A division of the Saginaw County Youth Protection Council
Following are groups/classes held at Prevention and Youth Services for pre-teens/teens:
A Second Look (ASL) Is a six-week, 12-hour program to help teens learn about alcohol, marijuana and other drug use and how it is affecting them. It is an educational group not therapy or treatment. Referred youth may have a concern with alcohol or other drugs or may have been aprehended for use or possession of alcohol or other drugs.
Project EX: Is a five-week, 8-hour program to help teens stop or reduce their use of tobacco products.
Anger Management Middle School (Too Good for Violence Curriculum): Is a six-session, 9.5 hour program for youth who need help in expressing their anger in positive ways, to explore different ways to solve conflict with others, to make healthy decisions though non-violent behavior, and too learn that alcohol, tobacco and other drug use is not healthy or a positive way to cope with negative emotions.
Anger Management High School (Too Good for Violence Curriculum): Is a six-session, 9.5 hour program for youth who need help in expressing their anger in positive ways. To learn anger is a normal feeling and discover different ways to solve conflicts with others without involving violence and to learn that alcohol, tobacco and other drug use is not healthy or a positive way to cope with negative emotions.
STARS (Students Taking a Responsible Stand): Is an ongoing comprehensive, prevention education program for youth ages 12-17. The group’s essential life skills include goal setting, relationships, communication, drug education, managing emotions etc.
Source: thepartnership@drugfree.org
The following information is shared directly from a posting on www.drugfree.org
March 2, 2010
Cause for Concern: National Study Shows Reversal in Decade-Long Declines in Teen Abuse of Drugs and Alcohol
After a decade of consistent declines in teen drug abuse, a new national study released today by the Partnership for a Drug-Fee America and MetLife Foundation points to marked upswings in use of drugs that teens are likely to encounter at parties and in other social situations.
According to the 2009 Partnership Attitude Tracking Study (PATS), sponsored by MetLife Foundation, the number of teens in grades 9-12 that used alcohol in the past month has grown by 11 percent (from 35 percent in 2008 to 39 percent in 2009), past year Ecstasy use shows a 67 percent increase (from 6 percent in 2008 to 10 percent in 2009) and past year marijuana use shows a 19 percent increase (from 32 percent in 2008 to 38 percent in 2009).