The 29th Annual D.A.R.E. International Training Conference was held in Atlanta, Georgia on July 19 to 21, 2016. The conference provided opportunities for attendees to gain enhanced knowledge, useful strategies, and practical skills that will have an immediate and positive impact within their schools and local communities.
Here are photos from the conference:
Here’s what D.A.R.E. is teaching kids about weed
Aside from living through the first iteration of social media and being the final group to understand what an internet dial tone sound is, Millennials were also the first full generation to go through the classic Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) program....
Marion police officer talks about D.A.R.E. classes
From KCRG.com: Marion Police Officer Tom Daubs joins KCRG to talk about D.A.R.E. classes
Key Addiction Points You Need to Know
Substance use disorder (SUD) is the nation’s most pressing public health challenge, and the most urgent SUD in 2024 is opioid abuse and dependency. According to the CDC, more than one million people have died since 1999 from drug overdose…
Old Lyme Officer Revives D.A.R.E. Program After Two Decades Hiatus
Officer Stephen Hackett of the Old Lyme Police Department is set to become the town’s first Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) instructor in over two decades. With a new focus on skill-building, the updated D.A.R.E. program aims to empower the town’s youth to make responsible choices.
Mental Health Stigma: Life or Death
The pervasive stigma against people with addictions, particularly opioid use disorder (OUD), is a major problem requiring urgent attention in the United States. Stigma is likely at least part of the reason why only 1 in 5 individuals with opioid dependence receives…
Former YAB Member and D.A.R.E. Scholarship Awardee Julia Manning is now a Police Officer for the Park Ridge Police Department
Julia Manning was an active member of the YAB (Youth Advisory Board) from 2016 to 2019, and she is now proud to be an alumni of the program. In recognition of her outstanding achievements, she was honored with the prestigious 2019 D.A.R.E. America Louis 'Skip' Miller...
150-Plus Students Graduate Russell D.A.R.E. Program
Russell Elementary students graduated from the D.A.R.E. program at Russell-McDowell Intermediate School on Monday. About 153 fifth-grade students — all wearing white shirts that read “keep kids off drugs” — filled the gymnasium early afternoon Monday to be recognized...
Students Graduate from D.A.R.E. Program at Mary Queen of Peace
Four classes at Mary Queen of Peace in Mount Pearl have graduated from the RNC’s Drug Abuse Resistance Education program. The ten-week series of classroom lessons, led by an RNC officer to grade six students, teaches children how to live productive drug-free and...
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…
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