You Have The Power! (YHTP!) was developed in 2004 by PROJECT CHANGE teen members who wanted to take action to reduce bullying among students in their community. The PC students were awarded a grant from Youth Venture to launch YHTP! in 2005.
The program features teen mentors working with younger students (middle and elementary) after school to raise awareness about characteristics, risks, and consequences of bullying. Teen mentors help younger kids learn about bullying prevention and develop a project to bring this valuable information to their schoolmates.
YHTP! has been implemented at middle and elementary schools in Montgomery County, Maryland. Teen participants have presented YHTP! at local, state, national, and international
conferences
2005 • U.S. Department of Education’s Safe and Drug-Free Schools
2005 • SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) National Conference
2005 • SAFE KIDS National Leadership Conference
2005 • National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center webinar, sponsored by the U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2005 • Maryland Department of Education Annual Conference
2005 • Maryland Association for Pupil Personnel Fall Conference
2005 • MCCPTA Delegates Assembly Oct., 2005
2006 • Silver Spring/Wheaton Youth and Family Fair: A Community Response to Youth Violence and Gangs
2006, 2007, 2008 • Montgomery County Public Schools, Safe and Drug-Free Schools Symposium
2006 • Sixth Annual School Health Interdisciplinary Program Conference
2006 • Hamilton Fish Institute National Conference Persistently Safe Schools
2006 • International Youth Sports Congress
2006 • 11th Annual Conference on Advancing School-Based Mental Health
2007 • Harford County Symposium |
The YHTP! Bullying Prevention Peer Education Program kit will be available soon so that teens in other communities can start their own bullying prevention program and help reduce bullying in their schools!
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