Resources: A Multi-pronged Approach

Know! Logo
 

KNOW! is a drug prevention and awareness partnership developed by the Prevention Action Alliance that targets parents and caregivers of middle school students and empowers them to raise their children substance-free. Its goal is to increase communication between parents and their children about substance abuse. Free email tips contain resources and materials, as well as action steps to help children resist peer pressure to use.

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SAMHSA
 

SAMHSA’s substance use prevention campaign helps parents and caregivers start talking to their children early about the dangers of alcohol and other drugs.

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On Our Sleeves
 

Nationwide Children’s campaign that focuses on the importance of talking to your kids about mental health.

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HOPE Logo

The Health and Opioid Abuse Prevention Education (HOPE) Curriculum is a K-12 curriculum developed for schools to meet the requirements of House Bill 367. The HOPE curriculum is a series of lessons, assessments and learning materials to develop students’ functional knowledge, attitudes and necessary skills to prevent drug abuse. The HOPE lessons are designed to be part of a larger substance abuse prevention unit within a school’s health education curriculum.

The middle and high school lessons are designed for a licensed health education teacher to implement within a health education class. The elementary curriculum is designed for a classroom teacher to implement in 20-minute lessons that are aligned with the English Language Arts Standards.

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mentalhealth.gov
 

This national resource provides examples of signs and symptoms related to mental health concerns. 

It also provides tips for talking about mental health for special populations and groups such as family and friends, faith leaders, and young people looking for help.

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