Participants will learn about science-based prevention and will be trained to implement model prevention programs. The first day of the conference introduces all the model programs.
Participants then attend the model program training of their choice.
Short descriptions of the 15 model programs are given below. Alcohol Started at the University of Minnesota, Communities Mobilizing for Change on Alcohol is geared toward activating community members to achieve changes regarding alcohol in local public and private institutions. An Alcohol Prevention Curriculum was launched by the Hazelden Institute in Minnesota and targets middle school students to help them delay their first drink and to encourage students who have started drinking to stop. Steroids Developed at the Oregon Health and Science University, Athletes Training and Learning to Avoid Steroids targets high school male athletes. Developed in Mississippi, Life Skills Training works with middle school children to decrease vulnerability to pro-substance use messages from peers and the media.