Prevention Programs for Families
Prevention & education for your family.
Families are one of the most important resources in the prevention of substance misuse among youth. The Prevention Specialists at The Southwest Council are ready to support parents, guardians, and other family members through prevention and education efforts. No matter what your family looks like, we have a program for you!
Explore Our Programs.
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Strengthening Families Programs
This program includes children and family skill training sessions. Both parents and children learn and practice new behaviors separately, followed by working together so that appropriate responses to various behaviors become easier to incorporate into family interpersonal relations. Dinner included!
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Parenting for Drug Prevention
A substance abuse prevention presentation for parents and other concerned adults designed to alert them to current drug trends concerning their children. It also gives parents some ways they can help their children resist substance abuse.
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Parents Who Host Lose the Most
Underage drinking is illegal – unacceptable and unhealthy! Parents Who Host Lose the Most! is a 45-minute program for parents about the realities of underage drinking, ways to prevent it and the liabilities and penalties for hosting or serving underage drinkers.
Science based prevention for every member of the family.
Explore other initiatives
The Southwest Council has to offer.
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Explore evidence-based programs in a school based setting, or see if joining one of our youth-led efforts is right for your child.
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Check out our WISE education program, annual senior summits, and presentations geared specifically for Older Adults.
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Interested in joining one of our Regional Coalitions? Learn more about the substance misuse strategies and initiatives of key stakeholders in your community. We’ll save you a seat!
