Lions Clubs International Foundation

• Youth Priority• 1.5 million members• Represented in 192

countries

We serve….

VISION

A better world for Children and Youth

Lions-Quest

ALCOHOL AND OTHER

DRUGS ARE ASSOCIATED

WITH

69%DROWNING

S

52% RAPES

U.S. Drug Related Issues

50%TRAFFIC

FATALITIES

20-35%SUICIDES

49%MURDERS

38%CHILD ABUSE

62%ASSAULTS

69%MANSLAUGHTER

CHARGES

Source: Independent Sector Study

3% 22%

3% 26%

5% 30%

6% 29%

16% 41%

22% 47%

25%

29%

35%

35%

57%

69%

Quality of Job That Groups are Doing to Help Children

% Excellent or Good Job - Based on U.S. Adults

Excellent

Good

Religious Organizations

School Officials/Organizations

Business Leaders

Local Government

State Government

Federal Government

Source: Dr. Maurice Elias Rutgers University

Critical Prevention Elements

1. Planning and design, including identification of short- and long-term goals for students

2. Timing, including continuity over grade levels3. Social factors, including cultural sensitivity4. School policy, including school-sponsored

activities and disciplinary policies consistent with the program

5. Staff training, including ongoing training and in-school support

6. Implementation, including use of up-to-date and engaging materials

7. Family and community involvement, including use of take-home assignments

8. Individualized curriculum, including tailoring appropriate grade levels and community characteristics

9. Individualized features, including skill-building and active participation

10.Support services, including tutoring and counseling

11.Evaluation guidelines, including specific indicators of positive and negative classroom behaviors

Social & Emotional Learning

Negative Behaviors•Drug Use•Truancy•Violence•Aggression•Sexual Experimentation•Poor Academic Performance

Positive Behaviors•Civic Engagement•Goal-Setting•Academic Performance•Service/Volunteerism•Self-Esteem•Problem Solving

Need for Life Skills

UNICEF and WHO have identified “life skills” as important elements in the

positive development of young people.

Confirmed and validated by UNICEF surveys conducted in three regions in

the world.

www.who.orgwww.unicef.org

DIVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH AND PREVENTION OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONGENEVA

Life skills education is more than a set of classroom-based activities. It is an empowering

approach to health promotion and primary prevention, helping young people to take positive actions to

protect themselves and to promote health and positive social

relationships.

The

4th

“R”

CASEL

The Collaborative for Academic Social

And Emotional Learning

Guidelines to Effective SEL Programming

• Grounded in theory and research• Teaches children to apply SEL skills

and ethical values in daily life• Builds connection to school through

caring, engaging classroom and school practices

• Provides developmentally and culturally appropriate instruction

• Helps schools coordinate and unify programs that are often fragmented

•Enhances school performance by addressing the effective and social dimensions of academic learning

•Involves families and communities as partners

•Establishes organizational supports and policies that foster success

•Provides high-quality staff development and support

•Incorporates continuing evaluation and improvement

Source: U.S. National Drug Control Strategy 2003

Stop Use Before It Starts:

Education and Community Action

Source: U.S. National Drug Control Strategy 2003

Most of Those in Need of Drug Treatment Did Not Seek It

Felt need but did not seek treatment

5%

Sought but did not get treatment

2%

Received treatment17%

Did not feel need for treatment

76%

TreatmentPrevention

LawEnforcement

58%

39%

3%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Federal Research & Development Spending for Treatment and Prevention (FY 2004 Request)

Total Dollars = $1,059 million

Skills for AdolescenceAges 11-14

Skills for Adolescence

•Grades 6-8•Peer and Adult Relationships•Resisting Negative Behavior•“Yes” to Positive Behavior -

Service

Five Components

Classroom Curriculum Workshop for Teachers Parents as Partners Positive School Climate Community Involvement

Lions-Quest Programmatic Skill

Arenas• Building self-discipline, responsibility, and self-confidence

• Communicating effectively and cooperating with others

• Managing attitudes and behaviors• Strengthening positive relationships with family

and peers• Resisting negative peer pressure and drug use• Thinking critically• Setting goals for healthy living• Providing service to others

Lions-Quest

• 24 Active Countries• 15 Languages• 268,000 Educators Certified• Estimated 1,000,000 Students Each Year• Lions Clubs International Foundation

Priority Project• Core 4 Selection• 20 Years of Success

Partners

• Argentina• Australia• Canada• Denmark• Finland• Germany• Iceland

• India• Netherlands• New Zealand• Norway• South Africa• Sweden• Switzerland

Partners

• Bermuda• Cayman

Islands• Italy• Netherlands

Antilles

• Quebec• Sri Lanka• Tahiti• Thailand• Czech

Republic

Effectiveness

Sustainability

Scale

Lions-Quest

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