Protective Factors - things that buffer youth from engaging in risky behaviors. Example: extra-curricular activities such as sports, band, drama, 4-H,
Risk Factors- are those conditions that increase the likelihood that a child will develop one or more behavior problems in adolscence.
Commonly Used Acronyms
ARCC --- Abuse Rape Crisis Center
ATOD --- Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs Coalition
BB/BS --- Big Brothers / Big Sisters
BCA --- Bradford County Action
BCAO --- Bradford County Assistance Office
BCHSA --- Bradford County Human Services Agency
BCMH --- Bradford County Mental Health
BCMR --- Bradford County Mental Retardation
BLaST IU --- Bradford, Lycoming, & Sullivan, Tioga Intermediate Unit #17
BSECC --- Bradford-Sullivan Early Childhood Coalition
CAM --- CommUNITY Against Methamphetamine
CASSP --- Children & Adolescent Service System Program
CCAP --- County Commissioners Association of PA
CCIS --- Child Care Information System
CEG --- Community Engagement Group (work of the BSECC)
CJAB --- Criminal Justice Advisory Board
CTC --- Communities That Care
CYS --- Children & Youth Services
EMTA --- Endless Mountains Transportation Authority
FFT --- Functional Family Therapy
FGDM --- Family Group Decision Making
HSDF --- Human Services Development Fund
IM4Q --- Independent Monitoring for Quality
JPO --- Juvenile Probation Office
LEN --- Learning Early Network
LHOT --- Local Housing Options Team
MHA --- Mental Health Associates
NEPA AHEC --- Northeast PA Area Health Education Center
NFP --- Nurse-Family Partnership
NTC --- Northern Tier Counseling
NTPA --- Northern Tier Providers Association
NTRPDC --- Northern Tier Regional Planning & Development Commission
PAYS --- PA Youth Survey
PCCD --- PA Commission on Crime and Delinquency
PFCD --- Partners in Family & Community Development
PLCB --- PA Liquor Control Board
PYO --- Penn York Opportunities
RFA --- Request for Application
RFP --- Request for Proposal
RTF --- Residential Treatment Facility
RUFES --- Rural Families Economic Success Principles
SAP --- Student Assistance Program
SAMHSA --- Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration
SCA --- Single County Authority (Bradford-Sullivan Drug & Alcohol)
SHIP --- State Health Improvement Plan
STAR --- Student Transition and Recovery Program
TPPTG --- Teen Pregnancy Prevention Task Group
VITA --- Volunteer Income Tax Preparation Program
WIB --- Workforce Investment Board
YAP --- Youth Advocate Program