Substance Use Services
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The Student Success & Health Department's Substance Use Services team provides consultation, counseling, and individualized supports to PPS students and families including:
- Consultation with students, families, and staff that is informational or focused on helping students and families connect with substance use treatment.
- Individual support with treatment readiness, counseling around decision making, psychoeducation on substances and the impact they are having.
- Individualized supports for substance-related discipline.
- Outreach and engagement of students when staff have concerns about potential substance use.
- On-going support when students are returning to school after substance use treatment.
- Support groups and educational events for students and families.
Accessing Substance Use Supports
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Referral to Insight Class
Use the Insight Referral form to refer a student for Insight Class
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Staff request for substance use support services
Please use this form when referring students for substance use supports.
Additional Information
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Online Resources
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Prevention Talk Newsletters
Newsletters are available in English, Vietnamese, Chinese, Russian, and Spanish with helpful hints on drug prevention, communication, and other informative topics for parents.
- Protective Factors - What Parents Can Do - English | Chinese| Russian | Spanish | Vietnamese
- Risk Factors - What Parents Need to Know - English | Chinese | Russian | Spanish | Vietnamese
- Family Addiction - What is a Child to Do? - English | Chinese | Russian | Spanish | Vietnamese
- Talking with your teen about alcohol - English | Chinese | Russian | Spanish | Vietnamese
- Talking with your teen about marijuana - English | Chinese | Russian | Spanish | Vietnamese
- Ecstasy: Uncovering the mysteries around this dangerous drug - English | Chinese | Russian | Spanish | Vietnamese
- Inhalant use on the rise - English | Chinese | Russian | Spanish | Vietnamese
- It's all in the family
- Communicating with your teen
- Power of parental influence
- Keeping teens involved in the family
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Tobacco Prevention
Tobacco prevention and policy enforcement support and curricula.
Contact: Student Services 503.916.5460Don't Accept Tobacco Industry Materials (pdf)
Oregon's New Smokefree Workplace Law (pdf)
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Monthly Healthy Choices Bulletin
The Healthy Choices Bulletin is a monthly summary of substance use prevention resources for staff to use and share with students and families.
Contacts
Substance Use Resources
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Portland Public Schools offers a range of mental health and drug and alcohol supports for students. Our focus is on education, prevention, and individualized services.
Request for Supports (Multiple Languages Available)
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Staff request for substance use support services
Please use this form when referring students for substance use supports.