Key Points: Interactive workshop that provides proven tips on how to help youth take charge of their own programs. Provides helpful information on the proper way to assist youth. Adults (Lil ‘a') and youth advocates will share experiences related to the state youth-led movement and what makes it successful.

Learning Objectives: 1. Describe the development and implementation of the statewide tobacco control youth movement. 2. Identify successful ways of keeping youth programs youth-led and adult assisted. 3. Accelerate the process of transforming into a Lil 'a' s (adult) thereby allowing the youth to lead.

Benefits: Conference attendees can then take the information back to their states and local communities feeling empowered and excited about working with youth and gain a better understanding of the overall influence youth have on their peers, media, and even state legislators.