Youth Services

Did you know that 9 in 10 Americans with a substance use disorder started using substances before the age of 18?

This is why preventing early-age substance use, or at least delaying the onset of use, is a principal goal of Adapt’s Prevention & Education Program. Our team partners with local schools, parents and caregivers, youth-serving organizations, and many other agencies to reach youth in as many of their everyday settings as possible. Through education and opportunity, youth develop the skills they need to lead healthy adult lives.

Current Youth Initiatives

We partner with Douglas County schools, group home facilities, and youth-serving organizations to implement evidence-based prevention programs.

Girls Circle

A structured support group for girls and gender-expansive youth from 9-18 years which integrates relational theory, resiliency practices, and skills training.

The Council for Boys and Young Men

A strengths-based group approach to promote boys’ and young men’s safe and healthy passage through pre-teen and adolescent years.

Unity Circle

A structured support group model for people of all genders that addresses critical needs and strengths while honoring and celebrating the unique lived experiences of circle participants.

Youth to Youth

A youth empowerment program where students take part in community action, including community awareness campaigns, presentations, policy change, and media initiatives, to cause change.

CATCH My Breath

A youth vaping prevention program that educates and empowers students to resist their own curiosity, peer pressure, and advertising pressure to experiment with e-cigarettes.

This Is Not About Drugs (TINAD)

A youth-focused educational program that addresses the opioid public health crisis, raising awareness on substance misuse, with a special emphasis on prescription opioids.

Current Youth Events

FARA Fun Nights

Join us on Wednesday nights from 5:30 to 7:30pm at Phoenix Charter School for dinner and rotating activities such as video game tournaments, craft nights, movie nights, basketball, and much more. Stay until the end for a chance to win a weekly gift card drawing! Ages 12-17 welcome.

“Art of Prevention” Art Contest | May 15^th, 2024

Calling young artists of Douglas County! The Prevention and Education Program of Adapt Integrated Health Care is excited to announce our annual Art of Prevention art contest.

Helpful Resources

Substance Use Prevention Resources for Youth and College Students

SAMHSA offers free, downloadable publications and tip sheets, as well as mobile apps for youth, teens, and young adults on topics such as substance misuse, common mental health conditions, and coping with disasters and other traumatic events.

Just Think Twice

Teen-focused drug education from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency.

Teen2Teen YouthLine

A free and confidential teen-to-teen crisis support and help line. Teens are available to help daily from 4-10pm PST (adults are available by phone at all other times). Call 877-968-8491 or text ‘teen2teen’ to 839863.

988 Youth Lifeline

A National Lifeline that provides 24/7, free and confidential support for youth in distress, as well as prevention and crisis resources.