Top Secret Project

The Top Secret Project is an immersive substance misuse prevention experience designed to help parents and caregivers uncover the mysteries of teen lives. As a part of the Top Secret Project, trained Prevention Specialists guide participants through a virtual teen’s bedroom and show them how to identify items and cues that may signal alcohol or other drug use and other behavioral health concerns, as well as signs of health in their teen’s lives. Parents and caregivers will learn how to effectively prevent and intervene upon concerns in the family home. This adult-friendly, kid-informed experience can provide critical insights to parents and caregivers about their own children’s health, wellbeing, and potential risk behaviors – all amid clothes on the floor, supplies on the desk, and products on the dresser.

We know that young people need the adults in their lives to act as their prevention partners, to engage with them as they grow and to be sure that growth is healthy. The Top Secret Project helps adults explore the home environment through the eyes of a teenager and to intervene effectively within that environment to prevent youth substance use. Parents who have experienced the Top Secret Project describe the experience as educational, engaging, and eye opening.

If you have questions about The Top Secret Project and how it might be implemented in your community, please contact us at 1-866-375-2996 or, by email, prevention@hazedenbettyford.org.