Four DCHS students recently attended a Student Drug Prevention Coalition Youth Leadership Retreat at New Frontiers on Old Snow Hill Road, Dowelltown.
Madison Butler, Paxton Butler, Jesse Smith and Colton Seifert took part in the two day retreat at the invitation of Norene Puckett, President of the DeKalb County Drug Prevention Coalition.
The objectives of the Retreat were for the teens to gain knowledge and understanding of the Tennessee Teens Talk Tobacco curriculum; to increase awareness of substance abuse related risk factors; to increase resiliency factors (factors which help maintain a healthy lifestyle); to develop cultural competence; to develop leadership skills; and to develop and implement a Community Action Plan centered around the T4 curriculum.
Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) Club members and Youth Coalition members were trained and equipped to mentor peer groups and develop Action plans to implement prevention projects and programs in their schools and communities.
The Retreat was sponsored by the Tennessee Department of Health.
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