Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) is a comprehensive school-based drug prevention program taught by police officers to children at the Grade 5 level.  The D.A.R.E. Officers partner with classroom teachers to build protective factors for children by providing information and social skills needed to live drug- and violence-free.

Students are taught to use a four-step D.A.R.E decision-making model designed to help them engage in critical thinking, empowering them to make healthy choices and take charge of their lives. It provides them the skills to analyze each decision and evaluate their choices.

The program is usually delivered over a 10-week period, and each lesson is presented in a fun and factual way, designed to maximize student participation using an interactive workbook. Click here for a brief overview of the D.A.R.E. curriculum.

Parents are very influential in their children’s lives, and D.A.R.E. is more effective with parental participation and support. D.A.R.E teaches topics that can be shared and built upon at home.

D.A.R.E. is an effective crime prevention program. D.A.R.E. provides opportunities to establish positive relationships between police, children, parents, teachers and other community members.  It is the foundational component of the "E" Division RCMP drug prevention strategy, CPEC (Community Prevention Education Continuum)

In British Columbia over 30,000 students were taught D.A.R.E. during the 2009/10 school year.  D.A.R.E. is being taught in 84 communities and in 90% of the school districts.

For more information about the D.A.R.E. Program in your community or in your child’s school, contact your Area DOCAS Coordinator. Contact Us

Visit www.darebc.com for more information on the program curriculum.

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