Programs and Services
Targeting Youth
Youth With Vision
Youth With Vision (YWV) is a student-led organization made up of 8th-12th graders from 14 different school districts in Clay, Platte, and Ray Counties. YWV members work with numerous community partners to ensure that their programs and peer-focused prevention messages are available to all parts of Clay, Platte, and Ray County. YWV also advocates at the state and local level for policies and laws that protect the health and safety of our youth.
• Website: www.YouthWithVisionKC.org• Facebook: Facebook.com/YouthWithVisionKC
• Instagram: @YouthWithVision
Campaigns and Ongoing Programs
Breathe Easier
Breathe Easier is a middle-school poster campaign focused on vaping that helps create organic conversations based around facts such as the chemicals in vapes, their effect on the environment, and the mental health effects of vaping, while empowering youth who do vape to quit with a cessation program.
• Breathe Easier Flyer
• Contact prevention@beaconmh.org for questions or to learn more
Grow Strong KC
Grow Strong KC is Beacon’s life resource for teens that includes articles, tools, and information to help prevent youth substance use and improve their coping skills.
• Website: www.GrowStrongKC.com
• Instagram: @growstrongkc
• Snapchat:@growstrongkc
• TikTok: @growstrongkc
Encourage Hope & Help
Encourage Hope & Help is Beacon’s suicide prevention resource for youth (ages 10-24), parents, educators, the LGBTQIA+ community, attempt survivors, loss survivors, veterans, and community members in the Kansas City area. Through presentation, information dissemination, and skill-building, we aim to prevent teen suicide.
• Website: https://EncourageHopeandHelp.com
• Facebook: Facebook.com/EncourageHopeandHelp
• Instagram: Instagram: @EncourageHopeandHelp
• Twitter: @EncgHopeHelp
How Full Is Your Cup?
A student-to-student campaign for middle and high school students focusing on the effects of stress and the positive impact of healthy coping skills. Youth are encouraged to talk about and seek help from trusted adults for their stressors and build skills and knowledge to better care for themselves.
My Life, My Quit (Missouri)
For nicotine cessation, Beacon helps promote My Life, My Quit Missouri where live cessation coaches are available by phone or text. To get started, youth can text ‘Start My Quit’ to 36072 or sign up at MO.MyLifeMyQuit.org.
Other Youth-Focused Information Campaigns and PSAs
Multiple education campaigns geared at reducing underage drinking, nicotine use, marijuana use, prescription drug misuse, and improving mental wellness are promoted to youth throughout the three-county area during the year. The goal of the campaigns is to educate teens about these important topics and encourage action or change in behavior. Throughout the campaigns the community is saturated with messages on billboards, radio/online music streaming, social media, banners, and more.
Contact prevention@beaconmh.org to inquire about campaigns and PSAs for specific topics.
PreVenture
PreVenture is an evidence-based prevention program that uses brief, personality-focused interventions to promote mental health and delay substance use among youth. The program aims to equip youth with self-efficacy and cognitive behavioral skills to help them cope with the numerous developmental challenges that many adolescents face.
To see if PreVenture works for your school, please contact prevention@beaconmh.org
For more information or questions about any of these programs, please contact the Beacon Mental Health Prevention staff at prevention@beaconmh.org. To receive training announcements, new program offerings, updates and event notices, join the Beacon Prevention Resource Center Mailing list:
Our array of services is designed to meet the needs of the community.
