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WHITE PLAINS, NY – The Botvin LifeSkills Training (LST) program was recently selected by the U.S. Justice Department as a top evidence-based prevention program and selected for inclusion on the Justice Department’s CrimeSolutions website. The website (CrimeSolutions.gov) is an initiative of the Justice Department’s Office of Justice Programs.

The new website is designed to promote the use of evidence-based approaches. LST was given the highest rating among the list of evidence-based programs selected for the new website because of its proven effectiveness in preventing substance abuse and violence, because of the extensive evidence supporting its effectiveness, and because there are numerous studies demonstrating its effectiveness.

LST is an established, effective, and widely used school-based approach to prevent substance abuse and violence. Now, with its selection for inclusion on the Crime Solutions website, it will help justice practitioners become aware of this powerful prevention program.

“We are excited to receive this rating from CrimeSolutions.gov,” said program developer Dr. Gilbert J. Botvin. “LST’s emphasis on teaching students skills that can help them safely and successfully navigate their way through the many challenges of modern-day life provides those who work with our nation’s youth with a reliable and effective resource.”

CrimeSolutions.gov is an effort undertaken by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) to identify effective, quality programs and practices in the fields of criminal justice, juvenile justice, and crime victimization to serve as evidence-based models for the field. This evidence-based repository is a valuable clearinghouse of information about what works and what is promising in justice programs and practices.

About Botvin LifeSkills Training Botvin LifeSkills Training (LST) is a highly effective evidence-based substance abuse and violence prevention program with more than 30 years of peer-reviewed research behind it. Studies testing its effectiveness have found that LST can reduce the prevalence of tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drug use by as much as 80 percent. The program was developed by Dr. Gilbert J. Botvin, professor of Public Health and Psychiatry at Cornell University’s Weill Medical College and director of Cornell’s Institute for Prevention Research. LST has been used with youth in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and in 32 countries around the world. LST is included in the National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP) and has been selected for prevention excellence by numerous organizations including the U.S. Department of Education, the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (part of the U.S. Department of Justice). Recently LST was selected as a Top Tier prevention program by the Coalition for Evidence-based Policy, an independent, non-partisan, non-profit organization in Washington, DC. Visit www.lifeskillstraining.com for more information.

Media Contact:  Paulina Kalaj, 800-293-4969, pkalaj@nhpamail.com

WHITE PLAINS, NY – The Botvin LifeSkills Training program has been selected by several of Canada’s First Nations Communities to help prevent unhealthy behavior and to promote positive youth development. Two Saskatchewan communities, along with the Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation and Maskwacis Cree Communities, are implementing the program to teach First Nations students the skills necessary to make positive health choices. They join First Nations communities throughout Canada that are showing their commitment to crime and drug prevention.

The two Saskatchewan programs, which are focused on steering at-risk youth away from crime and gangs, are the Pelican Narrows and Okanese Youth Lifeskills Training Programs. The goal is to reduce the First Nations youth engagement in high-risk behavior and involvement, or potential involvement, in criminal activities. These crime prevention projects will use the LST program and are supported by cultural learning, thanks to federal funding delivered through the National Crime Prevention Strategy’s Crime Prevention Action Fund and Northern and Aboriginal Crime Prevention Fund.

“After many years of research, we now have a better understanding of the causes of health-risk behaviors and how to prevent them,” said Dr. Gilbert J. Botvin, a professor at Cornell University’s Weill Medical College and developer of the LST program. “Now that we have developed effective programs to prevent problems such as alcohol and drug abuse, the next major challenge is to promote their use.  The LST program has been extensively tested and proven effective among a wide variety of youth. It’s very exciting to know that the LST program is being implemented in Canada’s First Nations Communities.”

The Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation and Maskwacis Cree communities partnered with the University of Alberta to identify an effective program for substance abuse and violence prevention that could be delivered to children and youth in the community. The University, together with the community elders, chose the LifeSkills Training program, based on its proven effectiveness with school-aged children. They then customized it to fit the community’s culture, visible images, and languages.

The communities piloted the LST program, known as Nimi Icinohabi in the fall of 2006 with elementary students at the Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation School. Over the next three years, funding from the Alberta government’s Safe Communities grant supported the continued delivery of the program with the Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation youth and pilot implementation with Maskwacis Cree communities. The Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation is so happy with the program that it has decided to make the program a permanent part of the school curriculum, and the First Nation has taken over funding of the program.

