Transcript VISION - Organization of American States

Lions Clubs International
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• Youth Priority
• 1.5 million members
• Represented in 192 countries
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VISION
A better world for
Children and Youth
Lions-Quest
U.S. Drug Related Issues
50%
TRAFFIC
FATALITIES
20-35%
SUICIDES
49%
MURDERS
ALCOHOL AND OTHER
DRUGS ARE
ASSOCIATED
WITH
62%
ASSAULTS
69%
MANSLAUGHTER
CHARGES
69%
DROWNINGS
52%
RAPES
38%
CHILD ABUSE
Quality of Job That Groups are
Doing to Help Children
% Excellent or Good Job - Based on U.S. Adults
69%
57%
35%
22%
47%
Religious Organizations
16%
41%
School Officials/Organizations
6%
29%
Excellent
35%
5%
30%
Good
29%
3%
25%
Business Leaders
Local Government
26%
State Government
3%
22%
Federal Government
Source: Independent Sector
Study
Critical Prevention Elements
1. Planning and design, including identification of
short- and long-term goals for students
2. Timing, including continuity over grade levels
3. Social factors, including cultural sensitivity
4. School policy, including school-sponsored
activities and disciplinary policies consistent with the
program
5. Staff training, including ongoing training and inschool support
6. Implementation, including use of up-to-date and
engaging materials
Source: Dr. Maurice Elias
Rutgers University
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 skillbuilding 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
Positive Behaviors
•Drug Use
•Truancy
•Violence
•Aggression
•Sexual Experimentation
•Poor Academic Performance
•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.org
www.unicef.org
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.
DIVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH AND PREVENTION OF SUBSTANCE
ABUSE
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
GENEVA
The
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“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
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
Received treatment
17%
Sought but did not get
treatment
2%
Felt need but did not
seek treatment
5%
Did not feel need for
treatment
76%
Source: U.S. National Drug
Control Strategy 2003
Federal Research & Development Spending for
Treatment and Prevention (FY 2004 Request)
60%
58%
50%
40%
39%
30%
20%
3%
10%
0%
Treatment
Total Dollars = $1,059 million
Prevention
Law
Enforcement
Skills for Adolescence
Ages 11-14
Skills for Adolescence
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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
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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
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Argentina
Australia
Canada
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Iceland
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Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
South Africa
Sweden
Switzerland
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Cayman Islands
Italy
Netherlands
Antilles
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Quebec
Sri Lanka
Tahiti
Thailand
Czech Republic
Lions-Quest
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