PEER ZONE

“[The peer educators] are kind of like our age and they know what we think and we feel because they
are going through the same stuff, so that helped a little…we’re all going through it together”

-Former 9th grade CROSSROADS Participant

Peer Educators- Welcome to YOUR Page! The CROSSROADS Peer Zone is designed to help and encourage you to be the best CROSSROADS Peer Educator you can be! Here at CROSSROADS, we want you to know that we are here FOR YOU! There are literally hundreds of other Peer Educators just like you and a lot more students who are waiting to hear your message. The Peer Zone will help you bring the CROSSROADS program AND the CROSSROADS message to many others AND it’ll help you learn a lot and have fun doing it!

Our goal for the Peer Zone is that it becomes the place you go anytime you have questions related to CROSSROADS (or drug abuse prevention in general). So check back here often to see how we’re doing and be sure to let us know what you think!


IT’S ALL ABOUT YOU

Regardless of what you may think, you are a role model for your school and your classmates! You have been chosen as a CROSSROADS Peer Educator because you possess unique qualities that CROSSROADS needs to get across our message of drug-free living. We don’t expect you to have all the answers, but we can arm you with knowledge and confidence to share what you know with your fellow students. Take pride in being the best CROSSROADS Peer Educator you can be—you never know whose life you may change!

“I know it sounds cheesy, but if I could help just one kid in my class stay off drugs, it was worth it.”
-Former CROSSROADS Peer Educator


JUST LOOKIN’ FOR A LITTLE HELP

Hey—did we tell you? CROSSROADS is a partnership. You have a WHOLE TEAM that is ready and willing to help and guide you during your time as a CROSSROADS Peer Educator. You have the COLLEGE MENTORS and the rest of the crew here at CROSSROADS at the University of North Carolina Wilmington! Plus you have your CROSSROADS teachers and advisors. Oh, and you have each other too! Yep! You have the benefit of getting tips and pointers from other CROSSROADS Peer Educators—those who are involved right now and those who have gone before you! And every bit of that you can get right here at the Peer Zone!


CONNECT WITH A MENTOR
You can communicate with our College Mentors in a number of ways! They are always willing to talk with you and answer any questions you may have. Don’t ever hesitate to ask! The CROSSROADS College Mentors can be reached through the following ways:

• Toll free at 1-866-215-6204— Call our team and we’ll set up a time for you to personally talk to a College Mentor.
• Facebook— We are Crossroads Drug Prevention— Write on our wall and we’ll respond.
• Email— Contact crossroadsprevention.com— Ok, so email’s boring, but it’s still a great way to communicate with us! Give it a try!
  

Our College Mentors want to hear from you!

 

Contact crossroadsprevention.com

MONTHLY NEWSLETTER

Once each semester, our CROSSROADS team will be publishing a newsletter just for you. It will include great information, helpful tips, and access to additional CROSSROADS materials. You can view our most recent newsletter or others you may have missed by going to the CROSSROADS website and checking under Sign-up for our Newsletter .


THIS IS YOUR PLACE FOR MORE INFORMATION

• Has someone asked you a question for which you didn’t know the answer?
• Are you unsure how to prepare for your first Drug Information Booth?
• Don’t know which Healthy Majority Social Norms Poster to use?

Don’t worry—everyone has questions from time to time. Look, we know there are lots of place you can go for information about drugs. What we want to do is show you where to go to get ACCURATE information. A lot of the info out there is not reliable OR accurate!

Below are links to a number of great, trustworthy websites where you can get up-to-date and accurate information. One you want to be sure to check out is CROSSROADS' Best--there is a ton of info and it’s easy to use. The answer you are looking for may be right here!

And as always, if you can’t find what you are looking for here, a College Mentor can help. Why give someone the wrong information when getting the RIGHT information is as easy as a visit to the Peer Zone?


WE ARE COMMITTED TO YOU AND TO YOUR SUCCESS

We love our CROSSROADS Peer Educators and we want to help in any way we can! This page is for you! If you have any suggestions on what you would like to see included on this page, just contact us and let us know. We want this page to be a tool for you that you can really use. Check back often for new information and don’t forgot to contact us if you have any questions. You are doing great work! Never forget that!

CROSSROADS' Best Resources