Empower young people to communicate about sexuality.
Train young people to become peer educators, sexual health
advocates, and role models to educate peers and adults to
communicate about sexuality-related issues.
New Jersey Teen Prevention Education Program
Organization: Princeton Center for Leadership Training, Princeton, NJ
Original Target Audience: Parents and their teenagers statewide
Language: Materials and sessions in English
The New Jersey Teen Prevention Education Program, popularly called
Teen PEP, is a statewide school-based program designed to
increase knowledge, skills, and behaviors that promote sexual
health among adolescents.
The program is based on the peer-to-peer education model
developed by the Princeton Center and the sexual health
curriculum developed by Princeton HiTOPS, Inc. (Health
Interested Teen's Own Program on Sexuality).
Student leaders are taught by two advisors to facilitate prevention
education workshops and to learn to become knowledgeable,
effective, and capable peer educators, sexual health advocates,
and role models. Designed to facilitate communication between
parents and teenagers about sexuality, "Family Night" is led by
peer educators at various schools. The workshops help peers,
parents, and educators build critical skills in the areas of
communication, problem-solving and decision-making, negotiation
and refusal, and self-management.
Currently, 31 high schools throughout New Jersey are members
of Teen PEP. Interested New Jersey schools submit applications in
the spring to join the Teen PEP Network and 10 to 12 schools
are selected each year.
New Jersey Teen Prevention Education Program
"Administrative support is essential for the success of the program. It is paramount to have a
committed team of stakeholders in each program who are dedicated to building a foundation
to institutionalize the program."
-Princeton Center for Leadership Training
For more information:
New Jersey Teen Prevention Education Program
Princeton Center for Leadership Training
Dr. Sherry L. Barr
12 Vandeventer Avenue
Princeton, NJ 08542
Phone: 609/252-9300, extension 117
Fax: 609/252-9393
E-mail: sbarr@princetonleadership.org
Web site: http://www.princetonleadership.org
