PREVENTION THROUGH EDUCATION
TASK FORCE
This task force comprised of 12 lay members and 2
pastors will be using programs such as "Kids Hope USA" to increase awareness for
at-risk children with the cooperation of Powell County Schools. They are
researching and implementing appropriate prevention and education methods for
targeted at-risk groups.
- To improve children and young people’s knowledge of
drugs and their effects on the human body.
- To raise children’s and young people’s awareness of
the consequences of drug use and
misuse to the individual, the family, peers, local communities and
society.
- To increase awareness of ways of minimizing the risks
and unwanted consequences of drug use.
- To enable children and young people to make (or plan
to make) informed and sensible decisions about their drug use.
- To enable children and young people to develop a
range of skills and techniques appropriate for handling situations related
to drugs and drug use.
- To promote children’s and young people’s
understanding of the reasons why drugs are used and misused.
- To encourage children and young people to find
satisfaction, challenge, pleasure, emotional variety, and excitement through
a range of activities.
- To help children and young people to explore and
develop their own attitudes to drug use.
- To enable children and young people to identify
sources of information and appropriate personal
support and be able to make use of these sources if they require them.
- To educate and
enable Parents to recognize drug
abuse in their home.
- To educate parents on the appropriate way to seek
help for their children with addictions.
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A Mentoring Program has been established at Bowen Elementary
School. This program presently has 20-25 students enrolled in
the program with mentors assigned.
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