Intervention and/or Curriculum
Student To Student (S2S) Peer Mentoring program
High school students who have demonstrated leadership skills will be trained during a weeklong paid summer/school break training program. These trained mentors will then co-lead groups made up of 10-15 high school students who are struggling. Program includes 45-minute-long group modules on topics such as Communication, Decision Making, Listening Skills, Peer Pressure, Alcohol & Drugs, Stress, Anger Management, How to Handle a Crisis, Cultural Diversity and Leadership. Program includes field trips and alternative activities aimed at increasing school and community bonding, i.e., rock climbing, picnics, museums, plays, and cultural events.
- Locations: Lamar HS, Stafford HS, Milby HS (ages 14 to 20)
Peer Mentored Events in Summer
The Council on Recovery would like to offer the IHCP Program at apartment complexes for the months of June, July and August. The goal of this program is to address adolescent health from a holistic perspective. The Innovative Healing Centered Project (IHCP) aims to provide non-clinical services to support wellbeing and prevent substance misuse by promoting resiliency, social and community connectedness, healing and referral supports for families who have experienced the COVID-19 pandemic. This program will take place weekly on site to teach adolescents life skills to include decision-making, anger management, stress management, how to handle crisis, how to deal with peer pressure, and the effects of alcohol and drugs. We also hope to engage with parents to provide education on how to communicate with their children, signs and symptoms of substance use in adolescents, and information on alcohol and drugs. Participants will be connected to resources for unmet needs. Includes enrichment activities such as museums, bowling, cultural events, picnics, etc., Family Night with catered dinner, and weekly program activities for children 6 to 17 years old.
- Location: TBD
Ages
- 6 to 17, 18 to 20
Population Served
Proposed
- High School students having difficulty with school achievement to include grades/GPA/credits, and to a greater degree, low-income students, students with multiple languages in the home.
FY24 Q1, FY24 Q2, & FY24 Q3
- Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC)
- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and/or Question (LGBTQ+)
City or Counties Served: Houston and Stafford city; Harris and Ft Bend counties
Region: Region 6
