CCSO is committed to Christian County families. We believe law enforcement should partner with parents and guardians to educate and protect our children. Fortunately, if you or your family are struggling with an issue, there is help available. We have gathered some of this information for you below:
Internet Safety For children
Parents:
Keep the computer in a high traffic area of your home. Parents should monitor the sites their children visit.
- Parents should monitor a child’s on-line activity, sexual predators frequent chat rooms and social networking sites looking for victims.
- Software is available to filter out obscene material and to lock out inappropriate web-sites.
Children:
- Never give out personal information, such as name, address, phone number school name or location, team name, or town you live in.
- Never agree to meet someone in person that you’ve first met on-line. Always tell your parents that the person wants to meet.
- Never respond to messages that make you feel scared, uncomfortable or confused. If you receive a message like that, tell a parent right away.
- Be careful what type of photos or information you post or share. What you may think is private may go public.
Visit www.netsmartz.org for more tips and on-line safety tools.
To download a list of on-line abbreviations/acronyms your child may be using on-line visit www.netsmartz411.or.
Drug Education and Awareness
Learn how to help your loved one stay drug free. Maybe it’s you who are struggling with substance abuse. Education and awareness are two important steps in battling addiction.
Here are some local organizations that offer drug/ alcohol rehabilitation services:
Click here for Cumberland Hall
Click here for Community Counseling Center
Click here for Pennyroyal Center
Click here for Redemmed and Restored
Click here for information about Trilogy Center for Women
Click here for Pinnacle Treatment Center
Click here for information about Rebos
Click here for infomation abour DrugRehab.com
For the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration HELP LINE and referrals to many more treatment centers, click HERE.
To get trends and statistics such as high school and youth trends as well as national trends, click HERE.
For a list of current, commonly used drugs, click HERE.
For information for teens and parents on teen drug abuse statistics, click HERE.
Kentucky Court Designated Workers Office
Positive intervention at a critical point in the life of a young person can often mean the difference between a bright future and a hopeless one. Court designated workers (CDWs) continually see their efforts change the lives of Kentucky’s youth. Because they process juvenile complaints against individuals under the age of 18, CDWs are in a position to influence children and teens who are in trouble. For information about Kentucky’s Court Designated Workers, click HERE.
Or contact the local CDW Office, (270) 889-6553.
