Pathways Prevention Services
Contact the individual county offices, Black Hawk, Bremer,
Buchanan, Butler, and Chickasaw counties, for
information regarding specific prevention services offered in each Pathways
service area.
Pathways' prevention services
aim to prevent the underage use, or abuse, of alcohol, tobacco and other
drugs. Pathways offers a variety of programs and activities to assist
communities, schools, workplaces, and organizations address substance abuse
issues. See our Prevention Programs Brochure for a list of programs offered
in your communities.
Community Coalitions
Pathways works with a number of coalitions in Black Hawk, Bremer,
Buchanan, Butler, Chickasaw, and Grundy counties to help area communities
address substance use and addiction. Activities conducted by these
community coalitions include:
- Increasing
community awareness of substance abuse issues
- Working
to encourage positive substance use/ abuse policy changes both locally
and state-wide
- Promoting
positive activities for youth development and volunteerism
- Reducing
youth access to substances such as tobacco and alcohol
JEL (Just Eliminate Lies)
This is a
state wide campaign by middle and high school students that exposes the
truth about big tobacco and their lies. JEL's goal is to fight
against the attempts to addict youth and to change people's attitudes about
tobacco use. (Offered only in Black Hawk, Chickasaw, and Buchanan
counties, however technical assistance is available for other counties in
our service area.)
Prevention
Education Programs
BABES
This six-
part series is an early education program that uses puppets to teach second
grade students living skills that
help them make good decisions. The intention is that these
skills will remain with them throughout their lives.
Project Alert
Project
ALERT is a nationally recognized middle school substance abuse
program that gives students insight, understanding, and actual skills for
resisting substance abuse. Project ALERT successfully addresses tobacco,
alcohol, marijuana, and inhalants, which are the substances most commonly
used by teens.
Teens Against Tobacco Use (TATU)
TATU is a
nationally recognized program that teaches teenagers to be advocates for a
smoke-free America. Teens are trained to make presentations to grade
school students about the hazards of tobacco use.
Keep a Clear Mind (KACM)
This is a take-home
drug education program for upper elementary school students (8 to 12 years
old) and their parents. The material consists of 4 weekly sets of
activities to be completed by parents and their children together.
KACM lessons are based on a social skills training model and designed to
help children develop specific skills to refuse and avoid the use of
"gateway" drugs. This unique, early intervention program has been
shown to positively influence known risk factors for later substance use.
Strengthening Families
This is a
seven week program for parents and youth ages 10-14 that utilizes both
family sessions and narrated videos. This program is meant to reduce
adolescent substance abuse and other problems through sessions that are
highly interactive and include role-playing, discussions, learning games,
and family projects. This program was developed by Iowa State Extension.
PRIME for Life Parents Program
This
program gives parents research-based information and skills to help reduce
the likelihood that their child(ren) will experience substance abuse
problems at any time in their lives. The program focuses on alcohol,
drugs, and prevention strategies parents can use when talking with their
children.
Intervention/Secondary
Prevention Programs
Youth Diversion Program (PRIME For
Life)
This is a
four week class for youth who have had an alcohol or drug related
offence. Classes are held weekly at Pathways, with new classes
starting the beginning of each month. The youth are given the tools
to make low risk choices and are educated about the risk factors that lead
to the onset of alcoholism or drug dependence. Advanced registration
is a must.
Other
Prevention Services Provided
ATOD presentations/consultations-
(Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs)
These are
presentations for elementary, jr. high/ middle school, high school,
or college classrooms, Driver's Ed classes, workplace, churches, or youth
groups. We develop research based programs fit to your needs. We also
offer consultations with substance abuse/tobacco workplace policy issues or
general advice.
Newsletter Articles
We will
provide evidence-based articles written by Pathways Prevention staff for
school, business, or church newsletters based on the substance abuse
prevention topic(s) of your choice.
Prevention
Staff Contact Information
Prevention Staff
Alice Baruth:
alice_baruth@Pathwaysb.org
Cathy Upham:
cathy_upham@Pathwaysb.org
Felicia Carter:
felicia_carter@Pathwaysb.org
Annemarie Goldhorn:
agoldhorn@Pathwaysb.org
Vicki Mueller:
vicki_mueller@Pathwaysb.org
Nora Rodriguez-Kurtovic:
NKurtovic@Pathwaysb.org
Erin
Bowers:
erin_bowers@pathwaysb.org
Pathways' prevention programs are funded by the Iowa Division of Health
Promotion, Prevention and Addictive Behaviors, the United Way, State and
local grants, and individual and corporate donations.
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