School-based prevention services are provided in some school districts. MCYP Youth Workers provide

• Psycho-educational groups
• Assessment and referral
• In classroom alcohol, drug and tobacco prevention and intervention services.
• In classroom sex education
• Pregnant and parenting teen life skills education and case management
• Youth development and peer helping programs.
• Crisis intervention
• Positive Youth Development (PYD) activities such as:
  • Challenge days
  • Monologue Theater
  • Outdoor education
  • Peer helping
  • Community involvement
  
  
  
• Support groups on issues such as:
  • Self-harm
  • Grief and loss
  • Teen alert: anger management, violence prevention, and other teen issues