Resources for Parents & Guardians
SAPE links diverse community organizations and individuals to provide a more focused approach to substance abuse education and prevention for youth, families and community. This includes parents of our community’s children who want to be an active part in building their child’s drug free future.
Resources to Build on your Kid's Interests
As a parent to a teenager in this community, it is important to have the information at your fingertips to best support your kids current interests. Here are useful tools you can refer to better educate yourself:
Understanding the Effects of Drugs on the Teen Brain
A big part of drug prevention is understanding how it effects your teenagers. Learning the specific signs and harmful effects can make all the difference.
Helpful tools:
Substance Abuse Prevention & Treatment
Helpful resources for prevention & treatment:
- Desert Senita Community Health Center
- Banner Health
- COPE Community Services
- CODAC Behavioral Health Services
- Intermountain Centers Community Services
- La Frontera, Arizona
- Marana Health Center (MHC), Integrated Healthcare/Counseling
- Pathways of Arizona
Download a helpful guide for more information on these services.
Additional Tools
Leadership/Self Esteem
Books
- Boys Adrift (Leonard Sax)
- Girls on The Edge (Leonard Sax)
- Clearing The Haze (Dr. Thurstone)