D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) is a collaborative program in which local law enforcement and local schools join together to educate students about the personal and social consequences of substance abuse and violence.

The D.A.R.E. curricula is designed to be delivered sequentially from grades K-12. First developed in 1983, D.A.R.E. has undergone multiple revisions as research findings increased knowledge of effective substance abuse prevention among school-aged youth.

Founded: 1983 

Outreach:

Millions of U.S. children in more than 300,000 classrooms in 10,000 communities in all 50 states will benefit from D.A.R.E. this year. D.A.R.E. also benefits millions of children in 43 other countries. Additionally, all Department of Defense Schools worldwide and all U.S. Territories have D.A.R.E. programs in place.

Curricula:

The NEW K-12 D.A.R.E. curricula lessons focus on:

• Strong “NO USE” message
• Immediate consequences
• Normative beliefs
• Consequential thinking (Problem solving and conflict management)
• Self-management skills
• Voluntary commitment
• Credible presenter
• Character Education· Protective factors-resiliency
• Interactive participatory learning
  • Social resistance skills
  • Violence prevention
  • Alternatives
  • Role-modeling
  • Set curriculum and quality training

The D.A.R.E. sequential curricula is comprised of the following:

• Elementary curriculum
• Junior High/Middle School curriculum
• High School curriculum
• Community Education

For more informaton on National D.A.R.E. please visit www.dare.com