Project ALERT

Project ALERT is a skills based curriculum that teaches teens how to say "NO". The curriculum was created and tested by the RAND Corporation, a nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization. Developed over a ten-year period, Project ALERT addresses the pro-drug mindset of today’s teens and effectively increases their likelihood to remain drug-free. It is a free classroom based substance abuse prevention program for 7th and 8th graders that's proven to reduce the experimental and continued use of drugs. Goal: Reduce the early onset of alcohol use among the 9-20 year olds.
 
Community/Population: 7th graders at Wheeler County Middle School in Alamo and Montgomery County Middle School in Mount Vernon

Environmental Strategy: Positive Social Norm Approach - Michael Haines Model

We are utilizing the Michael Haines model in each of the 5 counties to develop and implement our positive social norms campaign for the middle and high school students to change their misperceptions regarding the norms of alcohol use among their peers.
 
We are targeting high schools and middle schools in Treutlen, Wheeler, Telfair, Candler, and Montgomery; ages 9-17.

Environmental Strategy: Promote and Enforce Social Host Liability - "Parents Who Host Lose The Most" program model

This strategy is modeled after "Parents Who Host Lose he Most" with the purpose of educating parents of 9-17 year old students about the need to enforce current state social host liability laws with the vision of promoting a local social host liability ordinance.
 
Our target audience is parents and community groups in Treutlen, Wheeler, Telfair, Candler, and Montgomery.