Substance Use Wright County MN | Drug Awareness | MEADA

engage

engage

Youth engagement is important in helping them grow as individuals and gain protective factors to help navigate the situations they may face. This helps promote connectedness, networking, and belonging.

gather

gather

Providing safe, appropriate spaces for youth to gather allows for creative thinking and connecting. When together with their peers, youth gain personal and interpersonal skills which helps them gain self-confidence and self-esteem.

lead

lead

Youth leaders are changemakers. The more opportunities given to youth, allows them to become more active in the community and in extracurricular activities. This helps them create lifelong skills.

Youth led initiatives have a positive impact on the number of youth choosing to not use substances. By getting involved in activities, youth are allowed and encouraged to identify, develop, and build upon their personality and special talents. Youth are truly the future of our world and it’s our duty to give them a voice that can be heard and taken seriously.