
In 2021, the University of North Carolina, Greensboro and Prevention Strategies completed its three year, multi-longitudinal evaluation of D.A.R.E.’s keepin’ it REAL elementary school prevention education curriculum.
The results of that study were submitted for peer review and publication to Public Library of Science (PLOS ONE), an inclusive journal community working together to advance science by making all rigorous research accessible without barriers.
On April 28, 2023, after completing its thorough peer review of the research, this highly respected journal, as well as the National Institute of Health’s National Library of Medicine, published its research article accepting and reporting the evaluation’s positive findings…
“When compared to virtual control cases, the program had identifiable improvements in both a key psychosocial measure and in terms of deterring the onset of 30-day alcohol use, drunkenness, and vaping. Outcomes suggest that the delivery of elementary school keepin’ it REAL by D.A.R.E. officers is having a positive effect in terms of deterring the onset of alcohol use and vaping.”
Hundreds of Students Graduate from MPD’s D.A.R.E. Program
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police celebrated with hundreds of local students as they graduated from the D.A.R.E. program Wednesday. For 40 years, D.A.R.E. has been teaching children about the dangers of high-risk situations with alcohol, drugs, and bullying. MPD…
Sgt. Donald Danner: Decades of D.A.R.E. Service Continue in New Statewide Role
Sergeant Donald Danner played a vital role in establishing D.A.R.E. in Barnwell County as a school resource officer (SRO). Now, he is continuing his 41-year career in law enforcement serving in a statewide position for the program that teaches children how to resist...
D.A.R.E. Makes a Comeback in Chino Schools
The drug abuse resistance program D.A.R.E. has returned to Chino elementary schools after 20 years, with a focus on healthy decision-making skills and self-advocacy. Approximately 900 fifth-grade students in the Chino Valley Unified School District are participating…
Elementary Schools in New Hanover County Roll Out New D.A.R.E. Program
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A portion of $50 billion in settlement money will be going toward drug education for elementary school students. A new version of the well-known D.A.R.E. program will look different than what people have seen in the past. It’s a new program...
2023 D.A.R.E. Awards Recipients
CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO FOR D.A.R.E. AND THE CHILDREN YOU IMPACT
2023 D.A.R.E. America National ‘Louis Skip Miller’ Scholarship Awardee: Lily Ljiljanich, New York D.A.R.E. Youth Advocacy Board Member. Lily Ljiljanich joined the Youth Advocacy Board as a…
D.A.R.E. Launches Fentanyl Prevention Education Lessons!
The Drug Enforcement Administration calls Fentanyl “the single deadliest drug threat our nation has ever encountered.”
From Fentanyl to Facebook, D.A.R.E. Officers Tackle Teen Addictions
ST. LOUIS – Studies show that more than 100,000 Americans die of overdose each year. As police departments grapple with drug-related deaths, they’re also addressing another addiction – one that didn’t exist 20 years ago. Teens and even children are finding themselves...
Thomasville Sheriff’s Office Hosts D.A.R.E. Officer Training
THOMASVILLE- Every year, Georgia D.A.R.E., or Drug Abuse Resistance Education, resource officers have to attend an updated training seminar. For a week, officers from all across the state meet in a different town and learn the newest rules and procedures. This year,...
Initial Year of D.A.R.E. Program in the Eastern Allamakee Community School District Sets the Foundation for Community Support System
Eastern Allamakee Community School District fifth and sixth grade students worked with Lansing Police Chief Conrad Rosendahl this past school year to complete training in the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) program. The goal of the D.A.R.E. program is to...