Some south african communities have designed different ways if combating the effects of risky behaviours in the areas listed below, faith based organisations, local sports associations, parents teacher association

- Faith organizations usually give counseling to teenagers on how risky behaviors might damage their core values using religion as a basis.
- Local sports association will help with teenager's risky behaviors by allocating their free time towards sports effectivities, which will be much more beneficial for them
- Parents teacher Association will encourage the parents and give them some pointers on how to handle teenagers' risky behaviors at home