
Empower 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.
Our Alcohol & Other Drug education program is available in both in-person and online formats.
Our new Teacher Resource Room is now live!
This fantastic resource provides teachers and communities with effective tools, information and resources to support young people to make positive choices around alcohol and other drugs.
Why over 80 schools Chose Us Last Year
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!
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 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
Our entire program offering is available online or in-person.
What Students & Teachers Are Saying
★★★★★
Great presenter, knowledgeable, relevant and non-judgemental, easy to approach and always delivers content in an engaging way, our students have really responded well … and they can be a tough crowd!”
Teacher
Moonta Area School
★★★★★
Brilliant session and a fantastic and engaging presenter. Staff hated staying back for PD but left thanking us for organising it!!”
★★★★★
The presenter was very professional and spoke very clearly. They explained information in detail and shared examples that students could relate to. They also made students feel comfortable to engage in the activities and discussions.”
Year 11 Coordinator
Eastern Fleurieu School
Gold Partner Schools



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.