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Meeting date: 2026-10-13
Resource: Board Packet
Page: 68
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SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION
Botvin LifeSkills Training
Evidence-based:  A Blueprints for Healthy Youth Development “Model Plus” program — the highest tier, met by fewer than 5% of reviewed 
programs — backed by 40+ years of research and recognized by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
Self-management skills
Decision-making, coping with stress and 
anxiety, and self-control.
Social skills
Communication, refusal skills, and building 
healthy relationships.
Drug-resistance skills
Recognizing pressure and resisting 
influences to use substances.
Reinforced across settings:  Botvin LifeSkills taught in 9th grade Personal Financial Literacy, drug awareness in health, and DWI / alcohol awareness in driver's ed.
Botvin LifeSkills levels available for elementary, middle & high school — potential to expand to middle and upper elementary grades.
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