SAPP Model Program List
This site serves as a quick reference point for 100 level Youth & Parent/Family Prevention Education model program options in the Comprehensive Grant Program Work Plan. Click on each program contact link to access detailed information for that program. Keep in mind that the website link may include information about supplemental materials or additional curricula that have not been reviewed against the SAPP Model Program Criteria. The approved curricula components are included in each program’s description below:
All Stars
All Stars is a school or community based program for youth designed to delay the onset and prevention of high risk behavior. The target population is 11 to 14 year olds and the curricula works best with rural, suburban and urban multi-ethnic universal and selective populations. There are three middle school programs (Core, Booster, and Plus) designed to be integrated throughout the school or organization. SAPP has approved implementation of All Stars Core and Booster. Implementation of the Plus curricula is also approved as a program enhancement.
For more information contact:
Kathleen Nelson-Simley
Senior Director of Training
Tanglewood Research
P.O. Box 5512
Lincoln, NE 68505
Phone: (800) 822-7148
Fax: (336) 662-0099
Email: kathleen@tanglewood.net
Web site: www.allstarsprevention.com
Guiding Good Choices
GGC is a multi-media parenting program for parents of children ages 9-14 (grades 4-8) in universal settings. This substance abuse and delinquency-prevention program equips parents with the knowledge and skills needed to guide their children through adolescence. The GGC program has been proven to work among various ethnic groups and in rural, suburban and urban schools and communities.
For more information contact:
Channing Bete Company
One Community Place
South Deerfield, MA 01373
Phone: (877) 896-8532
Fax (800) 499-6464
Email: PrevSci@channing-bete.com
Web site: http://www.channing-bete.com/prevention-programs/guiding-good-choices/facts-and-faqs.php
LifeSkills Training
LifeSkills Training (LST) is a multiple year program designed to influence social and psychological factors that promote the initiation and early use of substances. The curricula is designed to be used with elementary, middle school, and high school (grades 9 and 10) universal populations. SAPP has approved implementation of the curricula with grades 4 - 10. The program has been proven effective with African American, Latino and White populations in rural, suburban and urban school settings.
For more information contact:
National Health Promotion Associates, Inc.
711 Westchester Avenue
White Plains, NY 10604
Phone: (800) 293-4969
Fax: (914) 683-6998
Email: lstinfo@nhpamail.com
Web site: www.lifeskillstraining.com
Lions Quest
Lions Quest is a multi-component, comprehensive life skills education program designed for school-wide and classroom implementation in grades 6-8 (ages 11-14). Educators, parents and community members are involved in utilizing social influence and social cognitive approaches. Lions Quest is comprised of eighty 45-minute sequentially developed skill building sessions. However, SAPP has also approved implementation of Unit 6 Making Healthy Choices of Lions Quest. This unit must be implemented in its entirety which includes 14 sessions during year one of implementation and 12 sessions during year two.
For more information:
Lions Club International Foundation
300 W. 22nd Street
Oak Brook, IL 60523-8842
Phone: (630) 571-5466
Fax: (630) 571-5735
Email: jayne.westerlund@lionsclubs.org
Web site: http://www.lions-quest.org/
Project Alert
Project ALERT is a school-based alcohol, tobacco and marijuana prevention program for middle grade students 11-14 years old. The SAPP approved two year curriculum, which has 11 core lessons and 3 booster lessons, uses small-group activities, question-and-answer sessions, role-playing, and the practice of new skills to stimulate students’ interest and participation. Lesson content focuses on helping students understand the consequences of drug use, recognize the benefits of non-use, build norms against use and identify and resist pro-drug pressures. This program is implemented in rural, urban, and suburban multi-ethnic universal and selective settings.
