Family Education
The Community Backyard of the Mental Health Association in Orange County sponsors a FREE Family Skills-building curriculum, The Strengthening Families Program to Chatham County families with children ages 10-14. The SFP program is designed to prevent teen substance abuse and other behavior problems, strengthen parenting skills, build family strengths, and allow families to spend time together and have fun. Parents/caregivers and youth are invited to attend the FREE 7 week program on a week night from 5:30-8PM. Parents/caregivers and youth are separated each session and taught through role-playing, discussions, projects, and games; and then families are brought back together to reinforce the session’s objectives. SFP has been proven effective in delaying the onset of adolescent substance use, lowering levels of aggression, increasing peer pressure resistance, and increasing the ability for parents to set appropriate limits, show affection to and support their children. Food will be provided at each session, transportation and child-care are available upon request.

Please contact Billie Guthrie (bguthrie@mhaoc.com) or Russelle Passino (rpassino@mhaoc.com) at 919.942-8083 to register or find out more information. Space is limited. There will be another session in Chatham County coming soon!
NC Parent Network/ Resource Center



The NC Parent Resource Center was created by Families in Action, and established to promote and expand parent-centered child and adolescent substance abuse prevention. Our mission is to support parents/caregivers, schools, and communities, as well as public and private agencies and organizations, who desire to increase parent involvement in the prevention of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use by children and adolescents.
• Strengthening Families Program
of Iowa State University
• Chatham County Together



Chatham County Together!'s mission is to encourage "at risk" youth and young adults to become healthy, self-sufficient, and contributing members of society by:

- Fostering positive mentoring relationships
- Encouraging academic success
- Teaching valuable skills
- Offering family advocacy & support one-on-one, in small group and/or family settings.
• The Community Backyard

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