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BREAKING: New Study Finds Youth Marijuana Addiction Rate Double Rate of Alcohol & Other Substance Use Disorders
(Alexandria, VA) An explosive study published today in the journal JAMA Pediatrics and conducted by prominent researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), including the head of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, found that teenage marijuana users...
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Jennings County D.A.R.E. Program is Back
NORTH VERNON, Ind. – The Jennings County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) is proud to announce that the D.A.R.E. program is returning to the Jennings County Elementary Schools. Sheriff Kenny Freeman wants to address potential addiction issues from all angles and felt that...
Russell flexes D.A.R.E. Muscle: Fifth-Graders Complete program, Have Ceremony
Flatwoods PD’s Bryan Tackett, Russell McDowell Intermediate’s school resource officer, paused an interview with a reporter to wave to 174 fifth-graders after they bellowed a synchronized “thank you” during Monday’s D.A.R.E. graduation ceremony on Russell’s soccer…
D.A.R.E. Annual Report: 2020 Challenges & Accomplishments | 2019 Finances
D.A.R.E. Responds to COVID-19 with New Tools & Creativity
Local D.A.R.E. Officers demonstrated amazing skills to be nimble and creative teaching lessons via Zoom, delivering lesson related materials to student’s homes, and conducting drive-by graduations…
Fighting extremism, reinforcing peaceful existence part of dedicated Bahraini approach led by HM King: Ambassador
Washington, Jan. 28 (BNA): Fighting extremism and promoting peaceful coexistence are integral components of a dedicated joint Bahraini – D.A.R.E. International approach led by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, with the support of the government headed by His...
The Role and Preparation of School Resource Officers
There is an opportunity for law enforcement and schools to partner in a way that elevates both institutions and is potentially transformative in building trust and cooperation between community members. If school communities decide that having law enforcement on site…
Police Departments Work Toward a More Connected 2021: Tom Wetzel and Denise DeBiase
Lt. Denise DeBiase of the Richmond Heights Police Department suits up in personal protective equipment (PPE). (Photo Courtesy of Tom Wetzel). Guest columnists Tom Wetzel and Denise DeBiase are certified law enforcement executives with close to 60 years of combined...
Whitbourne RCMP Constable Named Officer of the Year
Constable Sarah Bass, pictured here with her four-year-old son, was recently named 2020 Officer of the Year by Atlantic Women in Law Enforcement. Constable Sarah Bass didn’t grow up dreaming of becoming a police officer, but many people are glad life led her in that...
Richmond RCMP Officer Recognized for Drug Awareness Work
A Richmond RCMP officer was recently recognized for her work educating youth on how to resist falling victim to drug abuse. Const. Baljinder Kandola, who has been a police officer for 19 years and is the coordinator of the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.)…
KARE Donation to Ridge City Preschool and Daycare
On behalf of Ridge City Preschool and Daycare, we thank you for the donation of various toys to our daycare center! This is a help to us, especially with the financial challenges due to COVID in 2020. The children enrolled in our center are thrilled to have some new...
Award Nominations for the 2021 D.A.R.E. Awards
D.A.R.E. America is accepting nominations for the 2021 Awards:
- D.A.R.E. Law Enforcement Executive of the Year,
- Daryl F. Gates D.A.R.E. Lifetime Achievement,
- D.A.R.E. Officer of the Year, and
Recipients of these prestigious awards…
D.A.R.E. America Louis “Skip” Miller National Scholarship Award 2021
The D.A.R.E. America Board of Directors is pleased to offer a $20,000 scholarship to recognize academic excellence and reward students who remain true to the goals of the D.A.R.E. program. This scholarship is awarded annually to a qualified 12th grade student to...
D.A.R.E. To KARE Toy Donation
A D.A.R.E. To KARE donation of toys on January 8, 2021…
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