Teens on Target
Peer Talking to Peers about Preventing Violence
Since 1989, TEENS ON TARGET (TNT) has been offering young people who live in neighborhoods with the highest rates of violence positive alternatives, and training them to play leadership roles in violence prevention efforts. With gun homicides as a leading cause of death for children in California, we don't have a moment to wast...
Peer Talking to Peers about Preventing Violence
Since 1989, TEENS ON TARGET (TNT) has been offering young people who live in neighborhoods with the highest rates of violence positive alternatives, and training them to play leadership roles in violence prevention efforts. With gun homicides as a leading cause of death for children in California, we don't have a moment to waste.
TNT trains high school students and young adults – called Peer Educators – from neighborhoods with high levels of violence to present interactive violence prevention workshops to middle and high school students. The Peer Educators also work with community leaders and policy makers to develop solutions to violence.
Some of the Peer Educators are in wheelchairs from being shot, and most have experienced or are at great risk for experiencing violence first hand.
They undergo an extensive twelve-week after-school training on how to educate their peers and speak about the impact of violence in their lives. Facilitated by staff, they continue to meet twice a week after school throughout the school year to support one another and continue their training.
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