Stop Short of Addiction
Stop Short of Addiction was developed in 1999 in response to the rising specter of youthful drug crime in Orange County. Stop Short of Addiction is an intensive program designed to specifically address the needs of first-time juvenile offenders arrested for drug related offenses.
Stop Short of Addiction is an alcohol, tobacco and other drugs (ATOD) intervention program to divert juvenile offenders and to educate youth and their parents about the legal aspects of drug related offenses and the life-style consequences of substance abuse.
The program stresses family involvement by making parental participation mandatory. Parents will be made aware of their child's drug use and acquire a better understanding of the signs and symptoms of drug use as it pertains to their child. Stop Short of Addiction will focus on accountability for their actions.
- Legal awareness
- Substance abuse education
- Accepting consequences for their behavior
- Skills to make better decisions
- Resistance to peer pressure
- Knowledge of the biological and psychological affects of drugs/alcohol
- An understanding of addiction, its causes, and consequences
- Family communication and conflict resolution
- Understanding the laws pertaining to substance abuse
- Empowering families to access treatment services
Brief Strategic Family Therapy
Effective January 1, 2004 the Hispanic cultural adaptation (culturally competent Spanish language version) was made available. The Spanish version of Stop Short of Addiction provides up to 12 weeks of Family Therapy Services, as needed and as resources allow: Family Therapy is provided through BSFT - Brief Strategic Family Therapy (BSFT) - is a structured, problem-focused, directive, and practical approach to the "treatment" of conduct problems, associations with antisocial peers, early drug use and the accompanying maladaptive family interactions (relations), all of which are recognized risk factors for substance abuse. BSFT is an evidence-based early intervention modality for indicated populations, developed at the Center for Family Studies in the University of Miami. BSFT successfully reduces problems in Hispanic adolescent and strengthens their families.
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