The Thelma McMillen Center is pleased to offer an early identification
and prevention program, at no cost, for South Bay teens (ages 13-17) and
The program, conducted by our highly experienced, credentialed staff, meets
once a week for four weeks, on Tuesdays from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Weekly
topics are covered in a continual cycle, making it easy for participants
to start the program at any point in the series.
Through a combination of separate and combined groups for parents and teens,
families benefit from the program in the following ways:
- Developing skills for identifying, preventing and intervening in problems
related to drug and alcohol
- Learning to recognize the signs and symptoms of drug and alcohol abuse
- Establishing healthy behaviors and coping methods
- Learning how to say, "No."
- Improving family communication
- Creating a teen/parent contract for expected behaviors going forward
- Receiving assistance in determining the extent of the problem, and having
access to free initial drug testing, if requested
For More Information
To inquire about the program, or enroll, please call
310-257-5760 and ask for the First Step program.