Introduction

What is Project SUCCESS?

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Project SUCCESS is a confidential and free resource for students and parents located in Missoula area High Schools.  The program is designed to provide school-based services to inform, assist and support high school students and their families.  Project SUCCESS offers a host of services including:

• Substance use prevention education
• Student outreach and referral
• Short-term individual and group counseling
• Consultation with school personnel about student needs and related school policies
• Support for students who are at-risk for substance use, use substances, and/or need support coping with another person's substance use.

Students are taught skills in:

• Communication
• Decision-making
• Assertiveness
• Stress and anger management
• Problem solving
• Refusal Skills
• Peer pressure resistance
• And other coping strategies.

Goals of Project SUCCESS are:

1. Discourage student's initial use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs.
2. Reduce student's use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs.
3. Enhance resiliency of students and help them to make positive life choices.

Through Project SUCCESS students will:

• Develop an understanding of the causes and effects of alcohol and other drugs.
• Learn healthy coping skills for dealing with life changes.
• Develop an awareness of how alcohol and other drugs affect the family.
• Develop skills for coping with pressures and problems.
• Contribute ideas to schools and community on how to reduce teen substance use.

We will be using this blog to educate the community, parents, teachers, and students.  In the near future you will be introduced to each Project SUCCESS Counselor and be given their contact information.