Addiction Education Society Inc

Program 2: program development should susan drink? Background: should susan drink? Is a video-based learning experience designed for high school students. It explores the probability of susan becoming addicted to alcohol based on various factors. Susan, a high school student, is looking forward to an after-school party but is worried about her chances of developing an addiction, especially since her father drinks excessively. To assess her risk factors and determine the likelihood of her enjoying alcohol too much and potentially becoming addicted, she seeks the help of scientists at harvards mclean hospital. A series of five videos is planned for development during the 2024-2025 school year, which will include: - video 1: susans dilemma draft video completed - video 2: sequencing susan's dna - video 3: imaging susans brain - video 4: measuring susans tolerance to distress - video 5: susans decision: should she attend the after-school party? Process: aes conducted student focus groups at epaa and crystal springs uplands high schools to gather feedback on the new video 1 module, ensuring that the content is relevant, engaging, and appropriate for today's teens. Focus group outcomes: likes: participants found the content to be relevant, valuable, and credible. They appreciated the involvement of professionals from harvard and found the discussions about addiction relatable to todays teens. Additionally, they valued the information about genetic risks and the explanation of the brains role in addiction. Dislikes: participants expressed concerns about the use of stock images and video replacements, the slow pace and cadence of the video, its length, and the low volume level. They also requested more visuals and noted inconsistencies among the characters. Next steps: we will update and edit critical areas of the video, identify a video editor, finalize content updates, and begin developing the remaining videos.

Program 3: program development should susan drink? Background: should susan drink? Is a video-based learning experience designed for high school students. It explores the probability of susan becoming addicted to alcohol based on various factors. Susan, a high school student, is looking forward to an after-school party but is worried about her chances of developing an addiction, especially since her father drinks excessively. To assess her risk factors and determine the likelihood of her enjoying alcohol too much and potentially becoming addicted, she seeks the help of scientists at harvards mclean hospital. A series of five videos is planned for development during the 2024-2025 school year, which will include: -video 1: susans dilemma draft video completed -video 2: sequencing susan's dna -video 3: imaging susans brain -video 4: measuring susans tolerance to distress -video 5: susans decision: should she attend the after-school party? Process: aes conducted student focus groups at epaa and crystal springs uplands high schools to gather feedback on the new video 1 module, ensuring that the content is relevant, engaging, and appropriate for today's teens. Focus group outcomes: likes: participants found the content to be relevant, valuable, and credible. They appreciated the involvement of professionals from harvard and found the discussions about addiction relatable to todays teens. Additionally, they valued the information about genetic risks and the explanation of the brains role in addiction. Dislikes: participants expressed concerns about the use of stock images and video replacements,the slow pace and cadence of the video, its length, and the low volume level. They also requested more visuals and noted inconsistencies among the characters. Next steps: we will update and edit critical areas of the video, identify a video editor, finalize content updates, and begin developing the remaining videos.

Program 4 platform migration from 906 technologies to aes platform - planning aes has initiated the planning phase for the transition of our current program software and mobile application from our vendor, 906 technologies, to our proprietary aes platform. To support this transition, we have engaged two it consultants to assist in the development and design of our platform's test and production environments. The new platform will allow aes software developers to collaborate more effectively with staff and implement necessary software changes in a timely manner.