About Botvin LifeSkills Training Botvin LifeSkills Training (LST) is a highly effective evidence-based substance abuse and violence prevention program with more than 30 years of peer-reviewed research behind it. Studies testing its effectiveness have found that LST can reduce the prevalence of tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drug use by as much as 80 percent. The program was developed by Dr. Gilbert J. Botvin, professor of Public Health and Psychiatry at Cornell University’s Weill Medical College and director of Cornell’s Institute for Prevention Research. Dr. Botvin is also founder and president of National Health Promotion Associates, which markets the LST program and other health materials. LST has been used with youth in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and in 32 countries around the world. LST is included in the National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP) and has been selected for prevention excellence by numerous organizations including the U.S. Department of Education, the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (part of the U.S. Department of Justice). Recently LST was selected as a Top Tier prevention program by the Coalition for Evidence-based Policy, an independent, non-partisan, non-profit organization in Washington, DC. Visit www.lifeskillstraining.com for more information.

Media Contact:  Paulina Kalaj, 800-293-4969, pkalaj@nhpamail.com

WHITE PLAINS, NY – Busy professionals can now access prevention education trainings offered online by the leader in the field. 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. The Middle School and High School online workshops have already proven to be a huge success among participants.

“The flexibility of LifeSkills Online Provider Trainings gives providers full access to our expert trainers without having to travel,” said program developer Dr. Gilbert J. Botvin. “They can fit training around their schedules and reduce the number of hours spent out of their classrooms.”

Flexible, convenient, and cost-effective, LifeSkills Online Provider Trainings address the needs of teachers, school counselors, prevention specialists, community youth educators, and other program providers to receive high quality training in the Botvin LifeSkills Training (LST) Elementary, Middle School, High School,and Transitions programs.  The workshops introduce participants to the background theory, research, and rationale behind the LST program; teach them the skills they need to successfully conduct the program; provide practical solutions to implementation issues while maintaining fidelity; and give participants the opportunity to practice teaching selected portions of the curriculum in a constructive and supportive environment.

Each LifeSkills Online Provider Training consists of both live and self-paced sessions.  The first session is a live, trainer-led workshop followed by the self-paced portion that is completed according to the participant’s schedule prior to the final live, trainer-led session, scheduled a few days after the initial one.

A recent online training participant stated, “The online environment was very enjoyable and the trainer-led portion was very helpful and engaging.”

About Botvin LifeSkills Training Botvin LifeSkills Training (LST) is a highly effective evidence-based substance abuse and violence prevention program with more than 30 years of peer-reviewed research behind it. Studies testing its effectiveness have found that LST can reduce the prevalence of tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drug use by as much as 80 percent. The program was developed by Dr. Gilbert J. Botvin, professor of Public Health and Psychiatry at Cornell University’s Weill Medical College and director of Cornell’s Institute for Prevention Research. LST has been used with youth in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and in 32 countries around the world. LST is included in the National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP) and has been selected for prevention excellence by numerous organizations including the U.S. Department of Education, the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (part of the U.S. Department of Justice). Recently LST was selected as a Top Tier prevention program by the Coalition for Evidence-based Policy, an independent, non-partisan, non-profit organization in Washington, DC. Visit www.lifeskillstraining.com for more information.

Media Contact:  Paulina Kalaj, 800-293-4969, pkalaj@nhpamail.com

WHITE PLAINS, NY – 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.  According to the study, more elementary schools in the US choose to use the LST program over all other evidence-based prevention programs. Based on the study, among the evidence-based curricula, LST was the program used most frequently and by the most districts.

The study, published in the Journal of Drug Education, based its findings on a national survey of school-based substance use prevention curricula that were identified as evidence-based on three main registries: the National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP), Blueprints for Violence Prevention, and the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Safe and Drug-free Schools. Evidence-based programs are those programs that have been rigorously tested and proven to be effective using well-accepted scientific methods. The review revealed nine universal curricula that targeted students of elementary school age; LifeSkills Training was the only program listed on all three registries.

