Goals, History and Impact
The primary goals of the Prevention Spring Youth Forum are to:
- Recognize and reward youth prevention teams that have implemented a successful project within their communities.
- Provide a venue to showcase prevention projects that were considered, created and shaped by youth leaders during and following previous Preveniton Summits or other youth trainings.
- Give students from across the state an opportunity to learn from one another through a series of forums presented by the prevention teams accepted to attend.
- Gather success stories from youth groups to share with future groups to encourage sustainability of their programs.
Spring Youth Forum and the Fall Prevention Summit
The Spring Youth Forum provides youth prevention teams the opportunity to learn from others while showcasing their own education and planning skills by sharing the successes and lessons learned from projects commenced during or following previous Prevention Summits or other youth trainings.
The inaugural Spring Youth Forum occurred in 2009. Visit the Spring Youth Forum archives for information on the teams, presentations, and program.
The Prevention Summit and the Spring Youth Forum work in tandem to create momentum and help to encourage and support prevention in local Washington communities. Visit the Prevention Summit website for more information.
The Summit and Spring Youth Forum Make a Difference!
- 301 youth and adults participated in the 2009 Spring Youth Forum
- 34 Washington state youth prevention teams presented their projects at the 2009 Spring Youth Forum.
- Of the 45 teams that participated in the 2008 Summit, 19 of the teams participated in the Spring Youth Forum 2009.
- There was a 42% completion rate of projects by youth prevention teams who participated in the 2008 Prevention Summit.
- 100% of the 2009 Spring Youth Forum teams submitted project success stories
- Additionally of those that completed the survey in 2009:
- 79% stated “above average or outstanding” in response to question, “workshop content was relevant and provided useful information I can apply to my work”
- 76% stated “above average or outstanding” in response to question, “Conference provided me with new information”
- 83% stated “above average or outstanding” in response to question, “Conference was a motivational experience for me”
- 99% stated that they would “absolutely recommend” this conference to others
- 79% stated “above average or outstanding” in response to question, “workshop content was relevant and provided useful information I can apply to my work”
