1. Alcohol & Drug Misuse Prevention and Mental Health Promotion Efforts
Greater timberlane region

2. PREVENTION STRATEGIES
UNIVERSAL – All Youth
SELECTED – Vulnerable Youth
INDICATED – Youth Already Engaged In Substance Misuse

3. PROVEN PREVENTION STRATEGIES
Strategies that increase perception of risk of harm
Strategies targeted at changing adolescent norms and expectations about
substance misuse
Strategies that build and enhance social and resistance skills
Strategies that change community norms and values regarding substance
misuse
Strategies that foster and enhance resiliency and protective factors, especially
in high risk youth

4. SCHOOL BASED UNIVERSAL STRATEGIES
POLICY AND CODE OF CONDUCT
STUDENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
PREVENTION EDUCATION – Class Presentations
ASSEMBLIES – Chucky’s Fight, John Halligan, Jayne Hitchcock
AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS – Red Ribbon Week, Suicide Awareness, Fatal Reality
SCHOOL CLIMATE – Good Behavior Game, Olweus Bullying Prevention, Life of an OWL, Peer Leadership, Advisory
SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH – TRSD Behavioral Health, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Connect, Signs of Suicide, Youth Mental Health First Aid
HEALTH AND WELLNESS CURRICULUM
CLASS – LifeSkills, Health, DARE Program

5. SCHOOL BASED SELECTED / INDICATED STRATEGIES
DISCIPLINE RESPONSE
SUPPORT PLANS (Behavior)
PROGRESSIVE DISCIPLINE PLANS
SUSPENSION LEVELS (Level 1 & Level 2)
STUDENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
SCREENING & REFERRAL
INDIVIDUAL & GROUP COUNSELING
COMMUNITY LIAISON
RESOURCE TO STAFF: Consultation, Meetings with Families

6. COMMUNITY BASED UNIVERSAL STRATEGIES
COMMUNITY SECTORS
Law Enforcement, Faith Based Community, Local Business, Primary Care Doctors, Community Agencies
SOUTHERN ROCKINGHAM COALITON FOR HEALTHY YOUTH (SOROCK)
LOCAL and NATIONAL COLLABORATION – Drug Free Communities
Social Media Presence: Facebook, Twitter, Website, Newsletter
Current Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drug Policy
Opiate Awareness Brochure
PARENTING EDUCATION SERIES
Heroin Forums, Athletic Awareness, High & Seek, Erasing the Stigma, Health and Wellness Fair, Adolescent Brain, Signs & Symptoms
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Take Back Program, Prescription Drop Box, 211 Card

7. COMMUNITY BASED SELECTED/INDICATED STRATEGIES
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
ROUND TABLE MEETINGS - Juvenile Diversion, Juvenile Probation, Center for Life Management, Division for Children, Youth and Family Services, High School Administration, Director of Student Services, School Nurses, Student Assistance Program Counselors, and Dean of Attendance
TIMBERLANE ATTENDANCE AT COURT: Advocacy and Support for Students and Families
STATEWIDE POLICY & PRACTICE
GOVERNOR’S COMMISSION ON ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE, PREVENTION, TREATMENT AND RECOVERY
Alternative Treatment Center Sites: Dover, Merrimack, Lebanon, Plymouth
PREVENTION AND CERTIFICATION BOARD
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE SOCIAL WORK SUPERVISOR BOARD

8. COMMUNITY BASED RESOURCES
STUDENT ASSISTANCE WEBSITE
TREATMENT LOCATOR
LOCAL PROVIDERS
INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROVIDERS
PARENT SUPPORT GROUPS
SELF HELP GROUPS