Social Emotional Learning

Prevention of substance misuse before it becomes a concern is arguably our best solution in stopping the impacts of substance use disorder. Many communities address this broad topic area of “prevention” in schools and other youth-based forums. When offering prevention education, it is important that we offer evidence-based prevention programming. An evidence-based prevention program is a program that has been proven through unbiased research to lead to positive results. If we can provide consistent evidence-based prevention programming across communities, data has shown measurable results in reducing the impact of substance misuse and abuse.

Throughout our seven communities, PPPNM has been advocating for and supporting new SEL programming within the public school systems. Some of the programs we have supported within the past few years include Wayfinder, Second Step, Aperture Education.  

We have also sponsored teacher and parent trainings from Pathways to Restorative Communities, which is an organization that provides tools to build meaningful relationships and address conflict in generative and trust-building ways. 

“Restorative Practices are a set of tools, developed out of the principles of Restorative Justice, that are used to build and repair relationships among community members, oftentimes serving as an alternative to punitive discipline. Restorative Practices are designed to foster healthy dialogue and increase mutual understanding and empathy among the participants, leading to an overall sense of connection and increasing the capacity to handle conflict in a way that promotes growth and repairs relationships.” – Pathways to Restorative Communities

Working with Pathways to Restorative Communities, our goal is to empower educators, support staff, and parents to build positive relationships with their children and students, which will then lead to a reduction in substance use and misuse in our youth.

Check out free educator resources from Wayfinder!

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