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OurFutures

OurFutures Institute

Clincially proven evidence-based drug, alcohol, vaping, tobacco and mental health education programs for secondary school students.

  • Online

Pricing: Paid

Origin: Developed in Australia for Australian schooling contexts

Affiliations: Approved elsewhere: Be You, NSW, SA, VIC

Product type: Program

Contact details

OurFutures Institute
ABN: 24 664 585 040

https://ourfuturesinstitute.org.au/

info@ourfuturesinstitute.org.au

Focus areas

  • Positive relationships

  • Mental health literacy and life skills

  • Drug and alcohol education

Curriculum alignment

  • Health and PE

Prospective users

Audience: Whole school universal (Tier 1), Whole class universal (Tier 1)

Context: School or centre-based

Main beneficiaries: Year 7, Year 8, Year 9, Year 10, Year 11

Delivery style: Student, self-directed

Aims & approach

Aims and objectives include:

  • Increase knowledge about alcohol and other drugs.
  • Reduce alcohol consumption and drug use.
  • Slow progression of anxiety symptoms.
  • Reduce harms associated with the use of alcohol and drugs.
  • Reduce intentions to use alcohol and other drugs.
  • Improve attitudes towards alcohol.

Implementation support

  • Implementation training webinars or modules
  • Ongoing helpdesk, email or phone support

Evidence

The efficacy of the OurFutures programs is based on decades of research involving focus groups, pilot studies, and eight large randomised controlled trials (RCTs). Evidence is available at: https://ourfuturesinstitute.org.au/research-evidence/