the Youth Truth Matters project. and community enabled this important work to be achieved. Kirsta Morris, Project Coordinator, Tri-County, Amy MacKinnon, Youth Thank you all. Coordinator for Shelburne County and Lisanne Turner & Nicole Hattie, Youth Tri County Women’s Centre Board ~ Coordinators for Digby County February 2013 This Tool Kit can be downloaded from These women gave generously of their our two web sites: time, knowledge, expertise and creativity. Their dedication to youthtruthmatters.com working with the youth, stakeholders, address other behaviours that put youth at risk. Such as; self-harm, safer Introduction sex, reckless driving, relationships and communicable disease through drug Youth Truth Matters takes a specific use practice like injecting. A harm harm reduction approach and a strong reduction approach can help youth emphasis on youth leadership as a identify and reduce the harm across a way for youth and communities to range of behaviours and practices. deal with illicit drugs. Harm Reduction Approach Based on what we know and understand about adolescent Harm reduction aims to keep people behaviour, we felt an educational safe and minimize death, disease, and approach that stressed harm injury from high risk behaviour. Harm reduction to illicit drugs was reduction involves a range of support appropriate. Harm reduction focuses services and strategies to enhance the on promoting safety and reducing the knowledge, skills, resources, and potential harm that youth may cause supports for individuals, families and themselves and others. communities to be safer and healthier. Harm reduction is a continuum of strategies that includes abstinence. A Why is Youth Leadership Training harm reduction approach allows you important? to work with youth, regardless of In order for youth to be prepared to where they are in the stages of change work with and present to their process. peers/community, they need to When using a harm reduction develop and/or enhance their approach, youth-serving organizations leadership skills. Leadership training can move beyond substance use to prepares youth to manage time, work
the Youth Truth Matters project. Kirsta Morris, Project Coordinator, Tri-County, Amy MacKinnon, Youth Coordinator for Shelburne County and Lisanne Turner & Nicole Hattie, Youth Coordinators for Digby County These women gave generously of their time, knowledge, expertise and creativity. Their dedication to working with the youth, stakeholders, and community enabled this important work to be achieved. Thank you all. Tri County Women’s Centre Board ~ February 2013 This Tool Kit can be downloaded from our two web sites: youthtruthmatters.com Introduction Youth Truth Matters takes a specific harm reduction approach and a strong emphasis on youth leadership as a way for youth and communities to deal with illicit drugs. Harm Reduction Approach Based on what we know and understand about adolescent behaviour, we felt an educational approach that stressed harm reduction to illicit drugs was appropriate. Harm reduction focuses on promoting safety and reducing the potential harm that youth may cause themselves and others. Harm reduction is a continuum of strategies that includes abstinence. A harm reduction approach allows you to work with youth, regardless of where they are in the stages of change process. When using a harm reduction approach, youth-serving organizations can move beyond substance use to address other behaviours that put youth at risk. Such as; self-harm, safer sex, reckless driving, relationships and communicable disease through drug use practice like injecting. A harm reduction approach can help youth identify and reduce the harm across a range of behaviours and practices. Harm reduction aims to keep people safe and minimize death, disease, and injury from high risk behaviour. Harm reduction involves a range of support services and strategies to enhance the knowledge, skills, resources, and supports for individuals, families and communities to be safer and healthier. Why is Youth Leadership Training important? In order for youth to be prepared to work with and present to their peers/community, they need to develop and/or enhance their leadership skills. Leadership training prepares youth to manage time, work
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