School Drug Prevention
Schools of Substance
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
- Benjamin Franklin
Whether you need an expert on vaping for parent night education, resources to support teachers or a full drug education program review, our Schools of Substance program offers evidence based alcohol and other drug prevention. Our programs are uniquely designed for your school and your budget. Make a real impact on young people's attitudes to tobacco, vaping, alcohol and other drugs to give them the right tools for the future.
Mix and match our prevention packages to develop a program that suits your school's unique circumstances
Discovery package
Understand your alcohol and other drug prevention needs (from $5,000)
Not sure where to start? We can undertake a needs analysis based on our extensive knowledge of Victorian drug use in young people, review your existing policies and resources and make recommendations that will provide you with a solid road map to implement truly effective drug education in your school now and for the future.
Development package
Get expert support to implement effective alcohol and other drug prevention (from $7,000)
Development Package is for school executives and offers a collaboratively designed and detailed implementation plan and a new policy roadmap for your school. We offer guidance and support for implementation as long as you need it. Our team are international experts in alcohol and other drug program implementation.
Delivery package 1
Ensure your teachers and parents have everything they need to support their students (from $3,000)
Delivery Package 1a offers you our expert facilitators, among Australia's foremost authorities in alcohol and other drug responses, for teacher and staff training. We offer face to face, video conference or self-paced online staff training modules.
Delivery Package 1b offers the latest scientific information and advice on drugs and young people designed specifically for parents. We offer face to face and videoconference sessions for parent nights or other events, delivered by our engaging and internationally renowned experts.
Delivery package 2
Get access to Australia's most effective school based drug prevention programs (from $10 per student)
We partner with the Matilda Centre at the University of Sydney to deliver their world's best practice programs backed by more than a decade of scientific research that shows they are effective.
We offer three key programs:
1. OurFutures: Online modules for high school students
2. The Illicit Project: A neuroscience-based online program for older adolescents
3. Preventure: Delivered face to face by trained school staff for high-risk kids
Webinar
What Works: Alcohol, tobacco, vaping and other drug education in schools
In this webinar, you will hear from Australia’s leading experts on what works in school based drug education. Find out the best way for your school to provide good alcohol, tobacco, vaping and other drug education to ensure teens make the right choices now and for life. Our best practice programs are evidence based and align with the Australian Health and Physical Education Curriculum.
We are a team of leading experts in alcohol and other drug responses
We’ve worked across alcohol and other drug prevention, intervention, training and policy development for more than three decades.
We provide a full suite of advisory services to help schools, TAFES and other educaional facilities provide the right tools for their students to thrive now and in the future.
Our team of experienced ‘pracademics’ take a 360 approach to viewing situations from multiple perspectives. We collaboratively and holistically work with our clients at every stage, wherever they are in the cycle of change, to achieve their goals.
Find out how we can help your school
Talk to us about how we can assist your school and students with alcohol and other drug policy and prevention
