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Revolutionary program for kids 6-12 a first in Quebec <\/i><\/b>
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\nBy Robert Frank<\/b>
\nwww.thesuburban.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Michel Wilson<\/a> prefers to prevent a crime, rather than deal with the aftermath. <\/p>\n

Since arriving at Station 3<\/a> in Pierrefonds, three-and-a-half years ago, the Montreal police commander has worked hard to forge community partnerships with health and social services that will help to nip problems in the bud. <\/p>\n

His latest initiative is a program to stem youth crime\u2014before it begins\u2014called SNAP. <\/p>\n

SNAP, which stands for Stop Now and Plan<\/a>, targets kids 6-12 who act out. It’s an age when children are still malleable\u2014and SNAP teaches them how to recognize and deal with their impulses, and sets them on the right path, rather than waiting until they become intractable problem-teens. <\/p>\n

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Commander Wilson hosted a summit at Station 3, Feb. 12, which brought together city officials, youth workers, social service experts and peace officers to learn from the experience of SNAP project leader Monique <\/a>Verpoort<\/a>.<\/div>\n

\n Verpoort, who works for the Toronto-based Child Development Institute<\/a>, explained how SNAP helps to take youngsters who are at risk, protects them and helps them to become productive adults.<\/p>\n

\u201cSnap is being used at 93 sites worldwide,\u201d she said, “as far away as Denmark.” <\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s a scientifically based program,\u201d she explained, showing participants imagery of how kids who had been involved in SNAP showed improved activity in the prefrontal cortex of the brain. <\/p>\n

\u201cOne in five Canadians under 19 struggles with a mental health problem such as drugs, alcohol, suicide, dropping out, isolation and withdrawal,\u201d Verpoort observed. \u201cIn the general population the rate is about 22 percent. In the juvenile justice system, the rate of mental illness is nearly 60 percent!\u201d <\/p>\n

The strategy represents a sea change in the way that police approach crime prevention.<\/p>\n

Police initiative welcomed <\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cThere’s not much out there right now for six-year-olds,\u201d acknowledged Commander Wilson, who is the first person to advocate introducing SNAP in Quebec. \u201cWe’re better at dealing with adults, but working with youngsters is the best long-term way to curb crime.\u201d <\/p>\n

Const. Khobee Gibson added that the program is needed as an alternative to throwing children into the justice system. In some parts of the West Island, schools are the biggest source of calls for peace officer assistance.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we get a call from a principal, we have no choice but to go,\u201d Const. Gibson explained.<\/p>\n

Following the briefing, Verpoort provided three days of intensive training for workers from the Family Resource Centre<\/a> and Projet <\/a><\/i>communautaire de Pierrefonds<\/a>.<\/i>
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\n Both organizations hope to gain funding to implement SNAP programs on the West Island in coming months.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Montreal police service has made this a priority,\u201d affirmed Family Resource Centre executive director Carrie Goldberg. \u201cThey came up with the idea, and got the concept approved. Now we’re going to proceed to the next level, to put together a pilot project.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cWe hope to gather together groups of at-risk kids 6-12, and use these methods to work, together with the families, toward preventing these kids from entering the world of crime.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cThe consensus is that the SNAP training session was amazing,\u201d affirmed Projet communautaire de Pierrefonds <\/i>director Shirley Miller. \u201cWe were impressed with the whole program.\u201d <\/p>\n

If the SNAP pilot projects prove as successful as their proponents expect, it will gradually be rolled out elsewhere in Montreal and the rest of Quebec. <\/p>\n

\u201cIn Montreal, we need ears, we need heart,\u201d said Montreal street gangs official Jocelyne Lebrun<\/a><\/a>. \u201cThere is a problem in continuity and we need to work together. Prevention starts that way.\u201d<\/p>\n

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