A Dissemination & Train the Leaders Program by Parents, for Parents
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Drugs and Teen Use What Schools Can Do What Parents Can Do What Parent Volunteers Can Do What Parent Leaders Can Do |
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Advocacy for Policies and Programs
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Parent Leaders Can Support Parent Information Meetings
Parent leaders, including those who are active in official and voluntary parent organizations can have a tremendous impact on school programs as well as in helping other parents. One of the most effective and easily organized actions that leaders can take is to encourage and support other parents to organize parent information meetings.
Parent leaders should first read our web page for parent volunteers on how to organize a parent information meeting. It includes practical advice on such meetings as well as easy reference to the materials produced in this project.
The research on the effect of parent information and education programs suggests that such activities can have a positive impact on parenting behaviours, which in turn, can have a positive impact on substance use by young people.
- Response of Parents to Parent Education and Support Programs: A Review of Evaluation Research on Some Key USA Programs (Australian Institute for family Studies) - Parenting is Prevention Workshop on Research (White House, United States) - Parent Education and Support Literature Review – 2005 (Univ of Delaware) - Parent Education – List of reports, articles and reviews (Australian Drug Foundation)
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Ten Strategies for involving Parents in Health Promotion (Canadian Association for School Health)
Barriers to Parent Involvement in Health Promotion
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