The Center’s Community Outreach Program provides education presentations in local schools focusing on substance use prevention, workshops for parents to improve their relationships with their children, interactive events for teens and participation at local community events. The goal is to educate teens and parents on how to practice healthy behaviors to prevent problems from developing.
Prevention
Classroom presentations offered for elementary, middle and high school students throughout Santa Clarita and Antelope Valleys.
The interactive presentations are designed to promote healthy relationships through building strengths, resilience, and coping skills. Teens gain tools to develop and maintain violence-free relationships, improved socio-emotional health and healthy drug-free coping skills.
Substance use prevention education workshops for middle and high school students present the facts about cannabis, opioids & fentanyl and methamphetamine.
Guiding Good Choices:
Guiding Good Choice is a free, in-person program designed to support parents and caregivers of youth ages 9–14. Over the course of five engaging sessions, families learn practical tools to encourage healthy development and reduce risky behaviors during the preteen and teen years.
Each session includes interactive learning, take-home practices, and guidance on strengthening family connections.
- “The sessions were very interesting and informative, especially on how I can help my children. I really enjoyed these classes, thank you!” — Guiding Good Choices Parent Attendee
Educational Workshops:
Substance Use Prevention explores key substances youth may be pressured to use. Parents gain helpful tools to engage in healthy conversations with their teens on topics such as vaping, marijuana, methamphetamine, opioids, and alcohol
Social Media and its impact explores the risks these platforms pose to their emotional and behavioral health.
Botvin Life Skills Training course for teens is designed to reduce the risk of alcohol, tobacco, drug use, violence and other risky behaviors. Teens gain the confidence and skills to handle challenging behaviors that may lead to substance use.
Outreach
The Outreach Team participates in many community resource fairs. Attendees learn first hand about the many programs and services offered at Child & Family Center.
From substance use prevention to mental health awareness, we’re providing our community with the tools and knowledge they need to make healthy, informed choices.
Our team is all about connection meets students where they are – on school campuses across the valley. We offer support, tools and education in a space where young people can feel heard and empowered.
Interactive Events for Teens & Families
The outreach team participates in local resource fairs and community events, offering the opportunity to reach a broad and diverse audience, spreading awareness about the Center’s programs and services available.
Together, families explore the healing power of creativity through various artforms and music workshops.
As one parent shared, “It was beautiful to see my kids light up doing something new together.”
Teens enjoy a high-energy day focused on prevention, healthy choices and peer connections. Engaging in interactive activities provides the opportunity to learn, engage and build positive skills in a supportive space.
“I learned how to stand up to peer pressure and avoid situations that can be potentially dangerous” – Power Up attendee
