PREVENTION SERVICES

​Kings County is committed to ensuring programs and services are available to support individuals and communities within the County to prevent the development of Substance Use Disorders (SUD). In accordance with requirements set forth by the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Kings County Behavioral Health (KCBH) has developed a Strategic Prevention Plan (SPP). The plan was developed with input from community stakeholders and it provides intricate detail of County specific prevention needs and the SUD prevention programs that will be used to address the risk and protective factors specific to the communities within the County to prevent the use and misuse of alcohol and other drugs.
The latest SPP and previous renditions can be accessed here:

OTHER RESOURCES

The Meth Project
The Meth Project was established by businessman Thomas M. Siebel in 2005 in response to the growing Meth epidemic in the U.S.  Today, the Meth Project is a program of the national nonprofit organization The Partnership at Drugfree.org. The Meth Project is a large-scale prevention program aimed at reducing Meth use through public service messaging, public policy, and community outreach. Central to the program is a research-based marketing campaign, community action programs, and an in-school lesson all designed to communicate the risks of Meth use.               

Natural High

Natural High is a 501(c)3 substance abuse prevention organization that inspires young people to say yes to their passions, and no to drugs and alcohol. They believe youth have the ability to create a new social norm – one that embraces passions and dreams, free from artificial highs.
​The Sol Youth Project is Kings County Behavioral Health's approach for substance use prevention among youth and their families in partnership with California Health Collaborative.
Available to all Kings County Youth with primary emphasis to the communities of Corcoran and Avenal.
For More information on how to sign-up contact,
Roni Perez Roni [email protected] or
Isabella Avedikian [email protected]
 
Family Services
  • The goal is to strengthen the family unit by creating positive community connections, providing trauma informed approaches allowing them to increase social and emotional support through family groups
Youth Services
  • Life and Coping Skills groups are available to students during school hours on school campus
  • Youth Leadership and Friday Night Live are lunch and after school activities available for students to participate and gain leadership skills to improve their communities, engage youth in policy, systems, and environmental change through the following formats:

Friday Night Live

​Friday Nigh Live (FNL) is available for High School aged students to:
  • Encourage young people to develop programs that are fun and meaningful.
  • Promote messages through shared experiences.
  • Encourage peer-oriented programming (youth-driven & youth-led).
  • Are goal-directed, action-oriented, and innovative.
  • Encourage and empower young people as active leaders and community resources.
  • Have broad appeal to diverse ethnic, racial and social groups.
  • Encourage youth to care about each other and their environment.
  •  Offer conferences and training opportunities for young people to develop leadership and life
skills.

Club Live

Club Live is designed for middle school aged students offering action driven activities that:
  •  Provide support and opportunities for young people.
  •  Develop strong, confident, and successful young people.
  •  Focus on building positive relationships.
  •  Encourage peer-oriented programming (youth-driven and youth-led).
  •  Are goal-directed, action-oriented, and innovative.
  •  Encourage and empower young people as active leaders and community resources.
  •  Have broad appeal to diverse ethnic, racial and social groups.
  •  Encourage youth to care about each other and their environment.

Friday Night Live Kids

Friday Night Live Kids is for 4-6th graders allowing them to develop:
  • leadership skills
  • character
  • critical thinking decision-making
  • refusal skills
  • value of membership and belonging