HOPES Program

Healthy Options for the Prevention and Education of Substances

Mission

The HOPES program strives to utilize best practices in providing alcohol and other drug education and prevention programming for the University of Wyoming campus and community. The HOPES program promotes a standard of wellness in regard to healthy, informed choices surrounding alcohol use and the prevention of illicit drug use by college students.

About

In tandem, the HOPES Program and the AWARE Program promote the message of personal wellness via guidance, education, research, and collaboration focused on healthy choices about the use of alcohol and other drugs.

Unlike some substance misuse prevention programs that utilize fear-based approaches and promote a "just-say-no" message, the HOPES Program takes a more positive approach and focuses on harm reduction.

We recognize that college students are young adults who have the intellectual capacity to make responsible, informed decisions about their substance use. Therefore, it is the role of HOPES to provide students with accurate information regarding substance use and the skills necessary to reduce or elimnate harm.

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For five years in a row, the University of Wyoming has earned the highly regarded Campus Prevention Network (CPN) Seal of Prevention for our best-in-class prevention and wellness programs.

The CPN Seal represents the highest standard for online prevention education, with a rigorous set of criteria to ensure we are making a measurable impact across the critical health and safety areas of alcohol and drug misuse, sexual assault, mental health, and community building.

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As part of the Wellness Center, the HOPES Program utilizes a holistic approach to substance use prevention. While there are services HOPES offers that directly discuss the health risks of using/misusing, as well as the responsible use of, alcohol and other drugs, the HOPES Program also utilizes the eight dimensions of wellness to mitigate substance misuse: physical, emotional, intellectual, spiritual, occupational, financial, environmental, and social.

Programs HOPES offers:

• AlcoholEdu for College Primary and Sexual Assault Prevention for Undergraduates online courses

• Step Up! Bystander Intervention Training

• A-Team Coalition

• Healthy Poke Patrol

• AUDIT and CUDIT Screenings

• American College Health Association National College Health Assessment

• Drug Free Schools and Campuses Act Biennial Review

• Wellness Center Program Registration

For substance intervention and recovery information, please visit AWARE’s webpage.