Prevention Services

School-Based Services

Children and Youth

Our school-based youth empowerment services provide support, guidance and positive opportunities for youth K-12th grade to develop skills and make safe, healthy choices. We offer developmentally appropriate opportunities focused on social, emotional, and behavioral needs through a variety of services, for youth in any of our partner school districts. Services can be tailored to small groups, classroom presentations and assemblies.
Topics include:

• Social emotional learning
• Bullying prevention
• Tobacco prevention
• Alcohol and other drug prevention
• Youth workforce/college/life skills development training
• Healthy relationships
• Healthy decision making
• Peer mediation
• Signs of suicide
• Teen mental health first aid

Families and School Staff

We offer services for families and school staff, at your location. These include a wide range of topics, such as:

• Youth mental health first aid
• Naloxone training
• Medication use safety
• Vaping (and other drug) prevention education
• Healthy teen relationships

If you are interested in a topic not listed, please contact us and we will do our best to accommodate your needs.
 
If your school or district is looking for support for students, families or staff, please contact Bristal Rose-Berry at lrose@guidance-center.org or 734-318-4663.
 

Community Presentations and Trainings

If you are interested in a presentation or trainings for your community group or church, please reach out. We offer a variety of topics for all ages, including:

• Youth mental health first aid /teen mental health first aid
• Naloxone training
• Medication use safety
• Vaping (and other drug) prevention education
• Healthy teen relationships
• Social emotional learning
• Bullying prevention
• Alcohol, tobacco and other drug prevention
• Youth workforce/college/life skills development training
• Healthy decision making
• Peer mediation
• Signs of suicide

Volunteer Opportunities for Youth

If you have/are a youth in middle or high school, we have opportunities for you to make change in your community. We are looking for youth to help with community coalition activities and to sit on our Youth Advisory Board (YAB). Board members will represent The Guidance Center and the Healthy Downriver Coalition.
 
The mission of the YAB is to advocate for youth in the Downriver area by breaking down the stigma around mental health and substance use through community education and outreach.
 
Click here to learn more about the Healthy Downriver Coalition.
 
Throughout the year, we bring the community together through Town Hall meetings, wellness expos, and resilience-building events. We invite you to join the conversation and would welcome the opportunity to partner with your organization to create a lasting impact.
 
Prevention services are by appointment only. Please contact Lisa Horvath at 734-785-7705 x7361 or lhorvath@guidance-center.org.
 
The Guidance Center and its agents shall provide at no cost, accurately and timely language assistance and effective communication to limited English proficiency (LEP) persons to insure them equal access to services.