Cattaraugus County Prevention Offerings

Reinforces steps and planning for kids and youth to set reachable goals, make responsible decisions, identify, and manage emotions, and learn effective communication skills in addition to peer-pressure refusal, pro-social peer bonding, and peaceful conflict resolution skills. 

A universal K-12 prevention education program designed to help lower risk factors and enhance protective factors related to alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs (ATOD) use.  

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A brief early intervention program for 12-to 19-year-old individuals who display the early stages of alcohol or drug involvement. Offering education, support and guidance for teens and parents. 

Teen Intervene program helps youth:

• Identify the reasons they have chosen to use alcohol or other drugs.
• Was this a one-time use?
• Was peer pressure part of why they used?
• Examine the effects of substance abuse in their lives.
• Are they getting behind in school?
• Is it effecting their relationships with friends and/or family?
• Are they experiencing a need to use more?
• Learn to make healthier choices.
• A personalized approach based off their needs.
• Is treatment with a counselor needed?

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Reinforces and develops a comprehensive skills framework including setting reachable goals, identifying, and managing emotions, making responsible decisions, and effective communication in addition to peaceful conflict resolution skills, peer-pressure refusal, and pro-social peer bonding. It builds the basis for a safe, supportive, and respectful learning environment.

Skills development is at the core of Too Good for Drugs, a universal K-12 prevention education program designed to mitigate the risk factors and enhance protective factors related to alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs (ATOD) use. The lessons introduce and develop skills for making healthy choices, building positive friendships, developing self-efficacy, communicating effectively, and resisting peer pressure and influence.

PreVenture® is an evidence-based prevention program that uses brief, personality-focused workshops to promote mental health and delay substance use among youth.

The program aims to equip young people with self-efficacy and cognitive behavioural skills to help them cope with the numerous developmental challenges that many adolescents face, such as academic stress, peer pressure, interpersonal conflict, and identity development.

PreVenture® recognizes the importance of individual differences in how people interpret and cope with different types of challenges in life.

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It can be hard, as a parent, to navigate the changing stages between childhood and teenage years. Which is why we offer this program!  

The Active Parenting™ curriculum offers tips and tricks to parents and caregivers for teaching their kids to be responsible, courageous children that can resist negative peer pressure.

Helping parents to gain confidence and courage to face the challenges (and savor the joys) of their children’s teen years.  

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Or, as we like to call it, a Parenting Empowerment Program. This parenting and family support system is designed to prevent – as well as treat – behavioral and emotional problems in children and teenagers. We provide a safe, judgement free area for you to learn about different styles of parenting that might be beneficial to your family. We rely on the expertise of trained facilitators and the experience that each parent/caregiver brings. our conversations are informative, casual, and considerate of different parenting styles work for different families.