In 1985,
the government asked young people for their opinion on how to prevent drug abuse
in Wales.
Young people said that it must be done in a way that most young people would
under and respect. Ideally, they said, young people themselves should do it.
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The government agreed with this, and as an experiment, they helped those young people to set up their own organisation that would educate young people about drug abuse. |
The young people called their new organisation
"Youthlink Wales".
In 1992, Youthlink Wales became a registered charity and started
educating young people on other issues as well as drug abuse, like sexual
health, mental health etc.
Today, Youthlink Wales is still owned and run by
young people who want to make "safer choice".
Youthlink Wales does not believe in telling young people what to do, but
we do give young people facts about issues, encourage young people to talk about
issues and share their attitude and opinions with each other.
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If you want to know more... Call our Administrative Team on 02920 885711 |
