DFLC students meet regularly with the DFLC facilitator to learn more about substance use in Defiance County youth and provide updates on their campaigns. One of the goals of the group is for the awareness campaigns being shared in the schools is youth led and created, while the DFLC facilitator acts as guide for the students. Youth led prevention (YLP) is a common strategy for substance use prevention in schools because the prevention efforts tend to be more meaningful to students when it is led by their peers rather than adults. Students who participate in YLP also develop their interpersonal, research, and communication skills. Through participating as DFLC student representatives, these students also become resources for their peers. 

The students design materials and plan campaigns to be shared in their school to inform peers about the percentage of youth in Defiance County who actually use substances, the dangers of using substances, and making positive life choices. The DFLC students have also taken an interest in promoting information about mental health and self-care as a strategy to prevent substance use. In some of the Defiance County high schools, larger student groups have been born out of the interest of being the student representative for the DFLC. These larger groups typically meet after the DFLC meetings and discuss campaign plans and work together on creating materials (posters, stall talk content, etc.) that can be displayed or distributed in their school.