Botvin LifeSkills Training Program Earns Top U.S. Justice Department Rating
U.S. Justice Department selects LST as a top evidence-based prevention program for inclusion on their new CrimeSolutions website.

WHITE PLAINS, NY, December 10, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ -- 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.

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