Prevention Works! Children Living in Stressful Environments Resource Kit

In response to a need expressed by prevention workers around the country, a collaboration with the National Prevention Network has compiled a set of resource information on children living in a variety of stressful environments. The Prevention Works! Resource Kit explains the heightened risks for substance abuse amoung children who's lives are impacted by a variety of stressors. It also lists web-based resources to aid in developing prevention and education efforts. This kit is designed to be a resource for practitioners in the public healh, human services and youth development fields. It is hoped that these resources will help increase the understanding of the interrelationships between substance abuse and the myriad other factors at play in the world of young people.

The following materials are included in this kit: