High on Success     The High On Success Program aims to reduce the harmful incidents of troubled youth who are often searching for some direction in their lives by providing services for youth and young adults (ages 16-24) within the community.  The primary focus of the Program prepares youth who are neither in school, nor work, or are struggling with remaining in school to address their personal issues and then subsequently become mentors for other troubled adolescents and young adults.     Research demonstrates that if youth drop out of school, they often hang out on the streets and are at greater risk for getting into trouble. The High on Success Program aims at keeping youth in school or working on a meaningful direction for their lives.     Data reflects that the longer the youth is not in school or working, the higher the likelihood of drug usage and crime involvement. The “High on Success©” Mentor Program provides participants with a means to increase self- esteem, decrease negative antisocial behaviours and increase their sense of positive mental health through personal stabilization.  In return, it is the objective of the Program that participants strive to become more productive in the community by mentoring others coming from similar situations.     Youth often complain that adults do not listen to them. Therefore, a working sub-committee of previously identified street youth and other youth, as well as professionals working in the field, were been invited to assist in designing and implementing the Program by forming an advisory committee.  Also, youth accepted into the Program assist in setting parameters for the group in which they participate.  Thus, youth who have felt that they do not have a voice in their lives (and society) are now participating in structuring a program to help themselves and others.  This process has been developed to promote a sense of validation of their abilities and what they have to offer.  Furthermore, this process promotes a sense of dignity and enriched self-esteem in the youth.     As noted above, the “High on Success©” Mentor Program prepares troubled youth who are neither in school nor    working to address their personal issues.  We know that whether we are working with street youth and/or other troubled youth (all teens as a matter of fact), they listen more to their peers than to knowledgeable adults.  Therefore, in this Program, there is the possibility of participants becoming mentors for other troubled adolescents and young adults.  Research has proven that the best way to learn and reinforce a skill or topic is to teach it.     The High on Success Program provides mental health court diversion programs for youth involved in minor criminal behaviours.  Referrals for the court diversion program are made through the intake procedure.