Prevention
Prevention focuses on information, skills, and behaviors that parents can learn and practice to help their kids make healthy choices. Prevention emphasizes addressing the issue of ice or other drug use before kids start experimenting. Many people view prevention as a “one-shot deal” or a one-time talk that will keep youth from using drugs. However, research shows that healthy skills and behaviors need to be reinforced over time.
How do I talk to my kids about drugs?
What can I do to help my kids make healthy choices?
What prevention services can I find in my area?
How do I talk to my kids about drugs?
Practical tips on how to talk with young people about drugs can be found at the Tips for Parents page of the Hawaii Department of Health’s Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division’s website.
You can find a more comprehensive list of tips and materials at the parental advice section of TheAntiDrug.com website created by the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign. The American Council for Drug Education and the Partnership for a Drug-Free America offer more parenting information.
What can I do to help my kids make healthy choices?
The following links provide practical tips and a wealth of information on how you can promote making healthy choices.
The Coach’s Playbook Against Drugs from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention includes helpful information for athletic coaches to talk with their teams about substance abuse.
CYFERnet brings together the best youth and family resources from all the public land-grant universities in the country.
The DrugStory.org site developed by the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign for the Office of National Drug Control Policy contains resources to help parents and community members deal with drugs.
The Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and Center for Substance Abuse Prevention offer their Keeping Children Drug Free: Using Family-Centered Approaches parent and community guide online.
The National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign offers publications to equip parents and other adult caregivers with the tools to raise and keep their kids drug-free, including Parenting Skills: 21 Tips and Ideas to Help Parents Make a Difference and Keeping Your Kids Drug-Free.
Growing Up Drug-Free: A Parent’s Guide to Prevention is an important resource by the U.S. Department of Education.
For additional resources around you, contact friends and neighbors, local community groups, schools, or faith-based organizations. By getting to know the people and resources that are available, you can be even more effective in helping prevent substance abuse.
What prevention services can I find in my area?
Hawaii drug prevention resources can be found in the Prevention Directory offered by the Coalition for a Drug-Free Hawaii. Additional resources in Hawaii can be found by at the Aloha United Way database by typing in the keywords: “substance abuse.”
Prevention service providers in the Pacific region are limited and are listed below.
American Samoa
Julia Foifua
Keith Eisner
Drugs and Alcohol Program
Department of Human Resources, Social Service Division
P.O. Box 27
Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799
Phone: (684) 633-2696
Fax: (684) 633-1139
Leroy Lutu
SDFSCA Coordinator
American Samoa Department of Education
Pago Pago, AS 96799
Phone: (684) 633-7860
Fax: (684) 633-5184
CNMI
Bill Matson
SDFSCA Coordinator
CNMI Public School System
P.O. BOX 501370
Saipan, MP 96950
Phone: (670) 664-3221
Fax: (670) 664-3798
Federated States of Micronesia
Chuuk
Eliot Cholymay
Health Specialist
Chuuk Department of Education
P.O. Box 460
Weno, Chuuk, FM 96942
Phone: (691) 330-2202
Fax: (691) 330-2604
Pohnpei
Kerio Walliby
Imaculada J. Gonzaga
Federated States of Micronesia Department of Health, Education & Social
Affairs
P.O. Box PS 70
Palikir, Pohnpei, FM 96941
Phone: (691) 320-5520
Fax: (691) 320-5524
Email: kerwalliby@mail.fm; drgonzaga@mail.fm
Yap
Sam Baamafel
Science Specialist
Yap SEED
P.O. Box 220
Colonia, Yap, FM 96943
Phone: (691) 350-2150/4382/3110
Fax: (691) 350-2399
Guam
Barbara S.N. Benavente
Remy S. Malig
Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
790 Governor Carlos G. Camacho Road
Tamuning, Guam 96911
Phone: (671) 647-5415
Fax: (671) 647-0276
Email: rsmalig@hotmail.com
Ernestina Cruz
Administrator, Federal Programs Division
Guam Public School System
P.O. BOX DE
Agana, Guam 96910
Phone: (671) 475-0469/70
Fax: (671) 477-4587
Hawaii
Alcohol & Drug Abuse Division (ADAD)
601 Kamokila Boulebard, Room 360
Kapolei, HI 96707
Phone: (808) 692-7506
Fax: (808) 692-7521
Alu Like, Inc.
458 Keawe Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 536-4494
Fax: (808) 524-1533
American Cancer Society
2370 Nuuanu Avenue
Honolulu, HI 96817
Phone: (808) 595-7500
Fax: (808) 595-7502
Boys and Girls Club of Honolulu
1523 Kalakaua Avenue, Suite 203
Honolulu, HI 96826
Phone: (808) 949-4203
Fax: (808) 955-4496
Hawaii Youth Services Network Teen Line
677 Ala Moana Boulebard, Suite 911
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 521-TEEN (8336)
Toll-free in Hawaii: 1-877-521-8336
Honolulu Police Department
Juvenile Services Division
801 S. Beretania Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 529-3621
Fax: (808) 529-3960
Kendyl Ko
SDFSCA Coordinator
Hawaii State Department of Education
475 22nd Avenue, Building 302, Room, 120
Honolulu, HI 96816
Phone: (808) 733-9141 ext. 315
Fax: (808) 735-8227
Leeward YMCA
94-440 Mokuola Street
Waipahu, HI 96797
Phone: (808) 671-6495
Fax: (808) 671-7985
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
700 Bishop Street, Suite 1111
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 532-6232
Parents and Children Together (PACT)
1485 Linapuni Street, #105
Honolulu, HI 96819
Phone: (808) 847-3285
Fax: (808) 841-1485
Coalition for a Drug-Free Hawaii
Prevention Resource Center
1130 North Nimitx Highway
Suite A-259
Honolulu, HI 96817
Phone: (808) 545-3228 ext. 34
Phone: (800) 845-1946
Fax: (808) 545-2686
American Lung Association of Hawaii
Substance Abuse Service
245 N. Kukui Street, Suite 100
Honolulu, HI 96817
Phone: (808) 537-5966 ext. 305
Fax: (808) 537-5971
Palau
Annabel Lyman
Behavioral Health Division
Ministry of Health
P.O. Box 6027
Koror, Palau 96940
Phone: (680) 488-1907
Fax: (680) 488-1211
Email: bhd@palaunet.com
Debbie Rebluud
Acting Drug Program Coordinator & Science Specialist
Ministry of Education
P.O. BOX 189
Koror, Palau 96940
Phone: (680) 488-1004
Fax: (680) 488-3402
Debbie Toribiong
Substance Abuse Prevention Coordinator
Behavioral Health Division
Ministry of Health
P.O. Box 6027
Koror, Palau 96940
Phone: 680) 488-6252
Fax: (808) 488-1211
Email: sap@palaunet.com
Republic of the Marshall Islands
Gideon Gideon
Health Specialist
Marshall Islands Ministry of Education
P.O. BOX 3
Majuro, MP 96960
Phone: (692) 625-3202
Fax: (692) 625-3861
Community Resources
CYFERnet’s community section provides information to strengthen communities and make them better places to live.
These links from the Administration for Children and Families provide
information on how community members can get involved:
Starting
a Youth Program
Other Ways
to Help
Supporting
Community Youth and Families
Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteering with the various organizations doing work in your community is a great way to get involved and make a difference. These links provide just a few of the volunteer opportunities available in Hawaii:
Created by Aloha United Way, the 211 Hot! List provides information about local opportunities, such as workshops, job openings, and volunteer work.
Helping Hands Hawaii believes that the strength of a community comes from its individual members collaborating and working toward achieving a common goal.