Lawton-Fort Sill Youth Coalition,
"Empowering Youth to
Provoke Positive Change"
Area
teens ages 15-19 committed to an alcohol, tobacco and other drug free
lifestyle, abstains from sexual involvement, and are a positive role
model to peers. To learn more about Youth Coalitions in your area
contact Shereyl White wmpn@wmpn.org
Teen Trainer
Certification Program
Teen
Trainers who have been selected and trained by the Wichita Mountains
Prevention Network will lead the LFSYC. This program consists of
80 hours of intensive training. After training is complete then they
will perform a total of 2,500 hours of peer education and community
service. Some of the peer education programs include:
2Much2Lose (2M2L)
Our
local coalition was created to educate community members on the dangers
of Under 21 drinking and work collaboratively with community partners to
reduce the numbers of under 21 youth who access and use alcohol. Our
coalition consists of high school and college aged students who plan
environmental strategies to reduce underage drinking, assist Lawton
Police Department with retail store compliance checks and conduct public
awareness activities.
Girl Power!
All
day conference held twice yearly to provide self-esteem and prevention
education to 5th grade girls in all Lawton schools. Members
of the Lawton-Fort Sill Youth Coalition lead workshops. Workshops
include: There’s Only One Me, True Colors and Girl Talk.
For
more information or to start Girl Power! In your area visit the girl
power website:
www.girlpower.gov
or contact our office at 580-355-5246
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has released a new
version of The
Cool Spot, the institute's website for middle school (11- to
13-year-old) children.
Cool Spot's New Version
The Cool Spot's new content is largely based on curriculum for grades
6-8
developed by NIAAA supported researchers at the University of Michigan.
The curriculum was used in a large-scale, multi-year project called the
Alcohol Misuse Prevention Study (AMPS).
One goal of AMPS was to give young teens a clearer picture about alcohol
use among their peers. Teens tend to overestimate how much other teens
drink. But when they are provided with accurate information about
peer-group drinking habits, teens may feel less pressure to drink.
Other goals of AMPS were to help kids learn skills to resist pressure to
drink and to give them reasons not to drink. The Cool Spot incorporates
AMPS goals in these and other features:
Reality Check quiz
Deep Digging
Peer Pressure Bag of Tricks
Know your No's
NIAAA conducted additional focus testing on the site's content and
usability with small groups and one-on-one interviews of 11- to 13-year
olds. The site's peer pressure sections were stand-outs, according to
participants. The middle schoolers reported that the site helped them
clarify types of pressure they had already felt, such as put-downs or
rejection, but had not recognized as forms of peer pressure.
Click on the link below to discover all the "cool" new features on The
Cool Spot.
www.thecoolspot.gov
