Child & Family Services of the Upper Peninsula, Inc.
Serving Children and Families in Michigan's Upper Peninsula Since 1919
Serving Children and Families in Michigan's Upper Peninsula Since 1919
The Botvin LifeSkills Training Program is an evidence-based
substance abuse prevention program. Botvin is currently offered
to elementary-school-, middle-school- and high school-aged
youth in Alger, Delta, Luce, Marquette, Menominee and
Schoolcraft counties.
substance abuse prevention program. Botvin is currently offered
to elementary-school-, middle-school- and high school-aged
youth in Alger, Delta, Luce, Marquette, Menominee and
Schoolcraft counties.
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| 706 Chippewa Square, Suite 200 Marquette, MI 49855 Phone: (906) 228-4050 Fax: (906) 228-2153 |
Botvin LifeSkills Program
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Please contact our Program Coordinator, Danielle Keller, at (906) 228-4050 x 122 or dkeller@cfsup.org for
more information.
more information.
| For more information, please visit www.lifeskillstraining.com. |
and violence. It has a high rate of success because it targets the major social and psychological
factors that promote the initiation of substance use and other risky behaviors. This comprehensive
program provides adolescents and teens with the confidence and skills necessary to successfully
and skillfully handle challenging situations.
Rather than merely giving information about the dangers of drug abuse, BLST promotes healthy
alternatives to risky behavior through activities designed to do the following: teach students the
necessary skills to resist social (peer) pressures to smoke, drink, and use drugs; help students to
develop greater self-esteem and self-confidence; enable students to effectively cope with anxiety;
increase students’ knowledge of the immediate consequences of substance abuse; and enhance
cognitive and behavioral competency to reduce and prevent a variety of health risk behaviors.
factors that promote the initiation of substance use and other risky behaviors. This comprehensive
program provides adolescents and teens with the confidence and skills necessary to successfully
and skillfully handle challenging situations.
Rather than merely giving information about the dangers of drug abuse, BLST promotes healthy
alternatives to risky behavior through activities designed to do the following: teach students the
necessary skills to resist social (peer) pressures to smoke, drink, and use drugs; help students to
develop greater self-esteem and self-confidence; enable students to effectively cope with anxiety;
increase students’ knowledge of the immediate consequences of substance abuse; and enhance
cognitive and behavioral competency to reduce and prevent a variety of health risk behaviors.