PRevention Organizations and Community Coalitions
The One Choice message supports all — and does not compete with — other prevention efforts. One Choice is a prevention initiative of the non-profit Institute for Behavior and Health. IBH encourages prevention leaders and organizations that work with teens and young adults to:
Embrace the One Choice message with the science of the developing brain.
Promote teen self-care and autonomy.
Develop teen leadership in promoting One Choice.
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The Rye Action for Children & Teens (RyeACT) Community Coalition serves as a model of how a prevention coalition can adapt and promote the One Choice message through various prevention activities and events.
Many young people feel like “the only one” when they make the healthy decision not to use alcohol, nicotine, and other drugs. But RyeACT youth leaders have a message to share with their peers: “...we want you to know that you are not alone. Because I Am One...let's make One Choice together.”
Teen leaders in RyeACT star in this I Am One public service announcement filmed by RyeTV.
As part of RyeACT’s I Am One campaign, in these cards, teens write why they make One Choice not to use any substances.
RyeACT’s Be the Harness campaign urges parents to set clear expectations for their teens about not using any alcohol or other drugs:
When young people get on a roller coaster, they push against the harness to test if it will hold and keep them safe. When our youth push against us, they are also testing to make sure we will protect them. Setting clear and consistent expectations about NOT drinking or using drugs helps keep youth safe and lets them know you care. —RyeACT
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Let’s work together to improve all prevention in the interest of adolescent health. Reach out to ContactUs@IBHinc.org.