Associated Youth Services (AYS) - Adolescent Drug and Alcohol Prevention and Treatment (ADAPT)

Contact: Senior Vice President, Debra Terrell McKenzie
913.831.2820 x228, dterrell@aysusa.org

Can you pick out which one of these teens will be an alcoholic within the next 6 months?

Research shows that people who begin drinking before age 15 are four times more likely to develop alcohol dependence at some time in their lives compared with those who have their first drink at age 20 or older.

Program Summary:
ADAPT (Adolescent Drug and Alcohol Prevention/Treatment) services is a drug and alcohol treatment program for youth in Wyandotte County. The program offers:
1. Intensive outpatient treatment services, in which youth attend peer group sessions daily
2. Outpatient treatment services, in which youth attend peer group sessions three times per week
3. Outpatient diagnostic, referral and assessment services

ADAPT also offers Family Impact Sessions as a supportive service for parents and caregivers, drug prevention and education services, and continuing care services for those youth who have completed a treatment episode or for those needing a lower level of care. Transportation and case management services are offered as well. For more information about ADAPT, please read our brochure.

Family Impact Sessions:
Would you like to learn new and better ways to communicate with your teen? Come to a discussion group designed to help parents and caregivers meet the challenges of parenting teens and pre-teens in today's turbulent society. Using the Active Parenting of Teens^TM curriculum, AYS will help you gain the skills you need to communicate effectively with your teen, encourage better behavior, use positive discipline techniques and teach responsibility. There are no enrollment fees to attend the support sessions and the classes are taught in both English and Spanish. Click below to learn more about the 6-week sessions and how to enroll:

Family Impact Sessions -- Active Parenting of Teens^TM in English: Wednesdays from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Family Impact Sessions -- Paternidad Activa de Adolescentes^TM in Espanol: Lunes de 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Learn more by watching this video on La Revista!

Stories:
Graduates of the ADAPT program speak out about what it has done for them.

Referrals / Admission:
Youth may either be referred by the court, by their schools or by their families.
*To schedule an assessment/evaluation, please have available name, address, phone number, social security number, date of birth; name of person referring, address, phone number; probation officer or case worker name and phone number.

Get Involved With ADAPT:
ADAPT is always looking for energetic, youth-oriented volunteers to make a difference in the lives of our youth by giving presentations in areas like substance use, mentoring, entrepreneurship, music, gangs, higher learning, video making, or other subjects of interest to youth.

Check the Get Involved page for more information about volunteering and career opportunities at AYS.