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Eight week program for the prevention of substance abuse, juvenile delinquency, school failure, child abuse and neglect, mental health problems, and violence. FAST consists of a team of community members (teachers, community partners, parents, and volunteers) who run the program each week.

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Youth Violence Prevention
Juvenile Delinquency Prevention
Child Abuse Prevention
Drug Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Alcohol Use Disorder Education/Prevention

Community-based prevention and intervention activities regarding violence, crime, and drug abuse. Chapter memberships available for adult men and women.

Resources for housing and jobs.

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Drug Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Youth Violence Prevention

Offers students a safe, confidential way in which to share information that might help prevent suicides, bullying, school violence or other threats to school safety.

Also offers support and resources for the following:

- Abuse.

- Bullying.

- Depression.

- Self injury.

- Suicidal Thoughts.

Categories

Child Abuse Hotlines
Suicide Prevention Hotlines
Bullying Helplines
General Crisis Intervention Hotlines
Bullying Prevention
Suicide Threat Reporting
Youth Violence Prevention
Offers short and long term support for women and children who are victims of domestic violence. Youth violence prevention education coming soon.

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Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Prevention
Youth Violence Prevention
Dating Violence Prevention

Offers prevention programs to increase community education
- Substance abuse prevention.
- Violence prevention.
- Teen pregnancy prevention

Offers educational curriculum style courses (for youth between the ages of 11 and 17 years old within the community or in DCFS residential facilities).

The curriculum is provided in school settings with approval from school administrators.
Teen Pregnancy Prevention is also provided in DCFS residential centers.

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Dating Violence Prevention
Youth Violence Prevention
Drug Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Birth Control

Offers to prepare youth to make healthy choices through prevention and education programs relating to substance use, adolescent pregnancy, and suicide prevention. These services provide early awareness, intervention, and out-of-classroom support to give youth the tools they need to stay on the right path.

Programs include:
Substance Use Prevention
Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention
Suicide Prevention

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Smoking/Vaping Cessation
Youth Enrichment Programs
Juvenile Delinquency Prevention
Alcohol Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Human Trafficking Prevention
Youth Violence Prevention
Drug Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Smoking/Vaping Cessation Support
Mental Health Information/Education
Child Abuse Prevention

Offers to prepare youth to make healthy choices through prevention and education programs relating to substance use, adolescent pregnancy, and suicide prevention. These services provide early awareness, intervention, and out-of-classroom support to give youth the tools they need to stay on the right path.

Programs include:
Substance Use Prevention
Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention
Suicide Prevention

Categories

Smoking/Vaping Cessation
Youth Enrichment Programs
Juvenile Delinquency Prevention
Alcohol Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Human Trafficking Prevention
Youth Violence Prevention
Drug Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Smoking/Vaping Cessation Support
Mental Health Information/Education
Child Abuse Prevention

Offers to prepare youth to make healthy choices through prevention and education programs relating to substance use, adolescent pregnancy, and suicide prevention. These services provide early awareness, intervention, and out-of-classroom support to give youth the tools they need to stay on the right path.

Programs include:
Substance Use Prevention
Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention
Suicide Prevention

Categories

Smoking/Vaping Cessation
Youth Enrichment Programs
Juvenile Delinquency Prevention
Alcohol Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Human Trafficking Prevention
Youth Violence Prevention
Drug Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Smoking/Vaping Cessation Support
Mental Health Information/Education
Child Abuse Prevention

School-based domestic violence prevention program that provides education to help students understand healthy family and dating relationships and how to practice nonviolent behaviors.

Categories

Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Prevention
Youth Violence Prevention
Dating Violence Prevention

Helps youth achieve positive growth and development, improve expectations and capabilities for future success, and avoid and/or reduce risk-taking behavior.

Offers academic enrichment, life skills education, parental involvement, recreational/cultural opportunities, positive adult mentors, and community service.

Categories

Youth Enrichment Programs
Life Skills Education
Youth Violence Prevention
Offers a community based participatory justice process. Provides repair for victims and holds youth offenders accountable, while increasing their competencies and anchoring them to the community. It offers an alternative and supplement to the court based justice system.