Drug, Alcohol & Suicide Prevention
Drug and Alcohol Prevention
Pocono Mountain School District is committed to educating students on the dangers of using and misusing drugs, alcohol and mood-altering substances. District Policy 227 – Drug Awareness/Controlled Substances includes the rules, regulations and administrative guidelines the District follows regarding drug/controlled substance awareness and prevention.
Pocono Mountain School District has a Student Assistance Program (SAP) designed to assist school personnel in identifying students who are struggling with depression, suicide ideation, and other mental health issues; as well as, drug and alcohol problems which pose a barrier to a student’s success. The primary goal of the SAP team is to help students overcome these barriers so they may achieve, remain in school, and advance.
If you have or know a child who is struggling due to a problem with drugs, alcohol, depression, suicide ideation, abuse, etc., please make a referral to the SAP team. Referral forms are available in guidance offices and can be given to any SAP team member.
Helpful Resources:
- Kidshealth.org – Drug and Alcohol Information (Teens)
- Partnership for Drug-free Kids (Parents)
- 1-855-DRUGFREE (1-855-378-4373)
- Carbon-Monroe-Pike Drug & Alcohol Commission
- 724 Phillips St Suite 202, Stroudsburg, PA 18360 · (570) 420-8297
- Monroe County Drug & Alcohol
- 724 Phillips St Suite 101, Stroudsburg, PA 18360 · (570) 421-1960
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (Teens)
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (Parents)
Suicide Prevention
Pocono Mountain School District Policy 819 - Suicide Awareness, Prevention and Response outlines the Districts’ suicide intervention procedures.
The District has a Student Assistance Program (SAP) designed to assist school personnel in identifying students who are struggling with depression, suicide ideation, and other mental health issues; as well as, drug and alcohol problems which pose a barrier to a student’s success. The primary goal of the SAP team is to help students overcome these barriers so they may achieve, remain in school, and advance.
If you have or know a child who is struggling due to a problem with drugs, alcohol, depression, suicide ideation, abuse, etc., please make a referral to the SAP team. Referral forms can be found in the guidance office and can be given to any SAP team member.
Helpful Resources
- Monroe County Suicide Prevention Coalition
- Monroe County Mental Health Services
- 732 Phillips St, Stroudsburg, PA 18360
- (570) 420-1900
- Suicide Prevention Resource Center/ Pennsylvania
- Call 24/7 1-800-273-8255
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
- Call 24/7 1-800-273-8255
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
- Suicide Prevention HELPGUIDE.org
- Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide (For Teens)
- Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide (For Parents)