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 hooked on social media. The addictive nature of screen time is compounding the mental health crisis, linking young people to loneliness, anxiety and depression.
On this week’s Pulse of St. Louis, FOX 2’s Huda spoke with Hazelwood D.A.R.E. Officer Ed Novak about the growing concern over teens and addictions.
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...
31 Officers Complete D.A.R.E. Officer Training in Jefferson City
On September 22, 2023, thirty-one officers from the three states of Illinois, Missouri, and Texas successfully completed D.A.R.E. Officer Training in Jefferson City. Special thanks to the Missouri Police Chiefs Charitable Foundation for providing this training along...
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.”
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...