Bellefaire JCB SAY – Social Advocates for Youth

Provides prevention and early intervention services for secondary school students in six east suburban school districts in Cuyahoga County.

Chris Ruma-Cullen, Director

SAY – Social Advocates for Youth is a school based prevention and early intervention program of Bellefaire JCB for students in middle and high school. SAY services are offered in six suburban school districts in Cuyahoga County. It is also a coalition of community representatives working to strengthen families, youth and their communities in order to:

 

  • Help prevent the use of alcohol and other drugs by teens and adolescents

  • Help reduce the incidence of social and behavioral problems, such as teen violence, depression and suicide

  • Support teens and their families through adolescence