Welcome to EP4Y!
Eden Prairie For Youth is a community collaborative focusing on youth drug and alcohol prevention and healthy youth development.
EP4Y started in 2007 after Eden Prairie Community Education conducted a needs assessment to determine direction for youth development. This resulted in forming EP4Y as a partnership between youth development and prevention.
Prevention links
Parents
• Drug photos, slang terms• Drug list
• Drug facts
• Signs of chemical use
• Chemical dependency symptoms
• My child may be using...help!
• Support for parents
• Underage alcohol use prevention
• Raising drug-free youth
• National Drug IQ Challenge
• Health effects of smoking
• Dangers of secondhand smoke
• Time to Talk
• Parents: the anti-drug
• How well do you know your teen?
------- youth websites:
• The Cool Spot
• Above the Influence
• Just Think Twice
• Too Smart to Start
• Check Yourself
Fellow youth service groups
Send feedback
Know the warning signs!
Emotional
• Mood swings• Flat affect
• Out of touch with feelings
• Extreme anger, depression
Family
• Arguments• Withdrawal
• Fighting
• Irresponsibility
• Coming in late or not at all
• Scapegoat behavior
• Physically or verbally abusive
• Dishonesty, sneakiness
• Defiant, hostile
• Secretive, silent
• Destructive
• Money or articles missing or disappearing
• Finding drugs or paraphernalia
Work
• Chronic late arrival• Inability to get along
• Irresponsibility
• Missing work regularly
• Accidents on the job
• Working below potential
• Getting fired
Law
• Minor consumption• Possession charges
• Getting arrested
• Shoplifting
• Stealing
• Vandalism
Mental
• Poor concentration, distracted• Memory loss
• Lowered attention span
• Lack of motivation
Physical
• Lazy, lethargic• Change in appearance
• Tired
• Hangovers, sick
• Broken bones
• Car accidents
• Red eyes or using Visine
• Blackouts or passing out
• Weight loss or gain
• Getting beat up or in fights
• Suicide talk or behavior
• Overdosing
• Caught high or drunk
School
• Skipping school regularly• Chronic tardiness
• Drop in grades
• Getting busted
• Change in attitude and behavior
• Conflict with school staff and students
• Suspension or detention
Sexual
• Negative change in sexual values• Promiscuity
• Seductive dress, talk, behavior
• Negative change in values
• STDs