Peer education and drug prevention

DrugInfo newsletter, volume 4, number 3, March 2006

This issue of DrugInfo discusses the pros and cons of peer education in drug prevention.

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Contents

Peer education programs at MDECC
Amanda Watkins, Health Promotion Coordinator, Manly Drug Education & Counselling Centre, Sydney

Peer education: “popular but not proven?”
Guest Editorial by David McDonald,  Consultant in Social Research & Evaluation and Visiting Fellow, National Centre for Epidemiology & Population Health, ANU

In Tune—Peer education in secondary schools
Julie Millar, Project Officer, Drug Education Targeted Initiatives Unit, Office of Learning & Teaching, Department of Education & Training, Victoria

Peer support programs—their link to drug education prevention strategies
Sharlene Chadwick, MPET Training and Development Manager, NSW Peer Support Foundation, Sydney

Peer education and the Clean Needle Program—a plethora of benefits
Paul Aylward, Tri-Statewide Coordinator, Primary Health Care Research and Evaluation Development (PHCRED) Program, Spencer Gulf Rural Health School

Prevention research summaries Peer education Research summaries prepared
Mr Netzach Goren, Research Officer, Centre for Youth Drug Studies, Australian Drug Foundation

Connect at the 5th International Conference on Drugs & Young People
Kymberlee Senior, Conference Coordinator, Australian Drug Foundation