Team Promotes Responsibility, Awareness and Prevention to Mississippi Teens

[Guest guest]

CDC HIV/STD/TB Prevention News Update

Wednesday, September 08, 2004

MISSISSIPPI:

" Team Promotes Responsibility, Awareness and Prevention to Mississippi

Teens "

Associated Press (09.06.04):: Grones

RAP (responsibility, awareness and prevention) Team members present

educational and prevention information to young peers across Mississippi

with personal narratives and presentations about how drugs, alcohol and sex

have affected their lives. " You would be surprised at how many youth we deal

with that have or had a sexually transmitted disease, drink, smoke and have

sex on a regular basis, " said Tonja , 28, coordinator of the diverse

group of men and women ages 15-21.

Since 1985, RAP has reached out to predominantly at-risk 10- to

21-year-olds, said . The group is part of the private, not-for-profit

Mississippi Children's Home Services, a statewide corporation operating

since 1912 that offers social and behavioral health services to children and

families.

Among groups RAP works with are schools, churches, group homes,

detention centers, adolescent offender programs, after-school programs and

community centers. " We will present whenever and wherever invited, " said

. " We tailor make presentations according to the audience and the

sponsor who requests our service. "

said the team presentations include graphic pictures about HIV

and STDs and underage drinking. Last year, the RAP Team reached 12,204

youths statewide, according to the MCHS annual report.

[Guest guest]

CDC HIV/STD/TB Prevention News Update

Wednesday, September 08, 2004

MISSISSIPPI:

" Team Promotes Responsibility, Awareness and Prevention to Mississippi

Teens "

Associated Press (09.06.04):: Grones

RAP (responsibility, awareness and prevention) Team members present

educational and prevention information to young peers across Mississippi

with personal narratives and presentations about how drugs, alcohol and sex

have affected their lives. " You would be surprised at how many youth we deal

with that have or had a sexually transmitted disease, drink, smoke and have

sex on a regular basis, " said Tonja , 28, coordinator of the diverse

group of men and women ages 15-21.

Since 1985, RAP has reached out to predominantly at-risk 10- to

21-year-olds, said . The group is part of the private, not-for-profit

Mississippi Children's Home Services, a statewide corporation operating

since 1912 that offers social and behavioral health services to children and

families.

Among groups RAP works with are schools, churches, group homes,

detention centers, adolescent offender programs, after-school programs and

community centers. " We will present whenever and wherever invited, " said

. " We tailor make presentations according to the audience and the

sponsor who requests our service. "

said the team presentations include graphic pictures about HIV

and STDs and underage drinking. Last year, the RAP Team reached 12,204

youths statewide, according to the MCHS annual report.

[Guest guest]

CDC HIV/STD/TB Prevention News Update

Wednesday, September 08, 2004

MISSISSIPPI:

" Team Promotes Responsibility, Awareness and Prevention to Mississippi

Teens "

Associated Press (09.06.04):: Grones

RAP (responsibility, awareness and prevention) Team members present

educational and prevention information to young peers across Mississippi

with personal narratives and presentations about how drugs, alcohol and sex

have affected their lives. " You would be surprised at how many youth we deal

with that have or had a sexually transmitted disease, drink, smoke and have

sex on a regular basis, " said Tonja , 28, coordinator of the diverse

group of men and women ages 15-21.

Since 1985, RAP has reached out to predominantly at-risk 10- to

21-year-olds, said . The group is part of the private, not-for-profit

Mississippi Children's Home Services, a statewide corporation operating

since 1912 that offers social and behavioral health services to children and

families.

Among groups RAP works with are schools, churches, group homes,

detention centers, adolescent offender programs, after-school programs and

community centers. " We will present whenever and wherever invited, " said

. " We tailor make presentations according to the audience and the

sponsor who requests our service. "

said the team presentations include graphic pictures about HIV

and STDs and underage drinking. Last year, the RAP Team reached 12,204

youths statewide, according to the MCHS annual report.

[Guest guest]

CDC HIV/STD/TB Prevention News Update

Wednesday, September 08, 2004

MISSISSIPPI:

" Team Promotes Responsibility, Awareness and Prevention to Mississippi

Teens "

Associated Press (09.06.04):: Grones

RAP (responsibility, awareness and prevention) Team members present

educational and prevention information to young peers across Mississippi

with personal narratives and presentations about how drugs, alcohol and sex

have affected their lives. " You would be surprised at how many youth we deal

with that have or had a sexually transmitted disease, drink, smoke and have

sex on a regular basis, " said Tonja , 28, coordinator of the diverse

group of men and women ages 15-21.

Since 1985, RAP has reached out to predominantly at-risk 10- to

21-year-olds, said . The group is part of the private, not-for-profit

Mississippi Children's Home Services, a statewide corporation operating

since 1912 that offers social and behavioral health services to children and

families.

Among groups RAP works with are schools, churches, group homes,

detention centers, adolescent offender programs, after-school programs and

community centers. " We will present whenever and wherever invited, " said

. " We tailor make presentations according to the audience and the

sponsor who requests our service. "

said the team presentations include graphic pictures about HIV

and STDs and underage drinking. Last year, the RAP Team reached 12,204

youths statewide, according to the MCHS annual report.