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Involving Youth in Your Substance Abuse Prevention Program

Project Name: 
Northeast Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (NECAPT)
Funder: 
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention

This moderated, online course offers the information and tools practitioners need to involve youth in all aspects of their prevention programs. It describes the many benefits associated with youth involvement in prevention programming and strategies for recruiting young people and creating meaningful activities that will keep youth engaged, over time.