Frequently Asked Questions

Q. What is needed to collaborate with The PEERS Project?

A: It can be implemented in any school district, organization, or community where there are enough interested high school students to serve as peer mentors, and one or more adults to coordinate The PEERS Project.

Q. What is the source of the curriculum?

A: The curriculum was developed by Eve Jackson, M.S., an educator with 20 years of experience, and initially underwritten by St. Vincent Hospitals and Health Services in Indianapolis. It has been continually updated using the latest medically accurate, research-based data.

Q. Can the program be held at locations other than schools?

A: Yes. It can be (and is) implemented by youth-serving organizations in such locations as community centers, YMCA's, and churches.

Q. Does the program cost anything?

A: Within Indiana, no. The PEERS Project is funded by a government grant. In other states, it is priced competitively.

Q. Is this sex education?

A: Our program focuses on how to develop healthy relationships, the positive reasons for abstaining and the negative consequences of premarital sex.

Q. Is The PEERS Project religious in nature?

A: No. Our government funding requires that our abstinence education be purely secular. It is character-based. There is no religious content.