2026 PreventEd Spring Awards Luncheon

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Prevention Programs : Middle School

Helping young people make healthy choices every day.

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Middle school is a battlefield. Our lessons recognize the landmines that middle schoolers encounter each day and teach them how to navigate things like peer influence, setting/achieving goals, alcohol, and drugs in a healthy way.

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Peer Helping

Youth learn listening and problem-solving skills and how to make referrals to adults who can help. Peer helpers can also tutor or mentor peers. Training can last from one to five days depending on the school’s goals.

6-8
Grade 7
Grade 8

Challenges and Choices

This 3 ½ hour program helps students explore the role attitudes, beliefs, peers and media play in the decisions they make about a range of topics including the use of alcohol and other drugs.

6-8
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8

Middle School Peer Mediation

This six-hour training prepares a group of 6th-8th grade students to become third party problem solvers and facilitate a problem-solving process for peers in conflict.

6-8
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8

DdUKnw?

This eight-lesson unit combines drug specific information with related resiliency skills development including making friends, peer refusal, and decision-making.

6-8
Grade 8

TBD

Because their identities are still “To Be Determined” this four-lesson unit series helps teens shape a positive reputation and sense of self by building their integrity and encouraging leadership.

6-8
Grade 7
Grade 8

ACTS (Aware Control Talk Solve) of Anger

This four-lesson series helps students understand the devastating effects of out-of-control anger and gives them practical skills to stay in control.

6-8

Refuse to Lose

This four (or five)-lesson unit presents information on specific drugs (e.g. alcohol, tobacco/vaping, marijuana and prescription drugs).

6-8
Grade 6
Grade 7

Taking Charge of Me III

This four-lesson unit helps students explore the meaning of success. It motivates students to be successful and develops skills in perseverance, making healthy choices and leadership.

6-8

Refuse to Lose

This four (or five)-lesson unit presents information on specific drugs (e.g. alcohol, tobacco/vaping, marijuana and prescription drugs).

6-8
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8

Red Ribbon

Red Ribbon Week is the oldest and largest drug prevention program in America, reaching millions of students each year during the last week of October. By wearing red ribbons and participating in community anti-drug events, young people pledge to live a drug-free life and pay tribute to DEA Special Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena (1947-1985).

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Elementary School

Grades K — 5

In K-5, we rarely talk about alcohol and drugs. Instead, we build life skills, like how to be a good friend, manage uncomfortable feelings, and solve problems peacefully. Our lessons are fun, engaging, and age appropriate.

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High School

Grades 9 — 12

High school health teachers call on us to deliver scientific, fact-based drug information for their classes. We don’t preach, judge, or exaggerate; instead we equip teenagers with the knowledge so that they can make informed choices.

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“It was very informative and I learned more about the brain and how it’s affected by substances. I’m definitely going to apply what I’ve learned in my everyday life.”

Adolescent, 17

“This program has been so good for my child. He learned a lot. His focus now will be doing better in school and working to save money. Thank you for all the support at a time that I didn’t know how to deal with this.”

Parent of Adolescent

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