Prevention Partners Plus (PPP), an innovative partnership between Meridian Services, Inc. and the Neil Kennedy Recovery Clinic, was formed in 1994 in order to provide comprehensive, coordinated prevention services to the Mahoning Valley community.
Mission
Prevention Partners Plus is committed to creating, supporting and advocating for safe, healthy drug-free schools, communities and systems.
Programs & Services
Prevention Partners Plus specializes in a wide range of evidence-based Violence, Alcohol, Tobacco and other Drug (V/ATOD) prevention services.
K-12 In-School Prevention Programs
PPP offers award-winning prevention curriculum that utilizes interactive learning techniques such as role-plays, videos and group discussions. Students learn effective communication, problem solving strategies, empathy, impulse control, anger management, personal and interpersonal skills, and how to resist peer pressure.
PANDA² Peer Prevention and Leadership Training
PANDA² (Prevent and Neutralize Drug and Alcohol Abuse) is a comprehensive drug abuse prevention and wellness program that was developed by Meridian Services, Inc. in 1982. PANDA² is a year-round program that includes school based education groups, drug-free clubs and activities, overnight lock-ins, presentations and speakers. The culmination of these year-round activities are two camp retreats, one is a 4 day retreat for high school students, in grades 10-12 and the other is a 3 day retreat for middle school students in grades 7-8. These retreats are also designed to train students to return to their schools and communities and facilitate PANDA²/Peer Prevention activities throughout the year. PANDA 2 or similar clubs/activities are based in nearly every school in the county. For more information and a Panda Camp Registration Form, click here.
Programs for Parents and Families
Exemplary family-centered programming that has been developed to improve parent/child management, relationships, communication skills, empathy, impulse control and problem solving.
Consulting Services
Experienced, certified professionals are available to assist organizations, schools and/or communities in meeting their own unique prevention needs. PPP can help with assessing need/risk, selecting appropriate evidence-based services and determining and evaluating outcomes
In-Service Training Programs
This annual eight-part, 36 hour professional in-service series is geared toward the professional counselor, social worker and chemical dependency professional. A variety of continuing education hours and topics are available each year. Call 330-743-6671, extension 109 for details.
Corporate Drug-Free Workplace Training
“Drugs Don’t Work in the Mahoning Valley”, a program of the Neil Kennedy Recovery Clinic, can help with employee education and supervisor training. In consortium with Meridian Services, Inc. the program also provides policy consultation, Employee Assistance Programming, and drug/alcohol testing.
Prevention presentations for schools, parents, communities and faith-based organizations
Experienced professionals will provide services that target the prevention needs of any audience including staff, students, parents and other professionals. Popular topics include Resiliency, Risk and Protective Factors, Asset Building, Smoking Cessation, Children of Alcoholics, Addiction 101, and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
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“A child who reaches age 21 without smoking, abusing alcohol, or using drugs is virtually certain never to do so.”
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