
ENCOUNTER YOUTH EDUCATION™
ALCOHOL & OTHER DRUG EDUCATION
Encounter Youth has been providing our alcohol & other drug education program to students, parents and teachers since 2000. We are the largest provider of school alcohol & other drug education to South Australian secondary students, educating over 22,000 young people, parents and teachers last year.
We aim to alert, inform, and empower young people to bring about safer, more meaningful celebration. We adopt a harm minimisation approach and encourage students to ‘look after themselves and their mates’. Our program aims to reduce and prevent alcohol and other drug-related harm among young people.
Serving Metro & Regional Schools Across South Australia
In addition to the many metro-based schools we serve, we travel to schools all across regional South Australia. We travel north to Leigh Creek, south to Mt Gambier, west to Ceduna and east to Bordertown to ensure that distance is not a barrier to receiving our evidence-based education.
Good News: We’re Here to Help!
Introducing our New Online Learning Platform
Despite the prevailing uncertainty facing many teachers and students, we have good news to share.
Our entire alcohol & other drug education program is now available online via our secure website platform.
Yes, whether your students are attending school or staying at home, you can offer them our engaging education program that is mapped to the Australian Curriculum and the Keeping Safe: Child Protection Curriculum.
A Comprehensive Education Program
Are you a regional school in South Australia? We’ve got some great news for you.
From 2018 to 2020, Encounter Youth is partnering with Variety – the Children’s Charity to offer our alcohol & other drug education program to regional schools in SA without the usual travel fee. This will make alcohol & other drug education more accessible for regional school communities in SA. Find out more here.

What Students & Teachers Are Saying
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Find out More Today!
If you’d like to know more, we have a dedicated page for seminar information, for teachers, for parents and for young people. Simply click on your button of choice below.
If you have a question, don’t hesitate to get in touch via our contact form or call us directly on (08) 8179 0300.
We’d love to hear from you.