SAFETEEN INC

What they do

SAFETEEN NEW MEXICO is A YOUTH DRIVEN, COMMUNITY BASED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT PARTNERS WITH VARIOUS PUBLIC and PRIVATE ENTITIES to FUND and CREATE HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS THAT EDUCATE TEENS ABOUT THE REAL CONSEQUENCES of POOR DECISIONS. OUR AREAS of INTEREST INCLUDE RISKY DRIVING BEHAVIORS and OTHER CRITICAL ISSUES FACING TEENS SUCH AS UNDER-AGE DRINKING, DRUG USE, DATE VIOLENCE, BODY IMAGE, DEPRESSION and SUICIDE. SAFETEENS VISION is to CREATE AWARENESS, BY YOUTH for YOUTH, to FACILITATE HEALTHY DECISION MAKING. STUDENTS and SCHOOL STAFF WORK TOGETHER WITH SAFETEEN to CUSTOMIZE SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMS AS WELL AS BROAD-BASED SOCIAL MARKETING CAMPAIGNS ON TEEN SAFETY ISSUES. THE SAFETEEN ORGANIZATION EXISTS to PREVENT INJURY, DEATH and DISABILITY RESULTING FROM POOR TEEN CHOICES.SAFETEENS WORK is CURRENTLY CONCENTRATED IN THREE AREAS:1. SCHOOL-BASED TEEN ISSUE AWARENESS PROGRAMS: WITH GUIDANCE FROM SAFETEEN, STUDENTS and HIGH SCHOOL STAFF CO-CREATE CUSTOMIZED SCHOOL PROGRAMS THAT PRODU