Testimonials From Our Partners
“I have had the pleasure of working with Ian Groves since 2019, and I cannot speak highly enough of his impact on our school community. Ian possesses an exceptional balance of knowledge and expertise, paired with a natural ability to connect with parents, students, and faculty alike.
Our students eagerly anticipate Ian’s visits each year, as he engages them through compelling stories and meaningful discussions. He is able to provide current, relevant, and factual information and shares it in a way that inspires them to make positive, healthy choices. Parents walk away from his presentations feeling informed and empowered to have meaningful dialogue with their kids on the topic of substance prevention and misuse. His ability to build trust—both with students and parents—is truly remarkable and speaks to his authenticity, professionalism, and genuine nature. Ian is not only incredibly reliable but also deeply committed to making a difference.
His work has had a lasting, positive impact on our community, and we are grateful for his dedication to prevention education. I wholeheartedly recommend Ian to any school or organization seeking a knowledgeable, engaging, and compassionate prevention specialist.
Michele Huskey L.A.C- Middle School Counselor - Phoenix Country Day School
“I had the good fortune in 2016 to audition and hire a young Ian Groves at the beginning of his journey in prevention. He entered the field with an earnest passion and commitment that I have only seen grow in the years since. FCD's professional development structure was fast-paced and highly rigorous, owing to our small staff size and commitment to excellence in partnership with our clients around the globe; in a few short years, Ian became proficient in the competencies of prevention. He was especially skilled in making a heart-to-heart and head-to-head connection with the students he taught. Feedback from clients often highlighted his professionalism and age-appropriateness, capable of pitching sophisticated content to the audience in front of him, be they youth of any age or adult. By the time I left FCD in 2020, Ian was trusted to lead training sessions for his peers on advanced prevention topics, such as the use of epidemiologic data in the prevention classroom.
The legacy of FCD Prevention Works is an unflagging passion for global, schools-based youth substance misuse prevention and health promotion, executed in a bespoke and sophisticated manner by individuals in long-term, healthy recovery from addiction who are also well-versed in the science of prevention. Ian Groves inherits a share of this legacy, and I'm excited to see what the future holds for Atom Theory Prevention.”
David Sherrell -Former Executive Director of FCD Prevention Works
"We are grateful to have partnered with Ian Groves for drug and alcohol prevention for the past six years. Ian has an incredible ability to light up the classroom and engage an auditorium full of students from day one. His powerful personal story—how his drug use in high school sidelined his dreams of becoming a college athlete—resonates deeply with our students.
Ian educates teens by providing evidence-based data that inspires critical thinking and raises awareness about the risks of adolescent drug and alcohol use. We look forward to welcoming Ian back each year, as he always brings new insights and valuable lessons!"
Crystal Sebastian - Health & Wellness Coordinator, Hawai’i Preparatory Academy
“I really like how [Ian] don’t just give us facts, but [he] give us real experiences so that we can see and put in to perspective what can really happen with a real life example (you). I also like how funny [Ian] is, I never got bored or zoned out because [he] was funny and interesting. You related to us really well.”
12th Grade Student - Marin County, CA
“I feel like [Ian] said everything we needed to hear. I’m glad I was informed on all of this because there were drugs I was using but never quite [knew] what it did to my body.”
11th grade Student ~ Zurich, Switzerland
“I thought [Ian] taught me some extremely useful things, and it really meant a lot to me. I come from a family where drug use and alcohol was prominent for a while, and I learned a lot of stuff I didn’t already know.”
9th Grade Student - Boulder, CO