Funded by the Partnerships for Success Grant through SAMHSA, the Northern Kentucky Institute for Strategic Prevention (NKISP) provides the first regional infrastructure support for substance abuse prevention across our 20 school districts. Our mission is to promote mental health and prevent substance misuse through partnerships and education in NKY schools and communities.

Current services for prevention and intervention include:

• e-cigarette, alcohol, and drug prevention presentations for staff and youth
• curriculum training and materials
• alternative suspension options
• KIP and other data support, including planning, analysis, and action steps
• mental health and trauma-informed supports
• dissemination of evidence-based resources and information
• supports for drug prevention events (e.g., Red Ribbon Week)

We accept a wide variety of requests. Let us know what is going on in your school and we will help you find an appropriate strategy.

For more information or to submit a request, email Kristen Haddad and follow us on  Twitter!

Want to know more about e-cigarettes and other substances, or how to help your child quit?

• For quitting e-cigarettes or tobacco:

  • CDC Quit Line | 1-800-QUIT-NOW 

  • My Life My Quit Text Line | 855.891.9989

  • Truth Initiative: https://truthinitiative.org/ 

  • This is Quitting: https://truthinitiative.org/thisisquitting 

  • The EX program: http://www.theexprogram.com/ 

  • Become an EX: http://www.becomeanex.org/ 

• For preventing underage drinking: 

  • Talk. They Hear You.: https://www.samhsa.gov/talk-they-hear-you 

  • STOP Underage Drinking: https://www.stopalcoholabuse.gov/ 

• For other resources about substance misuse prevention:

  • St. Elizabeth and Sadie the Scientist: https://www.stelizabeth.com/care/stop-vape 

  • American Lung Association: https://www.lung.org/quit-smoking/e-cigarettes-vaping/lung-health 

  • #ICanEndTheTrend: https://education.uky.edu/icanendthetrend/ 

  • Centers for Disease Control (CDC): https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/fasd/features/teen-substance-use.html 

  • Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/prevention#substance-use-disorder-prevention 

  • Family Resource and Youth Service Center Coordinators

  • School Counselors 

  • School Nurses