PREVENTION CONNECTIONS

A Family Guidance Center of Warren County New Jersey Program

Preventing drug use before it begins is the most cost-effective, common-sense approach to promoting safe and healthy communities.

Youth

Young Athletes Program-TOP Toolkit-Tackling Opioids through Prevention for Athletes

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Young athletes are more susceptible to sport-related injuries. As a result of some of these injuries, the athlete may have an appointment for surgery, physical therapy or other medical related visits. Often, young athletes are prescribed Opioids as a quick fix to overcome and manage pain due to the injury. By sharing our toolkit and the presentation of resources with Coaches, Teachers, Counselors, Families, Medical Staff and most importantly the young athletes we can discuss the risks of Opioid use, Opioid dependence and other alternatives to using pain medications

We’re Not Buying It 2.0

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This is a substance use prevention program that teaches how to:

  • Critically analyze media messages related to alcohol, marijuana, prescription and over-the-counter medications, and bullying
  • Develop media literacy skills to recognize and resist harmful influences found in popular music, movies, TV, and social media

By raising awareness of these messages, WNBI 2.0 helps students make informed decisions and reduce early substance use & bullying behavior.

Highlights:

  • Designed for students in grades 6-8
  • A six-week curriculum led by a certified prevention educator
  • Lessons covering media literacy, substance use, and bullying prevention

Strengthening Families

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The Strengthening Families Program is an evidence-based training program designed to provide parenting and family life skills in addition to children’s social skills. Parents and children will participate in SFP in interactive groups, both together and separately within breakout rooms.

It is a 7-week program for families across Warren County. The Strengthening Families Program was first established in 1982 to aid parents in developing the skills needed to keep their children from using drugs and alcohol. It is an evidence-based training program providing parenting and family life skills as well as children’s social skills. Parents and children participate in SFP, both together and separately within breakout rooms. The SFP family relationship skills are useful for all families—not just those at risk. Meals will be provided for each session, and there will be prizes and incentives for attending.

Prevention Connections is offering this program for seven consecutive weeks, ideally to families with children between the ages of 6-11 & 12-16.

With this program, we hope to increase parental involvement, communication and family bonding while decreasing family conflict and youth depression and aggression.

PreVenture

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PreVenture is an evidence-based program that uses personality targeted interventions to promote skill development and delay youth substance use. It uses personality-focused interventions to promote mental health and delay substance use among teens.

A workshop designed to help at-risk youth ages 12-17 to develop healthy coping skills by providing a bridge between youth and mental wellbeing. PreVenture workshops are designed to promote mental well-being by helping adolescents learn adaptive coping skills, how to set long-term goals and how to channel their personality towards achieving their goals.

Over the Counter Medications

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Johnson & Johnson’s Over-the-Counter Medicine Safety Guide-Building Health Literacy in the Community.  

Specific lessons for Grades 5 & 6: All over-the-counter medicines carry a Drug Facts label. These lessons teach students how to use the Drug Facts label as a guide to safe medicine use, as well as how to store and dispose of medicine safely. Six units with activities that support health, STEM, and language arts (informational text) standards.

Specific lessons for Grades 7 & 8: All over-the-counter medicines carry a Drug Facts label. These lessons teach students how to use the Drug Facts label as a guide to safe medicine use, as well as how to store and dispose of medicine safely. Six units with activities that support health, STEM, and language arts (informational text) standards.

School Nurse Resources: Medicine safety podcasts produced by the National Association of School Nurses and links to additional outreach tools for helping students and their families avoid medicine mistakes.

Family Resources: A household guide to OTC medicine safety, plus at-home activities to help make responsible medicine use a priority for the whole family. Family resources are available in English and Spanish.

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