What is All Stars? What are the benefits of All Stars?

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1 All Stars What is All Stars? The central program in the All Stars series is called All Stars Core. In All Stars Core, students identify positive ideals and future aspirations. They participate in games and discussions that establish positive peer group norms. Students commit to personal standards of behavior and peer pressure to engage in risky behavior disappears. All Stars Core promotes bonding with family, school and community. It encourages parents and kids to talk about aspirations and commitments. All Stars Core is designed to be delivered when students are between 11 and 13 years old (sixth or seventh grade). There are thirteen highly interactive 45-minute sessions. (Optional lessons are also available.) Weekly or twice weekly delivery of lessons is recommended. All Stars Core prevents alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use, and reduces bullying and fighting by: Building idealism and a belief in the future Establishing positive norms Establishing personal commitments to avoid risky behaviors Promoting bonding to school or the group Promoting positive parental attentiveness. What are the benefits of All Stars? The primary goal is to prevent youth from engaging in behaviors that will put their health and well-being at risk. All Stars is also designed to deter the onset of commonly used substances and reduce risky behaviors including: Alcohol use and misuse, including drunkenness Tobacco use, including smoking and smokeless tobacco use Marijuana use Inhalant use Bullying and using violence to solve interpersonal problems

2 All Stars How does it work? All Stars is designed for delivery in classrooms as well as in community and after-school settings. All Stars programs span the years of greatest vulnerability to experimentation with substances, fighting, and bullying. All Stars features highly interactive group activities, games and art projects, small group discussions, and a celebration ceremony. A parent component encourages youth to interact with parents or other trusted adults through take home assignments. The program also encourages parents to use the effective parenting practices. All Stars Core focuses on strengthening students disposition and motivation to avoid drug use, not fight and bully. Booster sessions are designed to be delivered one year after All Stars Core. The program includes nine 45- minute sessions that reinforce (but do not duplicate lessons learned in All Stars Core). What training and materials are required for high quality implementation? An introductory training with a follow-up training after initial implementation are strongly recommended. A two-day training is available for teachers and facilitators delivering All Stars Core. Teachers delivering All Stars Booster are encouraged to attend an additional one-day training. During each of these trainings, trainers model methods as they deliver lessons to training participants. Through mini-lectures and group discussions, and hands-on activities, training participants gain an understanding of All Stars scientific but common sense approach. There are several options for participating in training. Groups can host a training or individuals can join an already scheduled training. Materials needed to deliver the program include: a teacher manual, student workbooks, and optional materials available to supplement the program and plan a celebration. How do I get more information? Go to the All Stars website: The customer service number is extension 100 (English). To discuss training in English, call Kathleen Simley at For customer support and training in Spanish, call Yvette Vizcarrondo at

3 LifeSkills Training What is LifeSkills Training? LifeSkills Training (LST) for Middle School students is a multi-year program designed to be used in the classroom. The first year is for sixth and seventh grade students and the booster sessions are designed to be delivered the following year to reinforce the concepts. There are minute sessions for Year 1, and 13 booster sessions for year two. The program can be taught once a week or several times a week. Learning objectives include: Personal Self Management Skills Provides students with skills for enhancing self-esteem, learning creative problem solving, reducing stress and anxiety, and managing anger. General Social Skills Empowers students with skills to meet personal challenges such as overcoming shyness, communicating clearly, building relationships, and avoiding violence. Drug Resistance Skills Enables students to build defenses against pressures to use tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs. What are the benefits of LifeSkills Training? The primary goal is to prevent youth from engaging in behaviors that will put their health and well-being at risk. The program strives to improve personal management skills, interpersonal skills, and social resistance skills. These skills increase the protective factors that result in delayed initiation of illegal substances, decreased use of substances, and decreased aggressive behaviors. Cuts tobacco use by 87% Cuts alcohol use by 75% Decreases use of inhalants, narcotics, and hallucinogens Reduces pack-a-day smoking by 25% Cuts methamphetamine use by 68% Cuts marijuana use by 75% Cuts polydrug use by 66% Reduces violence

4 LifeSkills Training How does it work? Program Structure: The program is taught as an intensive mini-series or on an extended schedule. It is designed for grades 6-9 with a three level program consisting of 30 class sessions with each class session lasting minutes. Level 1 (Grades 6/7): Core Level- 15 class sessions including 3 optional violence lessons Level 2 (Grades 7/8): Booster Level- 10 class sessions including 2 optional violence lessons Program Components: Each level includes the following materials: Comprehensive, easy-to-use teacher s manuals Student guides Smoking & Biofeedback DVD Stress Management Techniques CD What training and materials are required for high quality implementation? A two-day training is recommended for teachers and facilitators delivering LifeSkills Training. LifeSkills Provider Training workshops are designed to: Review the background theory, research, and rationale behind the Botvin LifeSkills Training program Familiarize participants with the LifeSkills curriculum Teach participants the skills needed to successfully conduct the Botvin LifeSkills Training program Discuss practical implementation issues LifeSkills Provider Training workshops can be delivered on-site or through open training workshops sponsored by NHPA. Materials for Core Program Level 1: Materials required include a teacher s manual, student guide, and a stress management techniques CD. How do I get more information? Contact: Go to the LST website:

5 Project ALERT What is Project ALERT? Project ALERT is a school-based prevention program for middle or junior high school students that focuses on alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana use. It seeks to prevent adolescent non-users from experimenting with these drugs, and to prevent youths who are already experimenting from becoming more regular users or abusers. Based on the social influence model of prevention, the program is designed to help motivate young people to avoid using drugs and to teach them the skills they need to understand and resist pro-drug social influences. The curriculum is comprised of 11 lessons in the first year and 3 lessons in the second year. Lessons involve small-group activities, question-and-answer sessions, role-playing, and the rehearsal of new skills to stimulate students' interest and participation. The content focuses on helping students understand the consequences of drug use, recognize the benefits of nonuse, build norms against use, and identify and resist pro-drug pressures. What are the benefits of Project ALERT? The primary goal is to prevent youth from engaging in behaviors that will put their health and well-being at risk. The program is designed to improve personal management skills, interpersonal skills, and social resistance skills. These skills increase the protective factors that result in youth delaying the initiation of illegal substances, decreasing their use of these substances, and decreased aggressive behaviors. Reduced initiation of marijuana use by 30% Decreased current marijuana use by 60% Reduced past month cigarette use by 20% to 25% Decreased regular and heavy smoking by 33% to 55% Developed significantly enhanced anti-drug beliefs

6 Project ALERT How does it work? The goals of the program are to: Motivate students against drug use Provide skills and strategies to resist drugs Establish new non-use attitudes and beliefs The Project ALERT two-year Core Curriculum consists of 11 lessons that are most effective when taught once a week during the first year, plus 3 booster lessons that should be delivered the following year. Project ALERT complements other curricula and can be implemented in conjunction with lessons from sex education, health, physical education, science, and social studies. Classroom activities include: Small group activities Role playing exercises Real life videos Guided classroom discussions What training and materials are required for high quality implementation? Project ALERT is delivered online or at onsite workshops. With the training, educators also receive: Access to online training Fourteen lesson plans Eight interactive student videos in DVD format Twelve full-color classroom posters Toll free phone support and technical assistance Unlimited online access to resources and refresher training Regular newsletters How do I get more information? Contact: Go to the Project ALERT website:

Stephanie Bradley New Grantee Orientation August 14, 2012 Ramada Inn and Conference Center - State College, PA

Stephanie Bradley New Grantee Orientation August 14, 2012 Ramada Inn and Conference Center - State College, PA The LST Middle School Program is a universal program that targets all middle/junior high school