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Drug Abuse. Bullying. Unplanned Pregnancy. Violence. Academic Failure. DWI. Gangs. Underage Drinking. Poor Nutrition. Crime. Problem Gambling. Physical Inactivity. Overdose. Suicide.These problems that impact us all can be stopped before they start through the process of prevention, a proactive approach that keeps healthy people healthy and gives those at higher risk a better chance of avoiding dangerous and unhealthy behaviors.
At Preventionfocus, Inc., we give children, teens, and adults the skills and information they need to make safer and healthier choices. We also work to impact laws, policies, norms and beliefs that make those choices easier and more likely.
Our three departments: Womanfocus, Prevention Is Primary (PIP), and Teenfocus put proven programs and strategies to work in the schools and communities of western New York every day. Look inside for how we can make safe and healthy happen for you! .
Teen Gambling Information Packet
National Problem Gambling Awareness Week March 3-9, 2013
Funded, under contract with the Erie County Department of Mental Health, by the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services. Additional funding provided by the New York State Office of Children and Family Services and private contributions.
