Substance Use Prevention Curriculum

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Learn more about Courage to Speak^® substance use prevention education programs for Elementary, Middle, and High School students.

Live In-Person & Virtual Presentations Available!

The Courage to Speak Foundation offers the Courage to Speak Presentation for students, parents, educators, community members, and conferences in-person and virtually. Please click the following link to request more information on our Drug Prevention Education Programs and Services, Drug Prevention Program Request or call the office at 203-831-9700.

PROGRAM FOR GRADES 4 to 6

The Courage to Speak^® Foundation's substance use prevention curriculum for Grades 4-6 (9 lessons) teaches young children to follow healthy lifestyles and avoid drug use. This drug prevention program for young children is implemented by teachers in schools and supports children in avoiding illegal drugs by giving them a toolbox of knowledge and refusal skills. The program is based on Sunny's Story.

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MIDDLE SCHOOL DRUG USE PREVENTION PROGRAM

These innovative school-based programs target middle school-age groups 7 to 8th particularly vulnerable to using gateway drugs such as tobacco, alcohol, marijuana and prescription drugs. Based on national standards for effective drug prevention programs, the substance use prevention curriculum and prevention programs are carefully designed to inspire students to resist drugs, say no to drugs and help them make healthier decisions.

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HIGH SCHOOL DRUG USE PREVENTION PROGRAM

This program provides students in grades 9-12 with the knowledge and skills necessary to make healthy decisions and resist the pressure to use drugs. This comprehensive substance use prevention curriculum incorporates lessons that address communication, decision-making, risk reduction, problem solving and goal setting to empower high school students to avoid drug use and resist drug addiction.

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AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM

The Courage to Speak Foundation's Program for After School is based on the book Sunny's Story. This innovative after school substance use prevention curriculum targets the 4th through 8th grade. This program is adapted from the scientifically proven Courage to Speak Drug Prevention Program for Elementary Schools. Students take part in art and creative writing activities.

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THE PRESENTATION

The Courage to Speak^® Presentation is a dynamic, riveting and thought-provoking drug prevention education presentation given by Ginger Katz, Founder and CEO of The Courage to Speak^® Foundation, Inc. Ms. Katz, who lost her teenage son to a drug overdose in 1996, has made over 1,000 drug prevention education presentations throughout the country.

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COURAGE TO SPEAK – COURAGEOUS PARENTING 101^®

Courage to Speak – Courageous Parenting 101® is taught by professional facilitators recruited from the ranks of teachers, school administrators, substance use professionals and others with a background in the prevention field. All facilitators are trained and certified by the Courage to Speak® Foundation designed to help parents understand the impact of drug use on youth.

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Courage to Speak – Courageous Parenting 101^®

"Parenting Through the Opioid Crisis."

New Single Session Program For Parents

This adapted version of our popular Courage to Speak – Courageous Parenting 101®, includes information specific to the Opioid Crisis that is affecting our nation. This substance use prevention education program combines the powerful Courage to Speak® Presentation by Ginger Katz and the brand new "Parenting Through the Opioid Crisis" program, delivered by a trained facilitator in the field of substance use, offering parents a Double Dose of Prevention™.

The program is designed specifically to help parents gain a better understanding of the current opioid epidemic, and ways they can prevent it from happening in their homes. The development of this program was funded by the CT Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services.

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FREE ONLINE TRAINING

Courage to Speak^® Courageous Parenting 101 "Parenting Through the Opioid Crisis and Beyond"™ Free Online Training Module

Annual Courage to Speak^® Empowering Youth to be Drug-free Family Night

The Annual Courage to Speak® Empowering Youth to be Drug-free Family Night is an exciting media event that offers a complimentary dinner and celebrates the commitment of the students that have participated in the Courage to Speak® Drug Prevention Education Programs in classes at their school. The event brings is hundreds of people to celebrate the work of the students who participated in the Courage to Speak Drug Prevention Education Curricula.

The event features the Courage to Speak Presentation by Ginger Katz, Founder, which provides a first hand understanding of substance use and its impact on families.

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COURAGE TO SPEAK^® SUPPORT GROUP

We belong to a club that none of us ever wanted to join.

We are the parents and siblings of young people who died too soon because of drugs. We are ordinary people who could be your neighbors, your co-workers or members of your faith community. We loved our children and tried to be the best parents we could be. But drugs took them from us, and some days the grief is still unbearable. Drug use is an equal opportunity killer. It is not confined to one kind of neighborhood, one socioeconomic group, or one kind of kid. Drugs simply do not discriminate.

We are reaching out to parents like us in hopes that all of our lives will become a little easier. We established the Courage to Speak Support Group in 2002 and hundreds of parents and other family members have walked though our door.

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