At a glance
Program or Strategy Type
Direct Service
Intervention Continuum
Universal
Age group(s)
Early Adolescence (12-14)
Setting(s)
School
DBHR Prevention Funding Source(s)
EIP, Cannabis, Opioid, MHPP
EBP Designation
Evidence Based Program (EBP) for EIP
Evidence Based Program (EBP) for Cannabis
Evidence Based Program (EBP) for Opioid
Evidence Based Program (EBP) for MHPP
Versions with EBP Designations
Botvin Middle School Version, Grades 6-8
Program or Strategy Description
LifeSkills Training (LST) is a classroom-based universal prevention program designed to prevent adolescent tobacco, alcohol, marijuana use, and violence. LST contains 30 sessions to be taught over three years (15, 10, and 5 sessions), and additional violence prevention lessons also are available each year (3, 2, and 2 sessions). Three major program components teach students: (1) personal self-management skills, (2) social skills, and (3) information and resistance skills specifically related to drug use. Skills are taught using instruction, demonstration, feedback, reinforcement, and practice.
Note: For DBHR grantees, only the Botvin Middle School Version (Grades 6-8) is considered EBP.
Status on Other Registries or Inventories
Blueprints: Model Plus
CrimeSolutions: Effective
CEBC: Well Supported
WSIPP Youth Cannabis 2019: Research-based
WSIPP Children's Services 2020: Evidence-based
Title IV-E Clearinghouse: Not on registry
What Works Clearinghouse: Not on registry
CASEL Program Guide: Not on registry
Suicide Prevention Resource Center: Not on registry
Contexts
Race/Ethnicity
All
(Dis)ability
Not specified
Gender
Female, Male
LGBTQ+
Not specified
Urbanicity
Urban
Suburban
Rural
Language
English
Program Website
Name and Contact of Program Developer
Gilbert J. Botvin, Ph.D.
Characteristics
Protective factor(s) addressed
Individual Protective Factors
Clear Standards for Behavior
Perceived Risk of Drug Use
Problem Solving Skills
Refusal Skills
Skills for Social Interaction
Peer Protective Factors
Not Specified
Family Protective Factors
Not Specified
School Protective Factors
Not Specified
Neighborhood/Community Protective Factors
Not Specified
Risk factor(s) addressed
Individual Risk Factors
Early Initiation of Drug Use
Favorable Attitudes Towards Drug Use
Substance Use
Peer Risk Factors
Interaction with Antisocial Peers
Peer Rewards for Antisocial Behavior
Peer Substance Use
Family Risk Factors
Not Specified
School Risk Factors
Not Specified
Neighborhood/Community Risk Factors
Laws and Norms Favorable to Drug Use / Crime
Outcomes targeted
Problem Behavior Outcomes
Alcohol
Antisocial-aggressive Behavior
Delinquency / criminal behavior
Illicit Drug Use
Marijuana / Cannabis Use
Positive Social / Prosocial Behavior
Tobacco
Education Outcomes
Not Specified
Emotional Well-being Outcomes
Depression
Emotional Regulation
Positive Relationships Outcomes
Not Specified