Evidence-Based Drug, Alcohol and Vaping* Education for High School Students - Free For Victorian Government Schools

Victorian government schools can now access evidence-based drug, alcohol & vaping* prevention education for FREE through the Schools Mental Health Menu. Interested? 
Simply register your interest via the short form on this page and we will be in touch with further details. 

  • Evidence-based curriculum proven to reduce alcohol and drug use
  • Realistic, relatable scenarios to help students develop critical life skills
  • Empowers students to make informed and responsible decisions
  • Reported positive feedback from both students and teachers
  • Modules targeting Years 8 to 11 for maximum impact
"We urgently need prevention programs that are evidence-based, effective and scalable..."

*The availability of the vaping program will be dependent on data demonstrating efficacy within the trial

Empower Your Students

In 8 clinical trials across 21,000 students and 240 schools, OurFutures online programs have been shown to effectively reduce binge drinking, addiction and related harms over the long term: 7 years post program delivery.

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Student Benefits

Increased knowledge about alcohol, cannabis, MDMA and new psychoactive substances

Reduced alcohol consumption and binge drinking

Reduced cannabis and ecstasy use

Slowed progression of anxiety symptoms*

Reduced psychological distress

Reduced harms related to the use of alcohol and ecstasy

Reduced intentions to use MDMA, psychostimulants, new psychoactive substances and synthetic cannabis

Improved attitudes towards alcohol

                     *when the Alcohol & Cannabis Module and Mental Health Module are delivered together

From the evidence in the 8 large randomised controlled studies, if all 1.5 million Australian high school aged children accessed the OurFutures programs there would be 120,000 fewer adolescents binge drinking, 1,000 fewer hospitalisations and 80% reduction in hazardous alcohol use.

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FEEDBACK

“Student feedback was positive! They loved the characters and story, particularly the language used.”
Teacher
Teacher
“Having the questions at the end of each lesson really helped us to make sure that we are remembering what we are learning and that it sticks in our brain for future use.”
Student
Student
“The class enjoyed the ‘new’/different way of presenting the information”
Teacher
Teacher
“Yeah good stuff. Thanks for some good info. Its gonna help me when i go through life.”
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Five Interactive Modules

Year
8

Alcohol

Year
8/9

Alcohol & Cannabis

Year
9/10

Cannabis & Psychostimulants

Year
10

MDMA & Emerging Drugs

Year
8/9/10

Mental Health

Each module contains

Realistic cartoon storylines

Interactive exercises

Information sheets

Class & homework activities

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