All Stars is a US-designed program that has successfully reduced sexual activity and other risky behaviors, such as substance misuse, among young adolescents. It is classified as a Model Program by the US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

Designed primarily for young people aged between the ages of 11 and 13, All Stars targets three factors that influence children’s decisions to engage in risky behaviors: normative beliefs, lifestyle incongruence and manifest commitment.

The program rationale says most teenagers are prone to exaggerate their own sexual experiences and that by doing so they create a mistaken belief among their peers that it is normal and acceptable to engage in early and unprotected sexual activity or drug-taking. All Stars helps to develop what it calls more positive normative beliefs by facilitating guided discussions and group activities.

At the same time, young people enrolled on the program are encouraged to think about their aspirations and to acknowledge that early pregnancy and substance misuse are likely to jeopardize their chances. For example, they will be advised that drug taking is incompatible with an aspiration to be a doctor or a policeman.