For example, The Impact Prevention Program uses a 6-step that they refer to as 6 domains of prevention. The first domain is Information Dissemination and is basically one of their programs booths that are giving out brochures that contain information on drugs and alcohol along with the issues that face our younger population. The second step in their domain is Prevention Education; this domain focuses on their specialists visiting students in places like classrooms, recreational centers, and other facilities in order to implement their Too Good for Drugs curriculum. The third step in their domain is Alternatives, which is basically outside activities that are hosted by the specialists in this program and can have a positive effect on the lives of these students. The fourth step in their domain is Environmental Strategies. This process is basically about changing policies in order to bring about a change and involves a strong commitment from their communities in order to succeed, but once done it can benefit so many individuals. The fifth step in their domain is known to them as Community-Based Process; this process could be seen as one of the more important processes, it involves the participation of both family and the community to reinforce what they have brought to the table. Lastly, the final part of this 6 Domain process is Problem …show more content…
As I have shown in the readings above, there are several ways that programs focus on people in order to prevent them from making a mistake that they may regret later on in life. So perhaps future generations will look back upon us and not so much focus on what punishments to hand out to these adolescents, but rather focus on a way to prevent and deter any more members of our younger population from going down that same