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Provides help for personnel and students who are...
 | Having difficulties with school adjustment |
| Dealing with loss or separation issues |
| Feeling anxious, stressed, or "burned out" |
| Depressed or suicidal |
| Using alcohol, inhalants, steroids, or other drugs |
| Drug free and need support in their decision not to use |
| Involved in occult practices |
| Victims of physical, sexual, verbal, or emotional abuse |
| Sexually active and at risk for contracting AIDS, sexually transmitted
diseases, or becoming pregnant |
| The children, grandchildren, siblings, or spouse of a chemically dependent
person |
- CRISIS RESPONSE to schools when deaths, natural disasters, or accidents
occur.
- PREVENTION PROGRAMS designed to address high-risk behaviors and encourage
healthy decision making :
 | Natural Helpers - A peer-to-peer approach to helping fellow students. |
| Conflict Resolution and Peer Mediation - Teaching students how to
resolve conflicts without the use of violence. |
| Eager-to-Be-Drug-Free - A one day, fifth grade program to educate
students about high-risk behaviors. |
| Free-to-Be - A student lead/staff supervised mentoring program to
teach postponing sexual involvement to Middle School students. |
| Classroom presentations covering a variety of topics: drugs, gangs,
nutrition, fitness, smoking, stress, eating disorders, teambuilding,
etc... |
- CONFIDENTIAL CONSULTATION with specialists trained in drug use prevention
and intervention for students exhibiting high-risk behaviors.
- FREE ASSESSMENTS for students and families offered by the Drug Free
Schools Coalition of treatment providers.
- PARENT/FAMILY/COMMUNITY PROGRAMS on a variety of topics:
| Warning signs of high risk behaviors |
| Development issues |
| Music and media influences |
| Media literacy |
| Stress |
| Nutrition |
| Family wellness |
| Conflict resolution |
| Parenting tools, support and skills |
| Support to community coalitions |
SUSPENSION ALTERNATIVE program for school drug offenders
RESOURCE LIBRARY with 100's of videos, books, and curriculum.
- COURSES to raise awareness and develop special skills are available to
employees through workshops, in-services, and other training sessions
including:
| Warning signs of high risk behaviors |
| Developmental issues |
| Music and media influences |
| Media literacy |
| Stress |
| Nutrition |
| Wellness |
| Conflict resolution |
| Burn-out prevention |
| Cardiovascular disease (fitness) |
| Alcohol and drug issues |
| Team building |
| Communication skills |
CONFIDENTIAL CONSULTATION AND FREE ASSESSMENTS offered by the Drug Free
School's Coalition of treatment providers.
WELLNESS CENTER" offering:
| Strength training |
| Aerobic training |
| Weight management |
| Smoking cessation |
Cobb County School District
Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities
Prevention/Intervention Center
Jeff Inman, Coordinator
Joyce Hutchings, Secretary
Voice 770-429-5846
Fax 678-594-8557
Janice Mosher, Secretary
Voice 678-842-5820
Fax 678-842-5823
Send questions or comments to Jeff
Inman jeff.inman@cobbk12.org
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