D.A.R.E.

To help keep our children on the path to success, the Kansas Attorney General's Office sponsors and coordinates the statewide D.A.R.E. program. The D.A.R.E. program has been present in Kansas for over 30 years. In 1999 the legislature established the coordinator's office as a program in the Attorney General's office. Since then, the efforts have grown to include School Resource Officers (SRO's) and collaboration with the Kansas Juvenile Officers Association (KSJOA). It is a cooperative effort between the three law enforcement programs that includes parents, schools and communities.

D.A.R.E. lessons focus on the following objectives for all programs:

Acquiring knowledge and skills to recognize and resist peer pressure to experiment with tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs.
Enhancing self-esteem.
Learning about positive alternatives to substance use.
Building interpersonal and communications skills.
Learning conflict resolution skills.
Developing risk assessment and decision making skills.
Reducing violence.
Resisting gang involvement.

For more information about D.A.R.E. please visit: dare.org or contact us at (785) 213.8356.

For more information about the Kansas Juvenile Officers Association (KSJOA), please visit ksjoa.org.

Contact

Randy L. Combs, Special Agent /Statewide D.A.R.E. Coordinator
120 SW 10th Ave., 2nd Floor
Topeka, KS 66612-1597

(785) 213.8356
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