Who Is Community Intervention?
Founded by
Jim Crowley in 1979, Community Intervention is a Minneapolis, Minnesota-based training and publishing organization. Community Intervention works with professionals-from teachers to counselors to social workers-in all 50 states to be more effective with children, ages 5-18. Community Intervention has conducted more than 1,000 seminars and publishes a catalog, Tools to Help Youth, which contains hundreds of books, games, posters, videos, and other resources related to the well-being of children.
Areas of Expertise:
- Community Mobilization
- Student Assistance Programs
- Support Group Facilitation
- Teenage Tobacco Intervention and Cessation
- Alcohol, Marijuana, and Other Drug Intervention
- Positive Alternatives to Suspension
- Children of Alcoholics
- Family Issues
Services We Provide:
- Training: Professional development training seminars throughout the United States
- Tools to Help Youth Catalog: The best books, videos, games, and posters for youth in grades K-12
- Publishing: Research-based educational support group curriculum including:
- Helping Teens Stop Using Tobacco (TAP)
- Intervening with Teen Tobacco Users (TEG)
- Helping Teens Overcome Problems with Alcohol, Marijuana, and Other Drugs
- SQUADS: Youth-Led Tobacco Control and Advocacy
- The Violence Intervention Support Group
- LifeStuff: A Curriculum of Personal Growth and Responsibility
- Helping Teens Cope
- Consulting: Our staff not only "talks the talk," but "walks the walk." Our friendly, knowledgeable staff has the know-how to solve problems and help you be more effective in your work with at-risk youth.
Who We Help
Adults who work with youth in grades K-12 including:
- School Personnel: Guidance counselors, school social workers, student assistance coordinators, chemical health specialists, school nurses, health educators, police liaison officers (school resource officers), classroom teachers, assistance principals, and others
- Health Care Providers: Chemical dependency treatment counselors, therapists, social workers, psychologists, public health educators, public health nurses, and other concerned health care professionals
- Law Enforcement/Probation/Juvenile Court: Law enforcement officers, juvenile probation officers, and police/school liaison officers (school resource officers)
- Other: Youth workers, religious leaders, coaches, and parents
