Prevention Education
TCRS' Prevention Services deliver comprehensive school and community-based education designed to support healthy communities and prevent underage drinking, drug abuse, and other risky behaviors. Our prevention work engages children, youth, adults, parents, school staff , and community members through evidence-based programming, early-intervention supports, and opportunities to build protective factors across all ages.
SCHOOL-BASED PREVENTION EDUCATION
TCRS' school-based programs use all aspects of literacy - reading, writing, listening, and speaking - coupled with prevention information and interactive activities to increase protective factors and decrease risk factors. Curricula are tailored to audio, visual, and kinesthetic learners through journals, music, videos, hands-on activities, guest speakers, and experiential activities. All aspects of literacy are reinforced through the use of relevant books and literature, role-place and worksheets.
EARLY INTERVENTION COUNSELING
TCRS offers counseling for individuals ages 5 and older who may be at risk of developing a substance use disorder or problem gambling, and provides confidential referrals to community partners as appropriate. School-based counseling is conducted by our prevention specialists who are trained to provide therapeutic and age appropriate interventions.
COMMUNITY FORUMS
Recognizing the need for stronger communities, and in response to opioid-related and emerging substance-use trends, TCRS Prevention Educators collaborate with state, county, and city officials, along with educators and community members, to raise awareness around substance misuse and youth substance use.
Forums are held in accessible community spaces and typically run approximately two hours. Presenters share information on national and local trends, personal stories of recovery or advocacy, and lived experiences that highlight the impact of substance use.
Community forums serve as a springboard for residents to come together to address substance abuse. Each forum has momentum to build or strengthen a community to find local solutions to the substance abuse crisis. As part of this work, TCRS provides strategies to assist communities in improving current risk factors.