Kent County – Rhode Island Regional Prevention Coalitions

Kent County Prevention Coalition

Coventry • East Greenwich • Exeter West Greenwich • Warwick • West Warwick

Raising Healthy Teens Parent Newsletter

Check Out Our Evidence Based Prevention Programs

Media Ready

Media Ready is an evidence-based program aimed at preventing substance use by educating youth on media literacy, particularly regarding alcohol and tobacco messaging.

It equips students with tools to recognize how these industries specifically target them.

The curriculum consists of 10 lessons, each featuring clear goals, objectives, vocabulary, and engaging activities.

Media Detectives

The Media Detective programs are activity-based, media literacy education, alcohol and tobacco use prevention programs that engage children in learning about media and substance use. These programs are the result of collaborations among child clinical and developmental psychologists, media literacy experts, veteran teachers, students, and substance abuse prevention professionals.

Led by the dynamic detective duo, Snoop and Scoop (dog and cat mascots), students are taught to unravel the mysteries associated with media messages and advertisements by attending Media Detective School. Students “enroll” in Media Detective School and learn 5 clues to help them to solve the mystery of advertising.

The programs consist of interactive activities focusing on teaching critical thinking skills. Students discover the media world and apply critical thinking skills to better understanding what messages are being sent to them, particularly pro-drug messages about alcohol and tobacco products.

Students practice applying their skills to analyzing ads and media messages that they encounter in their everyday lives, so that they are able to stop and think before simply accepting persuasive and often, unhealthy messages.

Action Steps

Injury Prevention & Self Care for Older Adults

A FREE and FUN 45 minute presentation focusing on injury prevention for older adults providing information and local resources and a fun, interactive and educational BINGO game. FREE Giveaways!

What the Action Steps Program offers:

Steps seniors can take to prevent injury from
Proactive health management with alternatives to pain
Ideas for caregivers to ensure safe
Access and promotion of local resources for older

Hidden in Plain Sight!

Hidden in Plain Sight allows parents a unique interactive opportunity to look into a teen’s mock bedroom. The room is full of common household items that could be used to hide or disguise drug, alcohol, tobacco use or other “risky” behaviors.

Please take the time to talk to your teen about the items you see – use this as a way to launch a conversation about substance use among peers. Check it out here!

Incredible Years Prevention Program

Kent County and South County Coalitions are recruiting parents/caregivers of elementary school students for The Incredible Years School Age Parenting Program.

The Incredible Years Teacher Classroom Management Program was also supported by a grant from the RI Foundation in partnership with EOHHS.

These programs are FREE and all session materials and activities (books, games, crafts) are provided. IY is an evidence-based program for parents, teachers, and children.

Goals:

Strengthening parent-child interactions,

Build positive relationships,

Support positive parenting,

Promote children’s social, emotional and academic successes

Learn more about the Incredible Years series of early interventions.