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Every student has endless potential—abstaining from substances helps them reach it. Panaptic offers community-based substance use education opportunities for schools.

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Benefits of Substance Use Education For Teens

Panaptic’s Solutions

Educators, we see you. You work tirelessly to advocate for your students. Despite many stressors, you work hard to create programming that will make a difference, sometimes without the support of the school you work for. You care deeply for your student’s well-being and will do everything in your power to support them in leading healthy and happy lives.

Substance use prevention is at the forefront of your priorities as an educator. We also know that you don’t need to do this alone. In fact—you can’t. Substance use education and prevention only works as a community effort. Our carefully designed, seamlessly implemented programs show you how your community can come together for your students.

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Scientific, Evidence-Based Approach

Instructional Design

Continuous Support

School-Specific Results

Real Facts

Family Focus

Scientific, Evidence-Based Approach

Unlike other programs, we do not rely on people sharing their personal experiences of addiction and recovery to inspire change. While moving, this approach falls short because many students don’t see themselves as struggling with addiction (or having the potential to struggle). Our scientific, evidence-based approach inspires prevention because we connect with the students we serve, and we have the data to influence our instructional design.

Instructional Design

Our seamless instructional design creates an environment of ease in the learning process. We provide learners with clear, engaging, and accessible content that maximizes comprehension and retention.

Continuous Support

As your community navigates our substance use education programs, we are right there with you. When questions arise and specific situations arise that you aren’t sure how to handle, we jump right in. Lean on us.

School-Specific Results

With an emphasis on data collection, your community can accurately evaluate the impact of the effectiveness of the substance use education programming. No more guessing, or wondering if this is working. Know exactly how, where, and what is working.

Real Facts

We empower students with knowledge about the dangers of substance use and its impact on their growing minds. Rather than imposing a specific path, we let them decide.

Family Focus

Parents and families are often the hardest group to reach. We help you find a way to share substance use prevention information so that they can have powerful conversations with their kids. If and when families are called upon to create solutions after a crisis or disciplinary event, we transform the moment into an opportunity to spark positive change.

Scientific, Evidence-Based Approach

Scientific, Evidence-Based Approach

Unlike other programs, we do not rely on people sharing their personal experiences of addiction and recovery to inspire change. While moving, this approach falls short because many students don’t see themselves as struggling with addiction (or having the potential to struggle). Our scientific, evidence-based approach inspires prevention because we connect with the students we serve, and we have the data to influence our instructional design.

Instructional Design

Instructional Design

Our seamless instructional design creates an environment of ease in the learning process. We provide learners with clear, engaging, and accessible content that maximizes comprehension and retention.

Continuous Support

Continuous Support

As your community navigates our substance use education programs, we are right there with you. When questions arise and specific situations arise that you aren’t sure how to handle, we jump right in. Lean on us.

School-Specific Results

School-Specific Results

With an emphasis on data collection, your community can accurately evaluate the impact of the effectiveness of the substance use education programming. No more guessing, or wondering if this is working. Know exactly how, where, and what is working.

Real Facts

Real Facts

We empower students with knowledge about the dangers of substance use and its impact on their growing minds. Rather than imposing a specific path, we let them decide.

Family Focus

Family Focus

Parents and families are often the hardest group to reach. We help you find a way to share substance use prevention information so that they can have powerful conversations with their kids. If and when families are called upon to create solutions after a crisis or disciplinary event, we transform the moment into an opportunity to spark positive change.

Our Impact

When presented with facts, and given the chance to discuss the topics in great detail, teens are more likely to choose a different path. Our engaging materials, interactive technologies, and community-wide initiatives produce results. People of all ages learn to rethink their choices, empowering themselves to make decisions that enhance their lives and community well-being.

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What Educators Are Saying

“As the landscape of substance use continues to evolve, there is no better time than now to partner with Panaptic in your prevention efforts. Sarah and Richard are consummate professionals dedicated to bringing evidence-based prevention strategies to students, faculty, and parents. Our school’s partnership with Panaptic benefits our community and gives me the confidence that our curriculum is at the forefront of substance use research and prevention.”

Olivia Albanese Grade Level Dean, The Hun School

“I have had the opportunity to partner with Panaptic for the past three years. The program has been well received by parents, faculty, and students, and it delivers evidence-based outcomes that measure shifts in attitudes and beliefs regarding cannabis use. We use the program in our prevention programming/health class and as an intervention with our ICARE substance-focused response program and counseling. Outside of up-to-date and engaging content, Richard and Sarah work tirelessly to ensure quick customer service and support. They additionally offer training to faculty and students that helps support students in helping a friend and increasing their skills around seeking support. 93% of our student leaders who attended stated this was helpful and engaging training. I highly recommend this program as part of a school well-being program. The Panaptic team are talented psychologists who care about students and families. Their mission and passion for cannabis-focused education is inspiring.”

Lisa Roethling Director of Counseling, The Hill School

What Students Are Saying

“I liked how this course was interactive and just didn’t reiterate what we’ve heard our whole lives. It educated me on the effects of using marijuana.”

“I learned so much from this course. I think it should be mandatory for all students.”

“I liked how the course didn’t just say no and tell us to avoid marijuana. It talked about the research and helped us to learn about the risks ourselves so that we could make a healthy choice.“

“I liked how the course didn’t just say no and tell us to avoid marijuana. It talked about the research and helped us to learn about the risks ourselves so that we could make a healthy choice.”

“Questions that I would be scared to ask at school or home were answered.”

“Focusing on marijuana’s effect on the brain was helpful. This information isn’t usually shared in health classes. We’re most often told how harmful marijuana is without being told why, so this course was very helpful for me.”

Get To Know Us

Hello! We are Dr. Sarah Ferraro Cunningham, Psy.D.,
and Dr. Richard Von Feldt, Psy.D.

Discover how we equip communities with the knowledge and tools needed to tackle substance use issues.

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