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Teens For Tomorrow


​Peer educators for youth substance use prevention
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Clark County, WA
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We are Clark County Teens for Tomorrow (TFT), and this website is for you.

We are a group of youth working to protect our community and our peers from the impacts of substance use. We noticed that most websites about youth substance use prevention are created by adults, so we made this website as a space to better our community and to connect with you, youth to youth. 

​This website is a space where you can ask questions, learn more about substances, find resources, and just get to know TFT and what we do. Our goal is for you to feel safe and welcome, and hopefully to come away with some extra knowledge. 
Here for prevention
We know from research the kinds of negative effects drugs and alcohol can have on young brains (under 25). We want to improve youth access to information about drugs and alcohol.

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Here for support
Being a youth can be stressful. Sometimes the media glamorizes substance use as a way to cope, when in reality there are way cheaper, healthier, and more effective ways to handle stress. We want to share the resources and the coping strategies that work for us!
Here for youth
This site includes information to help all youth. Are you here for yourself? We got you. Worried about a family member or friend? We got you. Here for a school project? We're here for it. This is a judgement free zone, and you are welcome here no matter what!

​What is TFT?

TFT stands for Teens for Tomorrow. We are a nonjudgmental and inclusive group of Clark County, WA youth (ages 12-18) preventing youth drug and alcohol use, using our words and in our own way. We noticed that most websites about youth substance use prevention are created by adults, so we made this website as a way to better our community by connecting with you, youth to youth.

What do TFT peer educators do?

We work to encourage healthy behavior, build resilience, provide coping resources and support to youth in our community. However, within our prevention work, TFT creates connections and bonds with those we impact, and we demonstrate how connection is the best prevention. We do this by:
  • Promoting awareness through outreach and educational programs, while serving as a resource for our peers at school and/or one-on-one
  • Advising various community organizations on how to best prevent youth substance use in our community
  • Supporting programs and policies that minimize youth substance use
We seek to represent the diverse geographic regions and populations of the county. Our members include youth who have never used drugs and alcohol, youth with past experimentation/use, and youth who have completed treatment and are now in recovery. 

We are fighting for a better future for youth in Clark County and beyond!

Check out our playlist, TFT Happy Chaos!

We made the TFT Happy Chaos playlist because we love music and it is a big part of our daily activities. It helps us relax, get motivated, and makes us happy. We want to share our favorites with others and hope it helps them like it does us.

We also made a booklet to go with the playlist to talk about what music means to us, how music relates to prevention, and ways music can be used to shift your mood or help you relax. You can see the pages of our booklet in the photo gallery below.
Link: listen to the TFT Happy Chaos playlist on Spotify

    What's your favorite song or artist? Let us know! 

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TFT Gallery


    Ask Teens for Tomorrow! 

    We're here to answer your questions about drugs and alcohol, prevention, local resources, and anything else related to our work. You can ask us your questions anonymously (without sharing your name and email) and a TFT member will write an answer to your message and post it on the blog. Or, if you choose to provide your email address, we'll email you our response directly. 

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    You're welcome to include specific details about yourself or your situation, and if you do we may edit your question before we share it anywhere to help protect your privacy. Personal details are kept confidential unless your question falls under mandatory reporting requirements, which you can read more about on the Resources page under "What's the definition of...". And if you have a question that's not related to substances or prevention but you'd still like to talk to another youth, please feel free to reach out to Teen Talk!
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YOUth supporting YOUth.​


Our mission

We work to learn about substance use prevention among ourselves and other youth by:
  • exchanging knowledge and resources,
  • promoting mental health,
  • creating an inclusive, resilient community,
  • building and elevating youth leadership.

Our vision

The youth in Clark County are empowered to:
  • advocate for themselves and others,
  • build healthy coping skills,
  • create a resilient and connected community for our future.
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