Youth Action Team (YAT)
Youth Action Teams (YATs) are formal groups of middle and high school students dedicated to planning and implementing peer-focused prevention and community service projects throughout the year. The DFE YAT will commit to conducting at least six service or prevention projects annually, including one prevention strategy per school semester that directly addresses substance misuse among peers. YAT members will also actively support major awareness campaigns like Red Ribbon Week in October and Alcohol Awareness Month in April. Through these initiatives, they will become powerful advocates for a safer, healthier Elbert County.
Our Mission
The mission of Drug-Free ELBERT is to cultivate a drug-free future for Elbert County through education, awareness, and support. It is dedicated to preventing youth substance misuse, specifically focusing on tobacco and THC/marijuana use among sixth through twelfth graders.
Parent Advisory Committee (PAC)
Drug-Free ELBERT is also expanding our Parent Advisory Committee (PAC), a group of parents who work with us to improve outreach, provide feedback, and build stronger family connections around prevention. Interested in joining? Contact us to learn more. Your voice matters!
Youth Resources
Have you ever wondered what to say if you are offered a vape or marijuana? Let's Be Clear, Georgia has practical responses for you to use. Click on the icon to learn more.
OperationParent provides free webinars for parents about talking to your child about substance abuse, mental health and screen time. Check out their webinar library to watch when you have time!
Parent Resources
It's never to early to talk to your child about drugs or vaping. Talking as early as elementary school can be a great preventative measure. It's also never to late to talk to your kid. What you have to say matters.
To learn more about how to talk to your child, click on the images below to enlarge our Conversation Starters for Parents.
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Follow us on Instagram and Facebook for more tips on how to "Just say no" to drugs and vaping. We also share parenting tips, and data on what youth in Elbert County are saying about their experiences.
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The Drug-Free Communities grant is supported by the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award funded by ONDCP. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by ONDCP, CDC/HHS, or the U.S. Government.