By: centraljersey.com
Mercer Council on Alcoholism and Drug Addication is offering Botvin’s Life Skills Training Program to Mercer County schools and youth groups.
This evidence-based prevention curriculum was developed by Dr. Gilbert Botvin, director of the Institute for Prevention Research at Cornell University Medical College. The Life Skills training program seeks to promote health and well being among children through the delivery of a combination of life, health and drug resistance skills. It is one of the only programs proven to reduce the use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs among adolescents, making it the most extensively evaluated substance abuse program available, the Mercer Council said in a press release.
For more information on bringing the Botvin’s Life Skills Training Program to a school or youth group, call (609) 396-5874, ext. 203.
The Mercer Council is a non-profit agency dedicated to strengthening the foundations of children and families by empowering them to successfully handle difficult, everyday life situations and the impact of substance abuse.
Mercer Council actively provides quality alcohol, tobacco and other drug abuse prevention and early intervention services in partnership with individuals, families, schools, communities, businesses and professionals throughout Mercer County.
