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Youth and Family Peer-to-Peer Leadership Groups: Examples of Research-Based Prevention and Recovery Support Programs that Get Results!

To help youth and parents concerned about alcohol and drug use in our schools and communities, CTYF presents this video as an example of peer-based programs that feature a variety of strategies adapted from National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) research that has proven to be effective. Peer-to-peer recovery prevention and recovery support strategies do work because they demonstrate caring for youth, families and what’s happening in our schools. NIDA has proven that “universal youth, family-plus-school program” do work to reduce risk and strengthen protective factors among youth and families. Peer-to-peer youth and family leadership groups focus on strengthening students’ and families “sense of community,” or connection, to sober friends activities and goals. Research has shown that this sense of community has been key to reducing drug use, violence, and mental health problems, while promoting better family relationships, academic motivation and achievement.

You Can Read More About the Specific Peer-To-Peer Model Central High is Using by Downloading This Informative Brochure: CTYF’s Peer-To-Peer Pamphlet

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