Truancy Reduction Program

Strength based  outcome driven exceptional model program

The Process of Truancy Reduction.

Why are so many of our adolescents truant?  The question is about as broad as the reasons why.  Each child and their family have different circumstances as well as different problems that lead to truancy.

The Bridge Center’s truancy reduction program identifies the issues leading to truancy issues and then works to reduce the barriers to success that each family faces.

The Bridge Center identifies each component that could create barriers in an adolescent.

Social

Cognitive

Behavioral

Substance Abuse

Family Issues

Gang Involvement

Financial

Remediation of Education

Working in collaboration with other community agencies, social services, health agencies, schools, and local Law Enforcement The Bridge Center will strive for:

• Prevention of Substance Abuse.

• Prevention of Delinquency.

• Improve School Performance.

• Improve Communication in Families.

• Identify Cognitive Issues.

• Identify Behavioral Problems.

• Treatment of Behavioral Issues.

• Decrease Drug Sales and Community Crime.

Longitudinal studies conducted over 10 years have shown that children involved in the “TRAPP" program:

• Are less likely to use gateway drugs.

• Are less likely to be involved in drug trafficking.

• Are less likely to commit violent offenses.

• Are less likely to be influenced negatively by peers.

• Are more likely to be promoted to the next grade.

• Have 45% better grades than peers not in program.