“Prevention needs to start at an early age,” said program developer Dr. Gilbert J. Botvin. “And when choosing a prevention program, schools need to put their money and efforts behind programs that have been carefully tested and proven to work.” According to Dr. Botvin, “While we are happy to see so many schools using the LST program, it is clear that we have a good deal more work to do in order to increase the use of effective programs by our nation’s schools.”

The study noted that although three-quarters of the nation’s public school districts administer a substance use prevention curriculum to their elementary students, only about one-third of those are using one that is evidence-based. Researchers suggest that this is due to a number of reasons, including limited funding. The study was funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, one of the federal government’s National Institutes of Health.

About Botvin LifeSkills Training Botvin LifeSkills Training (LST) is a highly effective evidence-based substance abuse and violence prevention program with more than 30 years of peer-reviewed research behind it. Studies testing its effectiveness have found that LST can reduce the prevalence of tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drug use by as much as 80 percent. The program was developed by Dr. Gilbert J. Botvin, professor of Public Health and Psychiatry at Cornell University’s Weill Medical College and director of Cornell’s Institute for Prevention Research. Dr. Botvin is also founder and president of National Health Promotion Associates which markets the LST program and other health materials. LST has been used with youth in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and in 32 countries around the world. LST is included in the National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP) and has been selected for prevention excellence by numerous organizations including the U.S. Department of Education, the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (part of the U.S. Department of Justice). Recently LST was selected as a Top Tier prevention program by the Coalition for Evidence-based Policy, an independent, non-partisan, non-profit organization in Washington, DC. Visit www.lifeskillstraining.com for more information.

Media Contact:  Paulina Kalaj, 800-293-4969, pkalaj@nhpamail.com

WHITE PLAINS, NY – Botvin LifeSkills Training announced today the launch of their Middle School Companion Website. The free Companion Website is for use with the award-winning LifeSkills Training (LST) Middle School program, a ground-breaking substance abuse and violence prevention program based on more than 25 years of rigorous scientific research.

The LST Middle School Companion Website consists of two user-friendly sites, one for teachers and one for students. Each level of the curriculum has its own set of activities, which include a crossword puzzle, concentration-style game, and self-check quiz for each unit. All activities reinforce vocabulary and concepts presented in the unit. There is also a resources section for teachers to access information related to the curriculum.

“This companion website is a powerful tool for teachers and students,” said program developer Dr. Gilbert J. Botvin. “Its ease of use allows for the seamless integration of the LST Middle School curriculum into the online environment.”

In addition to helping students resist drug, alcohol, and tobacco use, the LifeSkills Training Middle School program also effectively helps to reduce violence and other high-risk behaviors. The program focuses on three main domains: Personal Self-Management Skills, which provide students with skills for enhancing self-esteem, learning creative problem-solving, reducing stress and anxiety, and managing anger; General Social Skills, which empower students with skills to meet personal challenges such as overcoming shyness, communicating clearly, building relationships, and avoiding violence; and Drug Resistance Skills, which enable help students to resist pressures to use tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs.

About Botvin LifeSkills Training Botvin LifeSkills Training (LST) is a highly effective evidence-based substance abuse and violence prevention program with more than 25 years of peer-reviewed research behind it. Studies testing its effectiveness have found that LST can reduce the prevalence of tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drug use by as much as 80 percent. The program was developed by Dr. Gilbert J. Botvin, professor of Public Health and Psychiatry at Cornell University’s Weill Medical College and director of Cornell’s Institute for Prevention Research. Dr. Botvin is also founder and president of National Health Promotion Associates which markets health materials. LST has been used with youth in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and in 32 countries around the world. LST is included in the National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP) and has been cited for excellence by numerous organizations including the U.S. Department of Education, the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (part of the U.S. Department of Justice). Recently LST was selected as a Top Tier prevention program by the Coalition for Evidence-based Policy, an independent, non-partisan, non-profit organization in Washington, DC.

Visit www.lifeskillstraining.com for more information.

Media Contact:  Paulina Kalaj, 800-293-4969, pkalaj@nhpamail.com

WHITE PLAINS, NY – Busy professionals can now access prevention education trainings online offered by the leader in the field. Botvin LifeSkills Training, the top-rated substance abuse and violence prevention program, recently added the LST Online Provider Training for the High School-program to their list of services. The Middle School provider training has already proven to be a huge success among participants.

