Welcome
The Regional Prevention Center (RPC)
serves communities, families and individuals in Johnson, Leavenworth
and Miami counties.
The RPC is committed to helping create
healthy and positive communities for children and youth.
Services available include presentations, a lending resource
library, educational brochures, statistical and technical
assistance.
Check out the new RPC Blog at www.4prevention.wordpress.com
Register Now For the 2008 Youth Leadership Summit
When and Where: The 2008 Youth Leadership Summit will be held on August 27 at Cleveland Chiropractic College, 10850 Lowell Ave, Overland Park, from 9:00 am until 2:00 pm. Lunch will be provided for all participants and sponsors.
Please register now so that your school will be involved in the 4th annual Youth Leadership Summit. This year, we will combine both middle school and high school students in order to promote peer mentoring. Teams should consist of no more than 12 students and at least one adult sponsor
Bill Cordes, nationally known and hightly respected motivational speaker, will facilitate the opening session. Bill has worked with the Regional Prevention Center to make previous leadership summits successful in motivating students to achieve succcess in creating a drug-free culture. Afternoon break-out sessions, utilizing proven prevention methods, will focus on social networking and local youth leaders in our communities.
How To Register: School teams that wish to attend the Leadership Summit must complete the online registration form. In addition, please download the participant waiver, signed by the student's parents and send it, along with payment of $10 per person (including sponsors) registration fee by August 21.
To register on line, look to the left side of this page and click to access the registration page.
Annual STOP Golf Tournament
The date has been set for the Fall 2008 STOP Underage Drinking Project Golf Tournament. The tournament will be held at Loch Lloyd Country Club on Tuesday, October 28, 2008. Early Bird registration (before 10/17/08) has been set at $94 per person and $380 per team.
Please register online for the tournament. To place your registration, look on the left side of this page and click to access the registration page.
For further questions, feel free to contact Nancy, Jason, Karen or Jamie at the
RPC (715-7880).
For a copy of the flyer and registration form click here
Attorney General supports "We Don't Serve Teens" Summer Campaign
Attorney General Steve Six today voiced support for a summer campaign against teen drinking. We Don't Serve Teens (WDST), sponsored by the Federal Trade Commission, targets easy teen access to alcohol with the reminder, "Let's make it a safe summer. Don't serve alcohol to teens."
"Over the past decade, teen alcohol use has dropped. With a sustained effort, we can keep our teens safe and alcohol free," said Six. "The We Don't Serve Teens campaign is a great way to raise awareness about teen drinking and work together to keep our teens safe."
Summer is a particularly important time to raise awareness about teen drinking. School is out and teens have more free time with friends, often with less supervision. Unfortunately, summer is a time when teens are at high risk to start drinking-and when teen drunk-driving deaths are at their highest.
Six encourages parents to talk to their teens about the dangers of alcohol. Education is the key to decreasing teen alcohol use. Six also reminds adults that it is illegal to provide alcohol to young people under the age of 21.
For more information on the We Don't Serve Teens summer campaign, visit: http://www.dontserveteens
 Summer: Time for Teens to Keep Busy
School is out! These are the words many kids long to hear. Free from homework, tests, getting up early, or keeping up with scheduled activities, students may look forward to a summer of taking it slow, sleeping late, and hanging out with friends. Taking a break is healthy and refreshing for teens, yet relaxing can grow dull quickly. That’s when your help and encouragement can go a long way toward helping your child find interesting things to do.
Knowing the Risks of an Idle Summer
Guarding against teen drug use is a year-round concern for parents, but risks increase during the summer—especially when too much free time leads to boredom. With time on their hands, restless teens may fill the void with unhealthy and risky activities such as alcohol, tobacco, or illegal drug use.
Coming Up With a Plan
What can you do to make sure that your teen has a good summer? You can start by making sure that your teen is occupied and supervised. However, a bit of planning can turn summer from an exercise in killing time into a chance to learn and grow while still having fun.
What are your child’s interests—sports, music, art, cameras, cars, computers, children, or animals? Does he want to learn new skills or help others? Whether your teen wants to be outside or stay indoors, get physical or exercise his mind, he has plenty of choices.
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