2.08 million or 8.33% of 12- to 17-year-olds nationwide report using drugs in the last month. Among them, 83.88% report using marijuana in the last month. 591,000 teenagers aged 12- to 17-years-old used an illicit drug other than marijuana in the last month (https://drugabusestatistics.org/teen-drug-use/). In 2021, 46.3 million people aged 12 or older in the US—about 16.5% of the nation's population—met the applicable DSM-5 criteria for having a substance use disorder. Of those, 94% did not receive any treatment (https://www.hmpgloballearningnetwork.com ).  TCaware seeks to keep families together by providing education regarding high-risk drug and alcohol choices for teens and their caregivers.  Our substance abuse curriculum helps individuals define what is important to them (family, good health, friends etc....), leading them through a journey that involves new ways of thinking about high- risk activities that lead to the likelihood of problems.  By helping communities divert justice-involved parents/primary caregivers & teens from incarceration/re-entry due to substance abuse, our program promotes the unification of families, prevents children from entering the foster care and/or juvenile justice systems, and allow parents or primary caregivers involved with the justice system to remain united with their children to improve family outcomes.