Barbara Krovitz-Neren

Barbara Krovitz-Neren, MA, has been a youth and parenting advocate for more than thirty years. As a pioneer in the addiction prevention field, she has created dynamic programs that have impacted more than 50,000 youth, adolescents, and young adults around the country. Barbara has trained individuals in school districts, community social service agencies, and parent groups, both nationally and internationally. She also coauthored a K-6 prevention curriculum that has been used in many school...See more

Barbara Krovitz-Neren, MA, has been a youth and parenting advocate for more than thirty years. As a pioneer in the addiction prevention field, she has created dynamic programs that have impacted more than 50,000 youth, adolescents, and young adults around the country. Barbara has trained individuals in school districts, community social service agencies, and parent groups, both nationally and internationally. She also coauthored a K-6 prevention curriculum that has been used in many school districts in the United States. She co-founded and directed Children Are People Inc., from 1977-1989, and founded Confident Kids, where she created a support-group model for elementary and middle school-age youth at risk and for children of alcoholics. See less