Botvin LifeSkills Training

The Washington State Institute for Public Policy (WSIPP) released a report on the dramatic savings communities will benefit from by using effective drug abuse and violence programs. Botvin LifeSkills Training had the highest return on investment.

Study finds participants less likely to use drugs 12 years after participating in the LifeSkills Training (LST) program

LifeSkills Training (LST) substance abuse and violence prevention program featured at the 2012 Blueprints for Violence Prevention Conference in San Antonio, Texas.

ABC's 20/20 recently reported on an alternative Milwaukee public school using LST to help combat the problem of in-school bullying.

U.S. Justice Department selects Botvin LifeSkills Training as a top evidence-based prevention program for inclusion on their new CrimeSolutions website.

Botvin LifeSkills Training, the top-rated substance abuse and violence prevention program, recently added Online Training workshops for the Elementary and Transitions programs to their list of services.

A new study has found that Botvin’s LifeSkills Training (LST) program is the top evidence-based drug abuse prevention program in the United States, based on use by elementary schools.

Dr. Botvin described the LST program, summarized the 25 years of research supporting its effectiveness, and discussed the merits of an evidence-based approach for preventing alcohol, tobacco, illicit drug abuse, and violence.

Botvin LifeSkills Training was selected as a “Top Tier” program by The Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy. The Top Tier initiative focuses on identifying & validating social programs meeting the highest standard of evidence of effectiveness.

Researchers Christopher Williams, Ph.D., and Brian Cesario, M.A., presented the Botvin LifeSkills Training Wellness Program (LST-WP), which is based on the highly effective, evidence-based LST program.