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Wexler, Lisa; Poudel-Tandukar, Kalpana; Rataj, Suzanne; Trout, Lucas; Poudel, Krishna C.; Woods, Michelle; Chachamovich, Eduardo – School Mental Health, 2017
Youth Leaders Program (YLP) is a health intervention implemented in a rural Alaskan school district, which utilizes natural helpers and peer leaders to increase protective factors such as school engagement and personal/cultural identities, and to reduce risks associated with drug/alcohol abuse, violence, and bullying. Through these means, the…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Rural Schools, Peer Influence, Student Leadership
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Borden, Lynne M.; Donnermeyer, Joseph F.; Scheer, Scott D. – Adolescent & Family Health, 2001
Investigated the relationship between participation in school and non-school based extracurricular activities and peer influence on adolescent substance use. Surveys of 3,189 11th graders from 33 midwestern high schools indicated that while school and non-school based extracurricular activities significantly influenced substance use, peer…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Extracurricular Activities, Grade 11, High School Students