Potential Magazine Fall 2015 - Georgia Edition | Page 36

happy + healthy

staying safe

Danger Zone

“Rather than just increasing knowledge, we’re
increasing school connectedness,” Jones said.

Thanks to programs like FOCUS, students are
learning how and why to avoid activities that can
put their present and future in jeopardy.

FOCUS hosts two statewide youth conferences each year:
• The Alabama Youth Council (AYC) in the fall
• The Rally for Awareness in late spring

The FOCUS Program is a school-based program promoting
student-led prevention of adolescent risk behaviors. The program
may be implemented in health education, family and consumer
science, or driver’s education courses to name a few or even in
extra-curricular activities at some schools.

Both conferences feature nationally known motivational speakers, offer Facilitator Training Wor