This program provides substance use education & supportive services to the New Haven, Pleasanton, Hayward, Dublin, Livermore Joint Valley, Berryessa Union, Santa Clara, Milpitas, San Leandro, and San Lorenzo school districts. Students are referred by faculty, staff, families, or themselves for substance use prevention, education, and support for myriad issues including substance use, decision-making, a lack of refusal skills, anxiety, depression, anger management, and parental conflict.

Available services include: Substance use prevention and education sessions, classroom presentations, parent workshops, faculty professional development, community cultural events, and tabling at school sites as well as in the community. Our team can provide crisis intervention, information and referral, and consultation with school staff and community members.

The Youth Services Program uses evidence-based curriculums such as Botvin’s Life Skills, Be Brave Be Sensitive suicide prevention, Project SUCCESS, Brief Intervention, Safety First Training, and Prime Solutions.