For more information contact:
Debbie Thomas Evans
Program Manager
Project ALERT/BEST Foundation
725 S. Figueroa Street, Suite 1825
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Phone: (800) 253-7810 ext. 1313
Fax: (213) 623-0585
Email: devans@projectalert.best.org
Web site: www.projectalert.com
Project Northland and Class Action
Project Northland is approved, by SAPP, as a multi-year program for 10 – 14 year olds (6th – 8th grades). The program is proven to delay the onset of alcohol use and alcohol related problems and has a parent involvement component. The program works in universal multi-ethnic rural, suburban and urban middle school settings.
Class Action serves as an extension of the Project Northland curriculum series and should only be used as a supplement for Project Northland. The program is designed to reduce alcohol use and binge drinking among 9 – 12 graders. Class Action has been implemented with American Indian, Alaska Native and Caucasian youth. This program works best in universal settings i.e. schools of rural, urban, suburban and American Indian reservations.
For more information contact:
Steve Mangeniello
Hazelden Publishing and Education Services
15251 Pleasant Valley Road
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55454-1015
Phone: (800) 328-9000, ext. 4688
Fax: (651) 213-4793
Email: smanganiello@hazelden.org
Website: http://www.hazelden.org/web/go/projectnorthland
Project Toward No Drug Abuse
Project TND was designed for implementation in an alternative high school classroom-based setting by a trained teacher or health education specialist. SAPP has approved implementation by a trained prevention specialist targeting students in an alternative high school setting.
The curriculum includes 12 classroom-based sessions, each of which is 40 to 50 minutes in length; all of the sessions need to be taught. The program was designed for implementation over a four-week period (i.e., 3 sessions per week). However, the program can be implemented twice a week over a six-week period on the condition that all lessons are covered. In addition, the sessions need to be taught as written in the Teacher's Manual, utilizing the content and instructional techniques that are specified.
For more information contact:
Jim Miyano
USC Institute for Prevention Research
1000 S. Fremont Avenue, Unit #8
Alhambra, CA 91803
Phone: (800) 400-8461
Fax: (626) 427-5856
Email: miyano@usc.edu
Web site: http://tnd.usc.edu/
Strengthening Families Program for Parents and Youth 10-14
The Strengthening Families Program (SFP) is a nationally and internationally recognized youth and family life skills program designed for high risk families. This SAPP approved curricula is to be implemented with youth ages 10-14 years old and their parents/guardians. Four optional booster sessions can be provided 3 - 12 months after delivery of the basic sessions. The program is available in English and Spanish and works best in universal settings. The program has proven effective with African American, Latino, Asian, Pacific Islander, and American Indian rural, suburban and urban Junior High School families.
For more information contact:
Cathy Hockaday, Ph.D.
1087 LeBron hall
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-4380
Phone: (515) 294-7601
Fax:(515) 294-5507
E-mail: hockaday@iastate.edu
Web site: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/sfp/
Too Good for Drugs
The Too Good for Drugs program is designed for grades K–8 in universal settings. Although each grade level builds upon the earlier curriculum, there are separate, developmentally-appropriate curriculum for each grade level which includes 10 sessions, 30 – 60 minutes each, per grade level. SAPP has approved grade levels 5-8 with at least two sequential years of program delivery. The program is designed to reduce ATOD risk factors and enhance the protective factors.
For more information contact:
Mendez Foundation
601 South Magnolia Avenue
Tampa, FL 33606
Phone: (813) 251-3600
Fax: (813) 251-3237
Email: info@mendezfoundation.org
Web site: http://www.mendezfoundation.org/educationcenter/tgfd/
Model Program Curricula Available in Prevention First Library
To search available model program curricula in the Prevention First Library related to the SAPP work plan follow these easy instructions:
Model Program Selection Criteria
The curricula listed on this website have been screened and meet the following criteria:
- Demonstrates an SAPP Core Outcome
- Targets Universal and/or Selected Populations
- Targets 10-17 year olds, Parents of 10-17 year olds, or the environment
- Materials/Curricula are available
- Published research/evaluation results are available that outline the implementation requirements for the SAPP outcomes
- Skill level required for effective implementation is clear
- Training is available
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