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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Organize a Parent Meeting at your school
Organize a school-community Workshop
Bring awareness campaign materials into your school
Start an After-School Activity that Attracts At-Risk Kids
Get a Peer Helper Program Started
Get a Mentoring Program Started
Improve your school’s policies and practices on school climate and discipline
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Parent Volunteers Can Support Peer Programs
Parents can become involved in prevention through their school in a number of ways. This page describes peer and student leadership programs that are often supported by a member of the school staff. These programs can benefit from parent support and involvement. Getting a peer or student leadership program started in your school would be a great way to prevent or reduce substance abuse.
Speak with your principal, then together see if you can identify a teacher who would be willing to help. Then approach some of the associations and resources below for advice on how to get started.
Canada has two great national associations who act as resources for peer and student leadership programs, including the Peer Resource Network (Peer Helper Programs) and the Canadian Association of School Activity Advisors.
The
research on the impact of peer programs on substance abuse has been
described in international reviews and papers such as
Peer Leaders in Drug Abuse Prevention
If your school is looking for a description on how to get started and how to organize peer and student leader programs effectively, take a look at these resources below: - Peer Helping Standards (Peer Resources) - TIPS For Working with Youth in Community Development Projects (Health Canada)
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CASAA Student Activity Sourcebook (CASAA) - Peer Support Leadership Programs (Alberta Teachers Association) - The Peer Counselling Starter Kit (Peer Resources $49.95) - The Peer Helpers Workbook (Peer Resources $9.95) - Student Leadership Manual (Canadian Association of Student Activity Advisors $30.00) - List of Student Activities on Impaired Driving (SADD Alberta) |
(Peer Resource Network)
CASAA Student Activity Sourcebook (Canadian Association of Student Activity Advisors)
Youth Engagement Through Schools (Canadian Association for School Health)
(Canadian Association for School Health)
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