Projects

[Area Prevention Resource Centers Skills for success Grant-State Incentive Cooperative Agreement TPPAC-Teen Pregnancy Prevention Advisory Council N.O.T-Y.E.T (New Oklahoma Trend-Youth Empowering Teens)

APRC – Area Prevention Resource Center

The Lawton Area Prevention Resource Center was established in 1989 along with 17 others in the state. Our service area includes 9 counties:

	Lawton			Ardmore
Comanche	Jackson	Tillman	Bryan	Johnston	Murray
Cotton	Jefferson		Carter	Love	Pontotoc
Harmon	Stephens		Garvin	Marshall

Problems such as alcohol, tobacco and other drug abuse; violence; HIV/AIDS; suicide and teen pregnancy present a challenge to every community today. We provide research-based programs and strategies to schools, coalitions and agencies in our service area.

We actively collaborate with many partners in our service area because no one person or program can do it alone; research has shown us that the most effective prevention programs are comprehensive, community-wide efforts which involve everyone – students, parents, educators, business people and others. Each of us has an important role to play.

Some of our collaborative projects include:

Red Ribbon Week	Botvin's Life Skills Curricula	Youth Alcohol and Tobacco Prevention Education
Drug Free Fair	Reconnecting Youth Curricula
Parent University	Parent Education Series

Area Prevention Resource Centers Skills for success Grant-State Incentive Cooperative Agreement TPPAC-Teen Pregnancy Prevention Advisory Council N.O.T-Y.E.T (New Oklahoma Trend-Youth Empowering Teens)

Skills for Success

The Skills for Success program began in the fall of 2003 with Lawton Public Schools as the pilot school. SFS is based on the research based Reconnecting Youth curriculum and is lead by a certified teacher. The class is offered as an elective, and each student who completes the course will receive a ½ credit towards graduation.

The Skills for Success Program is a comprehensive effort that utilizes multiple community resources providing suspended and expelled students with intensive life skills training and meaningful activities to direct their time. This initiative helps the students to avoid negative behavior and teaches them the value of service to others and their community. At the same time they attain the tools preparing them for continuing their education.

Area Prevention Resource Centers Skills for success Grant-State Incentive Cooperative Agreement TPPAC-Teen Pregnancy Prevention Advisory Council N.O.T-Y.E.T (New Oklahoma Trend-Youth Empowering Teens)

Grant-State Incentive Cooperative Agreement

The goal of the SICA grant is to implement a statewide prevention network to reduce the amount of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Use (ATOD) abuse in Oklahoma. Some of the programs or curricula used are:

2Much2Lose
2Much2Lose uses an environmental approach to reduce the sale of alcohol to those under the age of 21. Using such strategies as sting operations, media campaigns, training local retailers to recognize fake identification, and working with the Oklahoma Legislators to pass new laws that will keep alcohol out of the hands of youth. To start a local PU21 coalition, visit website at:www.2Much2Lose.com

SWAT- Students Working Against Tobacco
A youth led coalition and Southwest Tobacco Free Oklahoma Coalition (SWTFOC) is an adult led coalition. Both are ongoing coalitions whose aim is to change community norms surrounding tobacco use. Through collaboration with many community partners the coalitions have been able to change local ordinance. For example, a 24/7 No Tobacco Policy was accepted by Lawton Public Schools, and several restaurants in Lawton have gone smoke free.

Reconnecting Youth
Reconnecting Youth is a research based prevention program for youth that are at risk for dropping out of school. RY program design includes; tested school-based models for preventing drug abuse, school dropout, depression, and suicide behaviors among high-risk youth. The program involves partnerships among school personnel, youth, and parents. RY has shown significant results for Lawton Public Schools.

Lawton-Fort Sill Community Coalition
Developed under the SICA grant, the primary mission and purpose of the Lawton-Fort Sill Community Coalition is to identify and implement proactive programs and strategies that will empower the community to develop healthy, responsible and involved individuals.

Some of the programs of the LFSCC are:

Search Institute Asset Building-incorporating this approach into our overall mission and community mobilization efforts

Comanche County Abstinence Advisory-influential community leaders studying and promoting a comprehensive teen pregnancy prevention strategy

Drug Free Fair-health awareness and education of families focusing on parenting and drug prevention

Girl Power! -All day conference held twice yearly to provide self-esteem and prevention education to 5^th grade girls in all Lawton schools

Girl Power is a national public education campaign sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to help encourage and motivate 9 to 13-year-old girls to make the most of their lives. Girls at 8 or 9 typically have very strong attitudes about their health, so Girl Power! seeks to
reinforce and sustain these positive values among girls ages 9-13 by targeting health messages
to the unique needs, interests, and challenges of girls.

Life Skills Training- A research based alcohol, tobacco and other drug prevention curriculum implemented in every 6^th, 7^th, & 8^th grade class in Lawton Public Schools.

Parent Network- a parenting program designed to encourage strong parental involvement in their teen’s life choices.

Red Ribbon Week-week long awareness campaign held each October to promote abstinence from alcohol, tobacco and other drugs.

Southwest Oklahoma Tobacco Free Coalition-an advocacy and education project to prevent the use of tobacco products

Wings of Eagles- a three-day mini camp for 6^th grade boys and girls designed to develop self-confidence, refusal skills and anger management.

TPPAC-Teen Pregnancy Prevention Advisory Council

Teen pregnancy prevention program for ages 10-19. Using the research Choosing the Best Path, teens will learn effective refusal skills and consequences of early sexual activity and explore life advantages of abstaining from sexual activity. Members of the Lawton-Fort Sill Youth Coalition lead workshops

N.O.T-Y.E.T (New Oklahoma Trend-Youth Empowering Teens)

Reduce teen pregnancy through research based methods including Postponing Sexual Involvement (PSI) and Choosing the Best Path.

Area Prevention Resource Centers Skills for success Grant-State Incentive Cooperative Agreement TPPAC-Teen Pregnancy Prevention Advisory Council N.O.T-Y.E.T (New Oklahoma Trend-Youth Empowering Teens)

Grant-State Incentive Cooperative Agreement

Lawton-Fort Sill Community Coalition Developed under the SICA grant, the primary mission and purpose of the Lawton-Fort Sill Community Coalition is to identify and implement proactive programs and strategies that will empower the community to develop healthy, responsible and involved individuals.

Some of the programs of the LFSCC are:

Lawton-Fort Sill Community Coalition
Developed under the SICA grant, the primary mission and purpose of the Lawton-Fort Sill Community Coalition is to identify and implement proactive programs and strategies that will empower the community to develop healthy, responsible and involved individuals.