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Welcome to Scottsdale Prevention Institute
Making Strong Families Even Stronger
Mission: To provide youth and families with life skills and practical strategies to foster a stronger and healtheir community.
| Founded in 1987, through community collaboration, Scottsdale Prevention Institute, a 501 (c) (3), provides best practice prevention programs. For 22 years, SPI has maintained its primary focus to prevent substance use and abuse, while offering a broader spectrum of prevention programming. Our team of highly qualified Prevention Specialists, annually impact the lives of thousands of children and families in schools, the community and the workplace. |
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- substance abuse prevention
- anti bullying strategies
- social competency skills
- stress & coping strategies
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- substance abuse prevention
- early childhood education/literacy
- teen & peer leadership
- parenting programs
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- designing a drug free workplace
- health & wellness seminars
- chemical awareness programs
- parenting programs
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SPI Supports three Coalitions which address underage drinking and substance abuse.
- SNIA - Scottsdale Neighborhoods In Action (South Scottsdale Neighborhoods)
- Healthy Families Forward (Fort McDowell Yavapi Nation)
- CAUDC - Communities Against Underage Drinking Coalition (Greater Scottsdale Area)
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Join our “Ask Dr. Dana” Group on Face book to pose questions and receive answers as well as bi-monthly parenting tips/advice
Dana Sherman, Ph.D is the School Program Director at Scottsdale Prevention Institute. She has taught Developmental Psychology at Paradise Valley Community College, developed parenting and sign language workshops for families and worked as a parenting instructor for two local non-profits. Dana graduated from Duke and earned her Doctorate there in Psychology with a concentration in Organizational Behavior.
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