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After helping coalitions launch more than 25+ youth-led clubs, we’re opening up the vault to give you the blueprints to launch and grow your own. Anyone can use our signature Youth Launch Framework to engage students and start peer-led programming! Be the first to reserve your spot and get notified before we start the first cohort… COMING SOON!
Coalitions are our BEST partners
Save Time, Build Capacity
Coordinating a coalition means you have 10 jobs rolled into one! Prevention programs need to be impactful, measurable and engaging while also increasing partnerships in the community. At Vive18 we pride ourselves on continual partnerships with coalitions across the U.S. to get youth involved in drug prevention, build student leaders and educate communities around substance use. Let’s ignite your youth involvement together!
Vive18 programs are
- Evidence Based
- Age Appropriate
- Fun & Relatable
- Choice Focused
They are NOT
- Shameful or Scary
- Outdated
- Boring
- Doom & Gloom
Reserve Vive18 for RED RIBBON WEEK!
Schools want something fun for RRW and you want to launch and grow your student-led group. Let's do this.
WARNING
We make prevention fun! our trainings, presentations, curriculum and peer-led clubs are high energy. no more boring prevention programs!
#1 Youth Speaker for Coalitions
Alcohol education doesn’t have to be boring! Our whole platform began as a college movement – showing students they can make friends, have fun and feel good without using mind altering substances. Colleges and universities enjoy that Vive18 is nonjudgmental, interactive, funny, and actionable for students who use (and those who don’t). This higher ed presentation is great for first year orientation, welcome week, greek life and athletics. Presentations include:
- Bystander Intervention
- Research on Alcohol, Vaping, Marijuana
- How Drugs Influence Mental Health
- Protecting Your Goals
- Alternative Ways to Socialize
Vive18 presenters are among the best drug prevention speakers in the nation for high school audiences. If you need someone who can relate to students who have already started using drugs, show them they can do better, while instilling confidence for the ones who are staying drug-free, make sure to request our lead high school substance use speaker, Tomas Barraza. The high school program emphasizes:
- Social Norms (Majority of HS Students are NOT Using Drugs)
- Drugs and Your Mental Health
- Building Coping Skills in Healthy Ways
- Science Behind Youth Alcohol, Vaping & THC Use
- Having Fun & Feeling Good Without Drugs
Vive18 speaker, Jake White, is one of the best middle school drug prevention speakers in the U.S. Keeping a junior high crowd engaged, on task and learning through fun experiences is how we share the truth about youth substance use. Students this age are starting to see drug use around them and some are even starting to use, but the majority of students are not. This age appropriate message is perfect to help students continue to make smart choices for their brain, body and mental health even amongst pressure. Our middle school presentations include:
- Truth About Vaping, Alcohol & Marijuana
- Coping and Refusal Skills
- Social Norms (Majority of Middle & High School Students Don’t Use)
- Setting & Protecting Your Goals
- Positive Decision Making
As young founders of a youth movement, we are often asked to speak at various events like leadership conferences, teen institutes, mental health summits, career technical education (CTE) conferences, church youth groups and other youth events. We truly enjoy investing in young people and would love to support your event.
- Leadership & Influence
- Social Skills
- Mental Health & Wellness
- Student Entrepreneurship
- Social Change
Parents & Community
The experience of youth consists of school, guardians, family, teachers, counselors and many others. Educating parents and professionals about substance use will help amplify our efforts and effectiveness in reducing drug use among youth. We offer live presentations to your community and a recording can be sent to any parents who might not be able to attend.
- Learn popular substances among youth and how to identify if your teen is using
- Best practices for preventing substance use in your home
- How to talk with your kids about drugs and alcohol
Elementary school messages are split into K-2 and 3-5 age groups. The younger kids will learn SEL coping skills like what to do when they’re sad. We emphasize that a healthy mind and body is something to protect. We can help them define a drug (medicine, legal, illegal) and the idea that we only should use drugs that are from a doctor or a parent/guardian. As students in grades 3-5 are sometimes vaping (or seeing it around), the older students can get a closer experience to our middle school presentation depending on what you need. Elementary School drug prevention speaker includes:
- Dealing with Emotions
- What is a Drug
- Resiliency & Coping Skills
- Protecting Your Future
- Healthy Mind & Body
Rise Coalition: Sedro-Woolley, Washington
Trained teachers and high school staff on prevention and reducing the stigma of addiction. Had an all-school assembly and then leadership workshop with youth prevention club to increase involvement with peers.
*Alternative Activities + Community Based Process + Education + Information Dissemination
Drug Free Youth: Salmon, Idaho
Student leaders from Salmon Drug Free Youth met Jake & Tomas at CADCA Midyear and requested them for Red Ribbon Week. From speaking at the elementary school and the middle school and high school, to doing a leadership session with their prevention club – Their students and teachers loved it and are already asking when Vive18 will be back!
*Alternative Activities + Community Based Process + Education + Information Dissemination
Youth Alliance
St Joseph, Missouri
ECHO Coalition
Williams County, Ohio
DFC Grantee: ROCMND Area Youth Services (Oklahoma)
Southeast Kansas Substance Misuse Prevention Coalition
AveNew Prevention Coailtion
Kingsport, Tennessee
More for Miami Coalition
Peru, Indiana
Graham County Coalition
Douglas, Arizona
Jake White
Jake has spoken to tens of thousands of high school and college students and been featured on news outlets like USA Today and ABC News. He created Party.0, a national movement, while still in school and has dedicated his life to showing students they can make friends, have fun and feel good without substances.
- Spoken to more than 50,000 high school and college students
- Created a company and social movement as a student
Tomas Barraza
Tomas spent his youth in the drug trade until a near death experience changed his life. Realizing he could help build a positive future, instead of bringing it down, he co-founded Vive18 to help students make great choices. Tomas has…
- Spoken to 100,000+ students and given more than 700 presentations
- Named one of the best youth educators in the state of Arizona
- Featured speaker for the Arizona Governor’s Youth Leadership Day
Contact Us to Learn More
- (480) 239-4355
- jake@vive18.com
FAQ's
Our prevention toolkit & curriculum is evidence based, all of our programs use evidence based practices. We continually learn the latest prevention strategies to make sure we’re relevant and effective.
We love working with our partners to measure and show the impact of Vive18 programs. Ask to use our measurement tools or we can try yours!
Vive18 substance use prevention assemblies and presentations typically last between 45 minutes to 1 hour to easily go along with class schedules. It can be adjusted to fit your school’s schedule, but that’s what most people ask for.
Trainings, workshops and custom conferences can vary in length.
Vive18 presentation costs vary based on location, the number of working days needed, and how far in advanced you book. We work diligently to sustain our program while also making these live events affordable.
Funds should never be a barrier for us to partner with you. If we can’t find the money, there are options for you to implement our activities with the Vive18 Toolkit and our course materials.
For a specific quote, use one of these options:
- Fill out the form above
- Call us at (480) 239-4355
- Schedule a zoom call
We’ve worked with students in elementary school, middle school, high school, college and even adults on youth substance. Each is uniquely crafted to be age-appropriate and engaging for each audience.
If you’d like a school in your community to host a drug prevention presentation by Vive18, we encourage you to share our presentation informational guide with a school or district administrator. Fill out this form to get your presentation guide.
Anytime! Of course we have more open dates if you book 6-12 months out, but some schools have gotten us within 3 weeks of the event. As my momma says, “it doesn’t hurt to ask!” If you want to inquire about a specific week or day, contact us with the form above.