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
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