Organization Information

Southwest Regional Prevention Center

Address:

801 Campus Dr
Beth Tedrow Student Center
Garden City, KS 67846

Contact:

Lois Limes

Phone:

620-276-9624

Fax:

620-276-9626

Email:

lois.limes@gcccks.edu

Website:

http://ksrpc-southwest.org/

Coalition Member?

Yes

Service Category:

Alcohol/Drug Services

Service Category:

Library

Service Category:

Children & Families Network

Mission

We support the mission of "creating and supporting environments for children to become healthy and contributing members of Kansas communities". Our service area covers 25 counties in southwest Kansas. SWKRPC is organized to assist in prevention programing to community members, parents, school personnel, and others who impact youth. Our Resource Library contains videos and books (in English and Spanish) on the prevention of: alcohol, tobacco and other drug abuse; teen pregnancy; bullying; dating violence; domestic violence; school violence; gang violence; fetal alcohol syndrome; HIV/ AIDS, and many others that are available for checkout to the public. Visit our website: http://ksrpc-southwest.org/ and do a search under "Materials Available" or come into our office located on the Garden City Community College campus in the Beth Tedrow Student Center.

Southwest Regional Prevention Center


Prevention Center History --The Southwest Kansas Regional Prevention Center is one of thirteen centers state-wide, established in 1988 through a grant from Kansas State Rehabilitative Services – Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services (SRS-ADAS). The prevention center system is part of an ongoing continuum of prevention and treatment in the state. We serve twenty-five counties within our region. Because of the vast area, our primary service is one of availability and specific work when requested through special programs or coalition involvement.

Purpose -- The SWKRPC works in conjunction with Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services and local coalitions to advance the importance of sound prevention efforts through education and a research-based approach. Our approach to prevention is through the Communities That Care model of Risk and Protective Factors related to substance abuse and other problem behaviors such as delinquency, teen pregnancy, violence and school dropout. We further serve as a clearinghouse for educational materials, training and the identification of the premier practices in prevention science.

Serving the counties of: -- Barber, Kiowa, Clark, Lane, Comanche, Meade, Edwards, Morton, Finney, Ness, Ford, Pratt, Grant, Scott, Gray, Seward, Greeley, Stafford, Hamilton, Stanton, Haskell, Stevens, Hodgeman, Wichita, and Kearny.

Click on link below to view Alcohol-Drug Treatment & Mental Health Centers in Kansas RPC Map smallhttp://www.getmentalhelp.com/sitemap/treatmentctrs.php?state=KS


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