Prevention Intervention Services

Prevention/Intervention Services

Prevention-Intervention_logo Intervention specialists in the ESD 105 Learning Support department provide early prevention and intervention to students and their families about alcohol and other drugs, assist in referrals to treatment, and help transition students back to school after they have been to treatment.

Safe & Drug-Free Schools
fact sheet

Our program provides training and support for intervention specialists, data collection and management, and develops partnerships with community agencies to prevent and intervene with students involved in substance abuse and violence. Workshops are continually available to schools on current topics that assist school districts to create a safe, civil learning environment.

Prevention/Intervention Grant: Substance abuse intervention specialists are provided to service 24 school districts in the ESD 105 region. They provide support in developing comprehensive student assistance programs that address problems associated with substance abuse and violence.

• OSPI 2010 Fact Sheet

• ESD 105 2010 Fact Sheet

• OSPI Website

Program Outcomes

Prevention and intervention strategies are intended to:
• Promote the skills and attitudes necessary to resist pressures to use alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs
• Help students avoid antisocial behavior that may disrupt learning
• Encourage students to reduce the substance use for which they were referred
• Remove barriers to school success

Resources

PowerPoint Presentations
• Adverse Childhood Experiences

Web Resources
• Office of Juvenile Justice and Deliquency Prevention	• National Student Assistance Association	• Washington State Alcohol-Drug Clearinghouse
• Western CAPT	• Parents: The Anti-Drug	• Treatment Facilities Locator
• Partnership for a Drug-Free America	• Drug Testing in School	• Independence for Foster Youth
• NIDA - National Institute on Drug Abuse	• Chestnut Health	• Start Talking Before They Start Drinking
• National Child Traumatic Stress Network: Adolescence and Substance Abuse	Links to Other Prevention/Intervention Services	Addiction 411

Community Resources
• Casa de Esperanza	• Merit Resource Services	• Sundown M Ranch
• Central Washington Comprehensive Mental Health

Prevention/Intervention Forms
• Prevention/Intervention Services Program Manual	• Staff Referral Form	• Short Intake Form
• Screening Recommendations	• Decision Tree for Services

Lending Library
Books and videos regarding Intervention Programs, Subtance Abuse Prevention, Parent/Community Education, and Social Skills are available to members of our Safe and Drug-Free Schools Consortium. Contact Erin Balch at (509) 454-5304.