“In this economy, organizations find it hard to allocate the time and money necessary to train staff,” said program developer Dr. Gilbert J. Botvin. “The flexibility of LifeSkills Online Provider Training gives providers full access to our training while staying on site. They can fit training around their instructional schedules and reduce the number of hours out of their classroom.  ”

Flexible, convenient, and cost-effective, LifeSkills Online Provider Trainings address the needs of teachers, school counselors, prevention specialists, community youth educators, and other program providers to receive remote training in the Botvin LifeSkills Training (LST) Middle School and High School programs.  LifeSkills Online Provider Trainings introduce participants to the background theory, research, and rationale behind the LST program; teach them the skills they need to successfully conduct the program; provide practical solutions to implementation issues while maintaining fidelity; and give participants the opportunity to practice teaching selected portions of the curriculum in a constructive and supportive environment.

A recent online training participant stated, “I enjoyed this training very much and I will definitely be recommending Botvin’s LST to everyone I know. Excellent training material and structure.”

Each LifeSkills Online Provider Training consists of both live and self-paced sessions.  The first session is a live, trainer-led workshop followed by a self-paced session that is completed according to the participant’s schedule prior to the final live, trainer-led session, which is held a few days after the initial one.

About Botvin LifeSkills Training Botvin LifeSkills Training (LST) is a highly effective evidence-based substance abuse and violence prevention program with more than 25 years of peer-reviewed research behind it. Studies testing its effectiveness have found that LST can reduce the prevalence of tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drug use by as much as 80 percent. The program was developed by Dr. Gilbert J. Botvin, professor of Public Health and Psychiatry at Cornell University’s Weill Medical College and director of Cornell’s Institute for Prevention Research. Dr. Botvin is also founder and president of National Health Promotion Associates which markets health materials. LST has been used with youth in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and in 32 countries around the world. LST is included in the National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP) and has been cited for excellence by numerous organizations including the U.S. Department of Education, the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (part of the U.S. Department of Justice). Recently LST was selected as a Top Tier prevention program by the Coalition for Evidence-based Policy, an independent, non-partisan, non-profit organization in Washington, DC.

Visit www.lifeskillstraining.com for more information.

Media Contact:  Paulina Kalaj, 800-293-4969, pkalaj@nhpamail.com

WHITE PLAINS, NY –  The award-winning Botvin LifeSkills Training (LST) Parent Program is now available as an e-book: Princeton Health Press announced today its plan to make parent resources more accessible through the world’s most popular eReader, Amazon’s Kindle as well as through the Kindle application for PCs, Mac, Blackberry and the Apple iPhone and iPad.

“The Kindle provides an exceptional reading experience and we’re pleased to offer our Parent Program through this platform,” said Craig Zettle, Vice President of Princeton Health Press. “In less than 60 seconds, parents can download the book and start to learn valuable skills that will help their children stay healthy and lead drug-free lives.”

The comprehensive LST Parent Program fosters family communication through skill-building activites that can help parents teach their children to avoid the perils of alcohol, tobacco, and drug abuse.  Parents using the eReader edition will have access to a complimentary Parent Resource website from where they can download worksheets for interactive activities.

“Parents can dramatically reduce the likelihood that their children will develop problems with cigarettes, alcohol, or illegal drugs,” said author/program developer, Dr. Gilbert J. Botvin. “The LST Parent Program provides parents with the tools needed to help their children avoid drug abuse and cope with the many challenges of life.”

The LifeSkills Training Parent Program is part of a comprehensive suite of new prevention materials based on the highly effective LifeSkills Training (LST) school-based alcohol, drug, and tobacco prevention program for adolescents. LST is included in the National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP) and has been selected for excellence by the U.S. Department of Education, the Office of Juvenille Justice and Delinquency Prevention, and the Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy.

Click here for LifeSkills Training Parent Program on Amazon.

About Princeton Health Press

Princeton Health Press (PHP) is a health education publishing company located in White Plains, NY.  PHP publishes the highly acclaimed Botvin LifeSkills Training series, as well as many other titles for use in schools, communities, and families to promote health and personal development.  Visit www.lifeskillstraining.com for more information.

