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Arcade's aim is to present young people with positive choices for a healthy lifestyle.
Young people are frequently presented with choices, from which TV channel to watch through to which GCSE options to choose. Choices related to drug and alcohol use can sometimes appear harmless yet prove to have serious consequences.
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Arcade has been running schools-based drug-education projects since 1994. We recognise the importance of providing accurate information about the potential dangers associated with alcohol and other drugs.
In 1999 we ran the first ‘Amaze’ - a large multi-media project for year 6 pupils. The numbers of schools participating in ‘Amaze’ has more than tripled each year and has increased from 360 pupils in 1999 to 1800 pupils in 2002. Since 2001 we have enlisted ‘year out’ teams to help us run more projects and attempt to meet the increasing demand for our services.
Currently the level of demand for our projects cannot be met. This is largely due to practical issues which could be solved by the housing of all Arcade's projects under one roof.
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