What is Second Chance?
Click here for a brief overview and instructions on how to get started.
Second Chance is a FREE on-line, interactive, and self-directed alternative to suspension program for Colorado teens that violate tobacco policy at school, or tobacco law in the community. The program may also be helpful for teens that are experimenting with tobacco, but have not violated tobacco policy. Second Chance is an educational program designed help students think about the role that tobacco plays in their lives and move them towards quitting. Second Chance is not a cessation program.
www.secondchancetobacco.org
Second Chance Informational Brochure (PDF, 3.5 MB) Includes information on the program rationale, specifications, goals, and objectives.
Getting Started with Second Chance: A Step-by-Step Guide for Program Administrators (PDF, 1.5 MB) Includes information on how to start using Second Chance in your school or community-based organization. Go to www.secondchancetobacco.org/admin to sign your students/youth up to use the free program.
Who Benefits from Second Chance?
Schools, local health agencies, and youth-serving organizations can use the program as a part of a comprehensive tobacco education and prevention strategy. Administrators have the ability to:
- Assign student usernames and passwords
- Track student progress in the program
- Analyze student demographics
- Review pre- and post-test results
Second Chance Content
Information in the Second Chance program is broken up into three major sections: Community, School, and Home. The following information is included in each section:
- Community: Tobacco Myths and Facts, Big Tobacco, Tobacco Laws
- School: Laws and Schools, Teen Opinions and Norms, Hooked on Nicotine, Influences
- Home: Tobacco Costs, Communication, My Action Plan, Step-by-Step
Students must complete a pre- and post-test as well as a brief chapter review after each of the three sections. The length of time needed to complete the program will vary with each student and may be between 1 – 1.5 hours. Students may complete the program in multiple sittings. Students who need to log off before they complete the program will start at the place they left off when they sign on again.
For More Information
Second Chance Overview PowerPoint (PPT, 9 MB)
Sample Student Consent Form (PDF, 100k)
Second Chance was developed with funding from the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment’s State Tobacco Education and Prevention Partnership (STEPP). Amendment 35 voter-approved tobacco tax funds were used to finance program development.
