Teen Crisis Intervention By Responsible Parents
Troubled teenagers who indulge in binge drinking or teen age drug abuse have given many communities incentive to implement teen crisis intervention measures in order to stop the carnage. Communities who are tired of waking up to headlines listing the latest teen fatalities from drunk driving or drug overdoses.
Being proactive in their community is an uncomfortable role for many parents. And while it is certainly not true that it takes a village to raise a child, it helps if each parent is responsible and vigilant for their own.
That’s why programs like the one in Hinsdale are becoming more prevalent. Parents are being provided a hot line to report drunken teens and adults who allow underage drinking in their home. They also can turn in their teen’s contraband drugs. It may be a small effort, but then, that is how the war is won - one battle at a time.
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Neighbors who suspect a teen party can anonymously call a hot line and are encouraged to record license plates of vehicles parked in the vicinity. The program also calls for community service for offenders.
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STAAT offers help for parents who suspect their teenagers have been drinking. Police officers will be dispatched to a home to administer a preliminary breath test. If the teenager fails, a juvenile officer will meet with the youth and set up community service hours. If parents say the teenager continues to drink, he or she can be charged with underage drinking.”
Teen Crisis Intervention