Outreach and Education

School-Based Prevention Education

One of the best ways to help developing young minds make good decisions is to meet them where they spend much of their time, in school. Copper Shores Outreach and Education provides school-based prevention education to multiple school districts throughout the Copper Country. Education and Outreach provides training on a variety of topics including drug use, emotional intelligence, anti-vaping and more.

Learn more about School-Based Prevention Education here.

TOP Club

Students meet weekly at host schools across the Copper Country and participate in monthly group activities like sledding at Mont Ripley and staying overnight in the Upper Peninsula Children's Museum in Marquette. In addition to fun activities, students complete at least 20 hours of community service together and learn over the course of the program year.

Learn more about TOP Club here.

Family & Community Support

Working to assist families in reaching healthy outcomes for parents and youth in Baraga, Houghton and Keweenaw Counties.

QPR Training

People trained in Question, Persuade and Refer (QPR) learn how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to question, persuade and refer someone to help. Each year thousands of Americans, like you, are saying "yes" to saving the life of a friend, colleague, sibling or neighbor.

Learn more about QPR Training here.

Guiding Good Choices Training

In five or six sessions, parents and caregivers learn specific actions that promote healthy development and reduce risky behavior in the teen years. Home practice and weekly family meetings build family connections and help families apply skills in real life. Guiding Good Choices^® emphasizes strong family bonds as the key that motivates preteens to follow family guidelines and stay on a course toward better health and educational outcomes as teenagers.

Learn more about Guiding Good Choices here.

Behavioral Health Emergency Partnership Training

Behavioral Health Emergency Partnership Training is a behavioral health training initiative to equip emergency responders with the tools they need to effectively recognize, respond and mitigate a Behavioral Health Emergency. The Behavioral Health Emergency Partnership Training consists of three linked training segments, Pre-Course Online Training, Classroom Instruction and Scenario Based Training.

Learn more about Behavioral Health Emergency Partnership Training here.