Project Northland Grades 6-8 - Alcohol Use Prevention Curriculum
Used in SAMHSA's Reach Out Now Program
by Cheryl L. Perry, Ph.D., Kelli A. Komro, Ph.D., Carolyn L. Williams, Ph.D., Sara Veblen-Mortenson, M.S.W., M.P.H., and Bonnie S. Dudovitz, M.Ed., Developed by the University of Minnesota

• Recognition - National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices
• "A" Rating - Making the Grade by Drug Strategies
• Exemplary Programs - Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice and Safe and Drug-Free Schools, U.S. Department of Education
• Meets Principle of Effectiveness #3 for Safe and Drug-Free School

Now better-than-ever, the 2nd Edition of Project Northland includes helpful new resources, reflects greater diversity, shows realistic situations facing today's youth, and maintains fidelity to the original version and its powerful prevention messages. This 2nd Edition is completely redesigned to be more portable and user-friendly. Delivering Project Northland is now easier than ever!
About Project Northland
Project Northland is based on the most rigorous alcohol-use prevention trial ever funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) and was developed in a region of the country that led the nation in alcohol-related teen traffic fatalities. The program was designed by prevention researchers to delay the age when youth begin drinking, to reduce use among young people who have tried alcohol, to limit the use of other drugs, and to reduce alcohol-related problems.
How it works
Project Northland employs grade-specific tasks, exercises, and activities in a variety of highly engaging, interactive formats--such as comic books and posters--to reach young people at an age when they are most likely to try alcohol. Because this program includes important community components, it can be effectively implemented by schools as well as by community programs.
Website: Project Northland