About Dr. Gilbert J. Botvin

Dr. Gilbert J. Botvin is internationally known expert in the field of prevention and developer of the highly acclaimed Botvin LifeSkills Training (LST) substance abuse and violence prevention program. He is a professor of Public Health and Psychiatry at Cornell University’s Weill Medical College and chief of Cornell’s Division of Prevention and Health Behavior. Dr. Botvin is also founder and senior scientist at National Health Promotion Associates which promotes the use of evidence-based prevention programs.

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WHITE PLAINS, NY – On April 8, 2010, the world’s leading prevention scientists gathered for a panel discussion at the Blueprints Conference in San Antonio, Texas. The panel, titled “Blueprints: A 10-Year Retrospective and Look to the Future,” aimed to review a decade of violence and substance abuse prevention efforts and to anticipate the challenges ahead. More than 700 delegates, including professionals working in the area of juvenile justice, violence and drug abuse prevention for youth, attended this conversation.

In the last ten years, the evidence-based prevention programs that Blueprints has cited as models have become the gold standard for policy-makers as the only logical and cost-efficient means by which to reduce violence and substance abuse in communities. However, funding is still scarce.

“In order to improve the quality of health in America and reduce future health care costs, it is vitally important that policy-makers and decision-makers promote the use of the most effective prevention programs available based on scientific evidence of what works,” said panelist Dr. Gilbert J. Botvin, developer of LifeSkills Training, a Blueprints model program for substance abuse and violence prevention. “Blueprints for Violence Prevention gives decision-makers the tools necessary to identify the most effective programs.”

Other panelists included Clay Yeager (Moderator); David Olds, Nurse-Family Partnership; Mark Greenberg, Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies; Mary Ann Pentz, Midwestern Prevention Program; Jim Alexander, Functional Family Therapy; Scott Henggeler, Multisystemic Therapy; Delbert Elliott, University of Colorado; and Shay Bilchik, formerly with the Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention.

Established in 1996 at the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence (CSPV) at the University of Colorado at Boulder, the Blueprints for Violence Prevention program monitors the effectiveness of prevention, early intervention, and treatment programs in reducing adolescent violent crime, aggression, delinquency, and substance abuse.

About Botvin LifeSkills Training Botvin LifeSkills Training (LST) is a highly effective evidence-based substance abuse and violence prevention program with more than 25 years of peer-reviewed research behind it. Studies testing its effectiveness have found that LST can reduce the prevalence of tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drug use by as much as 80 percent. The program was developed by Dr. Gilbert J. Botvin, professor of Public Health and Psychiatry at Cornell University’s Weill Medical College and director of Cornell’s Institute for Prevention Research. Dr. Botvin is also founder and president of National Health Promotion Associates which markets health materials. LST has been used with youth in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and in 32 countries around the world. LST is included in the National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP) and has been cited for excellence by numerous organizations including the U.S. Department of Education, the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (part of the U.S. Department of Justice). Recently LST was selected as a Top Tier prevention program by the Coalition for Evidence-based Policy, an independent, non-partisan, non-profit organization in Washington, DC.

Visit www.lifeskillstraining.com for more information.

Media Contact:  Paulina Kalaj, 800-293-4969, pkalaj@nhpamail.com

WHITE PLAINS, NY – Dr. Gilbert J. Botvin, internationally known expert in the field of prevention and developer of the highly acclaimed LifeSkills Training (LST) substance abuse and violence prevention program, was an invited speaker at the 2010 Blueprints Conference on April 8, 2010, in San Antonio, Texas. 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.

The theme of this international conference was to motivate the violence and drug prevention field to adopt evidence-based programs and provide support, guidance, and tools to help practitioners implement these programs successfully in their own communities. There were more than 700 people in attendance, including professionals working in the area of juvenile justice, violence and drug abuse prevention for youth.

“In order to improve the quality of health in America and reduce future health care costs, it is vitally important that policy-makers and decision-makers promote the use of the most effective and scientifically proven prevention programs and policies,” said Dr. Botvin.  “The Blueprints initiative is having a tremendous impact on the field because it gives decision-makers the tools necessary to identify the most effective programs.”

