RESOURCES: Fact Sheets
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Parenting/Caregiving
- Answering The Question (For Caregivers)
- 23 Tips to Keep in Mind and Put to Use (For Caregivers)
- Facts Every Parent/Caregiver Should Know
- Grades K, 1, 2 and 3 (For Caregivers)
- Grades 4, 5, and 6 (For Caregivers)
- Grades 7, 8, and 9 (For Caregivers)
- Grandparents Hold the Key
- Helping Children on Drugs
- Keeping Watch Over Your Child
- Talking With Your Kids
- The First Year of Middle School: A Critical Time
- Your Preschooler
- Time to Talk: Talk Kit for All Ages
- Time to Talk: Teens & Transitions
- What to Do if Your Child is Drinking or Using Drugs
Prevention
- Substance Abuse Prevention 101
- 3 Approaches to Prevention
- BDAP Risk & Protective Factors
- 40 Developmental Assets
- Spanish Language Assets
- The Five Promises (America’s Promise)
- Six Prevention Strategies
- Asset Building for Infants
- Asset Building for Toddlers
- Asset Building for Preschoolers
- Asset Building for Early Childhood
- Asset Building for Elementary Age Children
- Asset Building for Middle Childhood
- Asset Building For Coaches
- Four Ways to Include Prevention in Religious Programs
Addiction, Treatment, Drugs of Abuse
- Substance Abuse Treatment in Lancaster County: Frequently Asked Questions
- Quick Guide to Finding Effective Treatment
- Tips for Needle Disposal (English & Spanish)
- What is Alcoholism?
- How to Talk to an Older Adult Who Has a Problem with Alcohol or Medications
- 420: The Culture of Cannabis
- Intervention: What to Do if Your Child is Drinking or Using Drugs
- Spice: Nothing Natural About It
- HIV/AIDS Testing in Lancaster County
Workplace
- Drug-Free Workplace Policy
- Supervisor Training
- Employee Education
- Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
- Employee Drug Testing
- Teenagers in the Workplace
- Keep Your Workplace Drug-Free (Spanish)
Schools
- Drug-Free School Policy 101
- Student Assistance Program: The SAP Process
- Student Assistance Program: SAP Components
- Sample Parent Contact Script for SAP Teams
Pennsylvania Youth Survey (PAYS) of Lancaster County Youth
2009 Data
- Lancaster County PA Youth Survey- Full Report 2009
- Lancaster County PAYS Overview 2009
- Statewide PA Youth Survey- Full Report 2009
2007 Data
- Lancaster County PA Youth Survey- Full Report 2007
- PA Youth Survey Overview 2007
- Lancaster County Risk Factors 2007
- Lancaster County Protective Factors 2007
2005 Data
- Lancaster County 2005 PA Youth Survey- Full Report
- PA Youth Survey Overview 2005
- Lancaster County Risk Factors 2005
- Lancaster County Risk Factors Bar Graph 2005
- Lancaster County Protective Factors 2005
- Lancaster County Protective Factors Bar Graph 2005
2003 Data
- Lancaster County 2003 PA Youth Survey- Full Report
- PA Youth Survey Overview 2003
- Lancaster County Risk Factors 2003
- Lancaster County Protective Factors 2003
Pregnancy & Substance Use
- Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Overview
- Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Prevention
- Effects of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
- If You Are Pregnant...
- Alcohol Screening for Pregnant Women
- Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)
- Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drug Use During Pregnancy
Other Topics
- Clergy Core Competencies
- Mentoring: Guidelines for Parents
- Mentoring: Parent FAQs
- Drug Retention Time in Urine
- Tips for Needle Disposal (English & Spanish)
Questions about your own or someone else's drinking or drug use? Call us at (717) 299-2831 for confidential assistance, 9am- 5pm Monday- Friday
Newsletter Archives
- Summer 2011 Intervening With Teens
- Winter 2010/2011 Compass Mark Update, New Drugs of Abuse
- Summer 2010 Student Assistance Program
- Winter 2009/2010 Parenting the Cyber-Generation
- Summer 2009 Highlights through the Decades
- Fall 2008 Working with Student Athletes
- Summer 2008 Student Thoughts on Drinking
- Spring 2008 Tobacco-Free News
- Winter 2007/2008 Holiday Safety
- Fall 2007 Back-to-School Transitions
- Spring 2007 Random Drug Testing
- Winter 2006/2007 Celebrating 40 Years
Student Skills for Life Newsletter
- Winter 2010/11 Youth Aid Panels
- Summer 2010 Lancaster's Evening Reporting Center
- Spring 2010 Girls in the Juvenile Justice System