Truth
and Consequences Jail Tour Program
The
Truth and Consequences Jail Tour Program was developed in conjunction
with area District Judges, Social Services Organizations and Local
Law Enforcement Agencies. The goal of the program is to take
area at risk teens to the County Prisons so they can experience
the reality of prison life. While on the tour, the teens
will go through the booking process, are placed in a jail cell and
have a 30 minute lecture by current inmates about their life experiences.
The Truth and Consequences Jail Tour Program is funded by the AKHF
Healthy Teen Initiative and is offered free of charge to the public.
For additional information or to inquire about the next jail tour,
please call (724) 226-9996.
Helping
Teens to Make Healthy Choices
Today's
teens face a variety of important lifestyle choices. The AKH Foundation,
through the Healthy Teen Initiative, hopes to help teens make healthy
lifestyle choices, and to develop resiliencies towards the temptations
of unhealthy choices, many of which can result in tragic consequences.
The Healthy Teen Initiative will continue in the future with single
issue workshops addressing issues concerning:
- Substance
abuse prevention
- Alcohol
and tobacco dangers
- Safe
driving
- Maintaining
a healthy body image
- Sexually
transmitted disease awareness
- Suicide
and depression prevention
- Internet
safety and security
- And much
more
In
the past several years, approximately 2,700 teachers earned more
than 6,300 Act 48 hours at the AKH Foundation's community education
programs. Teachers from the school districts of Allegheny-Valley,
Apollo-Ridge, Armstrong,
Burrell, Deer
Lakes, Fox Chapel, Freeport,
Highlands, Kiski,
New Kensington/Arnold, Plum,
Riverview, Transfiguration
School and others, received Act 48 hours.
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