LifeSkills Training is one of 11 model prevention programs identified by Blueprints for Violence Prevention, the national violence prevention initiative. Established in 1996 by Professor Del Elliott from the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence (CSPV) at the University of Colorado at Boulder, the Blueprints for Violence Prevention program monitors the effectiveness of prevention, early intervention, and treatment programs in reducing adolescent violent crime, aggression, delinquency, and substance abuse. In addition to preventing violence and delinquency, studies consistently show that the LST program dramatically reduces the use of tobacco, alcohol, marijuana, meth, and other illicit drugs. The LST program works with a diverse range of adolescents; produces results that are long-lasting; and is effective when taught by teachers, peer leaders, or health professionals.

Dr. Botvin also introduced several new programs based on the LST approach.  Together, they offer several powerful ways to reach youth of different ages and in different settings. These include LST programs for students in upper elementary school and high school, a program for students attending vocational education schools, several self-paced CD-ROM programs, a program to ease the transition from high school to work or college, and a workplace program. Also, included in this suite of program is a program designed to help parents raise healthy, successful, and drug-free kids.

About Botvin LifeSkills Training

Botvin LifeSkills Training (LST) is a highly effective evidence-based substance abuse and violence prevention program with more than 25 years of peer-reviewed research behind it. Studies testing its effectiveness have found that LST can reduce the prevalence of tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drug use by as much as 80 percent. The program was developed by Dr. Gilbert J. Botvin, professor of Public Health and Psychiatry at Cornell University’s Weill Medical College and director of Cornell’s Institute for Prevention Research. Dr. Botvin is also founder and senior scientist at National Health Promotion Associates which promotes the use of evidence-based prevention programs. LST has been used with youth in all 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and in 32 countries around the world. LST is included in the National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP) and has been cited for excellence by numerous organizations including the U.S. Department of Education, the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (part of the U.S. Department of Justice). Recently LST was selected as a “top tier” prevention program by the Coalition for Evidence-based Policy, an independent, non-partisan, non-profit organization in Washington, DC.

Visit www.lifeskillstraining.com for more information.

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Paulina Kalaj
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WHITE PLAINS, NY – Canada AM, Canada’s most watched national morning news program, recently featured a segment on “Top Picks for Tweens” in which the award-winning Botvin LifeSkills Training programs were rated among the top for children ages 8 – 12.

Botvin LifeSkills Training Parent Program and both levels of the animated, interactive Elementary CD-ROM were recently awarded the influential PTPA Media Inc.’s Seal of Approval for excellence in parenting products.  Products that earn the prestigious Seal of Approval are selected based on the  product’s value, functionality, quality, and appeal to families, children, and parents.

“Consumers want the tools to purchase products for their family wisely.  They are tired of bringing home products that look great in the package but serve no purpose once purchased.  PTPA Media and our web site is that tool,” says Sharon Vinderine, Founder of PTPA Media. “Our goal, now more than ever, is to help guide families to spend wisely. Our hope is that seeing the PTPA Media Seal will help empower parents to make the best possible purchase, thereby saving their hard-earned income for purchases that will offer value.”

The self-paced and comprehensive Botvin LifeSkills Training Parent Program helps parents strengthen communication with their children. The program’s guide and DVD contain interactive activities that give parents the tools to help their children learn and use the skills to resist the underage usage of tobacco, drugs, and violence.

In the Botvin LifeSkills Training Elementary CD-ROMs, four lively animated characters lead children through interactive activities.  Children learn personal self-management skills, general social skills, and drug resistance skills in the context of everyday experiences familiar to elementary-aged children.

About Botvin LifeSkills Training Botvin LifeSkills Training (LST) is a highly effective evidence-based substance abuse and violence prevention program with more than 25 years of peer-reviewed research behind it. Studies testing its effectiveness have found that LST can reduce the prevalence of tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drug use by as much as 80 percent. The program was developed by Dr. Gilbert J. Botvin, professor of Public Health and Psychiatry at Cornell University’s Weill Medical College and director of Cornell’s Institute for Prevention Research. Dr. Botvin is also founder and president of National Health Promotion Associates which markets health materials. LST has been used with youth in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and in 32 countries around the world. LST is included in the National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP) and has been cited for excellence by numerous organizations including the U.S. Department of Education, the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (part of the U.S. Department of Justice). Recently LST was selected as a Top Tier prevention program by the Coalition for Evidence-based Policy, an independent, non-partisan, non-profit organization in Washington, DC.

Visit www.lifeskillstraining.com for more information.

Media Contact:
Paulina Kalaj
800-293-4969
pkalaj@nhpamail.com