean of Students and Criminal Justice Professor at Florida Memorial University (FMU), is passionate about delivering the “Love Yourself. Be Drug Free.” message to FMU’s diverse student population in her classroom and school wide. With the full support of FMU President Dr. Rosalyn Clark-Artis, Hall organized Red Ribbon Week activities for students at the University. No stranger to prevention, Dean Hall has worked with Informed Families for the last seven years to deliver healthy messages to youth in the South Florida Community.  

We would like to thank everyone who participated in Red Ribbon Week! It was a truly successful celebration of the Red Ribbon message. We would like to give special thanks to our Ambassadors, who dedicate so much of their time to help us keep kids safe, healthy, and drug free!

Below we have highlighted some of the photos we have received from our Ambassadors throughout the state of Florida. We encourage all of you (if you have not already done so) to submit your pictures and feedback through the Red Ribbon Campaign Review Form.

This year’s National Red Ribbon theme is “Love Yourself. Be Drug Free.”

When I first heard it, I thought it was brilliant. But, then it led me to thinking about how we can truly inspire our children to love themselves and how we can more fully love ourselves. What does it mean to “love yourself?” What can we all do to love ourselves?

Here are 7 ideas to help demonstrate, nurture and grow self-love: