Results & Recognition – LifeSkills Training

Selected for the highest honors by more government agencies than any other prevention program, Botvin LifeSkills Training is the top-research based prevention program in the country.

Leading prevention experts and educators worldwide have put the Botvin LifeSkills Training prevention approach and curricula to the test. In fact, because it has been selected for the highest honors by more government agencies than any other prevention program, LifeSkills Training is in the distinct position of being the top-research based prevention program in the country.

Selected for the highest honors by more government agencies than any other prevention program, Botvin LifeSkills Training is the top-research based prevention program in the country.

Leading Prevention experts and educators worldwide have put the Botvin LifeSkills Training prevention approach and curricula to the test. In fact, because it has been selected for the highest honors by more government agencies than any other prevention program, LifeSkills Training is in the distinct position of being the top-research based prevention program in the country.

DRUG USE

Proven to cut Drug Use by up to 75%

ALCOHOL USE

Proven to cut Alcohol Use by up to 60%

VIOLENCE

Proven to cut Verbal/ Physical Aggression, Fighting, and Delinquency by up to 50%

SMOKING

Proven to cut tobacco use by up to 87%

Botvin LifeSkills Training has been selected for prevention excellence by:

Blueprints for Healthy Youth Development
Office of National Drug Control Policy
U.S Department of Education
American Medical Association
American Psychological Association
New York State Governor’s Award
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention

Drug Strategies, Inc.
U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy
CrimeSolutions, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs
Early Intervention Foundation

Blueprints for Healthy Youth Development

Of the 1,544 programs reviewed by an independent panel of evaluation experts and determined to meet a clear set of scientific standards, only 3 programs are certified as a Blueprints Model Plus Program. LST is one of the Model Plus programs, meeting a higher standard and providing greater confidence in the program’s capacity to change behavior and developmental outcomes.