Prevention Programs
Program Goal:
1. Prevent/reduce substance abuse in Coos County for youth and families through education, family skills workshops and teen leadership activities.
Eligibility Any family, youth or individual looking for information, support and prevention strategies for substance abuse prevention.
Substance Abuse Prevention focuses on awareness and prevention of drug, alcohol and tobacco addiction through community education campaigns and through workshops and learning opportunities and leadership skills for schools, students and parents. Programs offered include the 12 week Dare to be You program for families with children aged 2-8 years and the 7 week Strengthening Families program that works with teens and parents together. Both programs build parenting and communication skills that help parents become aware of how their parenting can help even young children and young teens be prepared to avoid drug and alcohol abuse as they grow up. The Dare to be You program also includes a peer mentor training for teens that helps to build leadership and positive decision making skills focused on making good choices.
Substance Abuse prevention works with the schools to promote red ribbon week, the Health-a Rama prevention conference for 8th graders and other community awareness and information campaigns related to drugs and alcohol.
The Prevention Program is a member of the Coos County Coalition for Substance Abuse Prevention.
No Fee - All participants who complete the courses receive a small monetary award and a certificate of completion
For more information please contact Gina Belanger at 466-5190 ext. 301 or email gina.belanger@frcberlin-gorham.org.
Click here for more information on Dare to be You
Click here for more information on Strengthening Families
Suicide Prevention:
Program Goal:
1. To train a broadly representative group of community members, professionals, school personnel, parents and youth in how to respond to youth suicide threats, attempts and completions
2. To help communities identify and connect community resources that can prevent and respond to youth suicide threats when required
Eligibility All community members
The Frameworks Youth Suicide Prevention program focuses on how to reduce youth suicide.
Click here for more information on the Suicide Prevention Program
