D.A.R.E. for Kids

       D.A.R.E. Primary is a life skills and drug education program for 9-11-year-olds. The course, consisting of 10 one-hour sessions, aims to provide children with knowledge, skills, and an opportunity to explore attitudes, to help them to make informed decisions, and to develop safe and healthy lifestyles. Topics covered include, tobacco, alcohol, cannabis, volatile substances, bullying, anti-social behavior, and different types of pressure. Children look at normative beliefs about alcohol and tobacco. The sessions are interactive and provide a range of learning opportunities through individual activities, teamwork, discussions, storyboards, and appropriate role play. DARE Primary can be delivered by:

• DARE Officer (Serving or former Police Officer, Police Community Support Officer, or School Officer--- a school liaison officer)
• Teacher and DARE Officer where the Officer attends every other week (called 50/50). It also becomes part of the Health Unit in most schools.
• Teacher delivered (Teachers receive training from DARE)

       Each pupil is provided with a DARE workbook for use during the course. DARE Officers and Teachers (where the Teacher delivered option is chosen) are provided with session guides. An important part of the program is the graduation ceremony which is an opportunity for families and schools to celebrate the children's achievements.

• D.A.R.E. program director in Crestwood Missouri
• Drug Abuse Resistance Education home page
• DARE World
• How to Start a DARE Program in your Community
• International Association of Chiefs of Police, IACP
• 2003 U.S. General Accounting Office letter to Senator Richard J. Durbin
• A Different Look at D.A.R.E.
• UK website
• Training Center Minas Gerais / D.A.R.E. Brazil (PROERD)
• D.A.R.E. Brazil (PROERD)
• Official Keepin' It Real website
• ASU's official Keepin' it REAL website