Student Intervention Reintegration Program (SIRP)

Westbrook Partners for Prevention unites community partners across sectors to ensure Westbrook youth stay on track and have the support they need to graduate from high school and reach their full potential. An important part of these efforts is implementing youth substance use prevention strategies that include the entire community, including Westbrook businesses and residents.

Sticker Shock is a community-wide prevention strategy.

While the youth substance use prevention efforts are year-round, there is one time of year that exemplifies the breadth of the community support and partnerships: Prevention Week. 

For one week in May leading to prom, Westbrook Partners for Prevention unites the community around programs and activities designed to help keep teens safe during this high-risk time of the school year. 

While prevention efforts are year-round, during high-risk times, like prom and graduation, the Westbrook Police Department, Westbrook High School students, and local retailers work together to help prevent adults from selling and serving alcohol to minors. The students help place bright orange “Sticker Shock” messages in stores to remind adults about the legal consequences of providing alcohol to minors. Large stores like Hannaford, as well as smaller local stores, participate to get the word out about Sticker Shock.

During prom season, various businesses participate in prevention activities by displaying and distributing prom safety messages. Florists, restaurants, tuxedo rental shops, hair dressers, and other local businesses distribute materials to teens designed to remind them to make safe decisions and stay substance-free.

However, these programs do more than remind people how they can help prevent underage drinking, it actually helps make the community stronger and more connected.

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General Information
Be informed with the latest data to help prevent youth substance use disorder. Learn more

Alcohol Misuse Prevention
Find information and resources to help the entire community, including youth, parents, and local businesses to work together to help prevent underage drinking and alcohol misuse. Learn more

Medication Misuse Information
Learn about the risks of prescription medication misuse and ways to help prevent it, including proper disposal of expired, unwanted or unused medications. Learn more

Marijuana Misuse Information
Get the facts about marijuana, its effects, and how it affects the developing brain. Learn more

Mental Health Information
Learn about the signs and symptoms of mental illness, facts, statistics, and the latest news on mental health. Learn more

Info for Parents
Tips and resources for parents of children and teens to help support relationships and prevent risky behaviors. Learn more

Info for Youth
Tips and resources for teens on how to get involved, know the facts and support other teens to make healthy behaviors. Learn more

If you or someone you know is in immediate crisis, connect with Maine specialists at 211 Maine via phone, text, or email.