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Recognitions
The Positive Action® program has earned a place on many prestigious national lists for effective Character Education, Academic Achievement, and Behavior/Prevention programs and is recognized by the following organizations:
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- Academics +14 percentile points
- Behavior +19 percentile points
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- PA improves academic achievement.
- PA found effective for: violence, alcohol, tobacco, drug use, disciplinary referrals, suspensions, and school absenteeism.
- PA received a perfect score on its readiness for dissemination.
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U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Crime Solutions Resource Center Program, (2011)
- Effective Evidence-based Model for Programs and Practices in the fields of criminal justice, juvenile justice and crime victimization, under the Topics of:
- Crime and Crime Prevention
- Drugs and Substance Abuse
- Juveniles
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Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), Model Programs Guide and Database, (2002)
- Effective Program for prevention.
- 2011 Update identified as having research indicating effectiveness specifically with bullying prevention.
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OJJDP, Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC) Best Practices Database, (2008)
- Best Practice for reducing minority contact with law enforcement.
- PA Decreases:
- Arrests (youth being apprehended, stopped, or otherwise contacts and suspected of having committed a delinquent act by law enforcement agencies).
- Diversion (diversion population includes all youth referred for legal processing but handled without the filing of formal charges).
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OJJDP, Deinstitutionalization of Status Offenders Best Practices Database, (2008)
- Best Practice for prevention of Academic Problems/Failure, Aggression/Violence, ATOD/Underage Drinking, and Incorrigibility
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U.S. Department of Education, Safe Disciplined and Drug-Free Schools (SDFS), (2001)
- Promising Program for the prevention of drug, alcohol, and tobacco use, and the prevention of violence and disruptive behavior.
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Bullyinginfo.gov (Federal Interagency Working Group on Youth Programs), (2011)
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Child Trends What Works
- LINKS (Lifecourse Interventions to Nurture Kids Successfully), (2010)
- PA is recognized as a program that works to enhance children’s development.
- What Works for Acting-out (Externalizing) Behavior, (2011)
- “Found to Work.” Has positive and significant impacts on reducing acting-out or externalizing behavior under Aggression/Bullying Outcome.
- Evidence-based, Nonpunitive Alternatives to Zero Tolerance, (2011)
- Effective alternative to prevent negative behaviors and promote positive youth development and skills to help students in the classroom and beyond.
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Building Partnerships for Youth, National 4-H Council, and the University of Arizona, (2011)
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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA)/Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP), 2000
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Helping America’s Youth (HAY), 2003
- Effective for improving achievement scores, attendance, and self-concept; and for reducing drug use, violence, and other problem behaviors.
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Character Education Partnership (CEP), What Works in Character Education, (2005)
- Evidence-based character education program that “not only addressed character development, but identified themselves explicitly as a character education program.”
- A research-driven guide for educators
- Strong evidence of support in: Risk Behaviors: Drug Use, Violence & Aggression, and General Misbehavior and School-Based Outcomes: School Behavior and Academic Achievement.
- A report for policy makers and opinion leaders
- “It lasts.” Evidence of sustained and even delayed effects of character education, and shows long-term effects of elementary school character education through middle school and/or high school.
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National Character Education Resource Center (NCERC)/Dr. Marvin Berkowitz, Templeton Foundation, (2003)
- PA is recognized in the Resource Guide of Effective Character Education Programs for character education programs.
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The Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL), (2003)
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U.S. Department of Education, Catalog of School Reform Models, (1999-2002)
- Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration Models for improving academic achievement.
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Channing Bete Company, Communities That Care Prevention Strategies: A Research Guide to What Works, (2004)
- Resource that identifies tested effective policies, programs, and actions that address risk and protective factors, in the Individual, School, Family and Community domains, identified through research.
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National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC), (2004)
- Promising Practice and is funded by the Department of Justice, online collection.
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American Institute of Research (AIR), (1999)
- Effective Program for improving academic achievement and comprehensive school reform.
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Education Commission of the States for Comprehensive School Reform (ECS), (1999)
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Center for the Application of Substance Abuse Technologies (CASAT), Best Practices Database
- Best Practice research-based proven effective program for schools, families, and communities that improves the academic achievement and multiple behaviors of children and adolescents.
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National Dropout Prevention Center/Network, Clemson University, (2009)
- Model Program for dropout prevention with strong evidence of effectiveness.
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Effective Service Systems LLC, Decision Support System for Youth Well Being, (2009)
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United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, (2007)
- Evidence-based Family Skills Training Program.
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National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention,(2007)
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Mihalic and Aultman-Bettridge. “A Guide to Effective School-Based Prevention Programs.” In School Crime and Policing, edited by W.L.Turk. Upper Saddle Rive, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2004.
- Favorable Program for prevention, including factors relevant for school safety and success, such as school disciplinary problems, suspensions, truancy, dropout, and academic achievement.
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Blueprints for Violence Prevention, Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence, Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado at Boulder
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Arkansas Department of Education, (2008)
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California Department of Education
- Student Assistance Programs, (2008)
- PA is only one of two programs to be able to reduce students’ behavioral and disciplinary violations and substance use habits while improving school attendance and academic performance.
- Getting Results: Developing Safe and Healthy Kids
- Update 5, Student Health, Supportive Schools, and Academic Success (2005)
- Update 4, Violence Prevention and Safe Schools (2004)
- Update 2, Assessing the Effectiveness of classroom-based Prevention Programs (2001)
- California Healthy Kids Resource Center, (2003)
- Research-validated Program for the Program Dissemination Center that shares information about programs that address alcohol, tobacco, other drugs, and violence prevention.
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Illinois Department of Human Services, Prevention First, (2007)
- Model Program that encourages Substance Abuse Prevention in the “Virtual Model Program Showcase.”
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Illinois Center for Violence Prevention, “Peacing It Together: A Framework for Preventing Youth Violence and Curriculum Review Guide,” (2001)
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Indiana Prevention Resource Center, "Across Our Desk to Yours," (2006)
- Evidence-based Program provider in Indiana.
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Minnesota Smoking Prevention Program
- Science-based School Program focusing on preventing alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use, and violence while focusing on youth development.
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Nebraska Department of Education: Safe & Drug-Free Schools (SDFS), (2001)
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Nevada Drug, Alcohol and Child Abuse Prevention, Model Programs: Pathway to Effective Programs and Positive Outcomes
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New Jersey Character Education Partnership, (2000-2001)
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New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS)
- Model Program has solid proof that it has prevented or reduced substance abuse.
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Ohio Resource Network, Parent Resource TOOLBOX
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Ohio State CLEX (Center for Learning Excellence), Evidence-based Program Database for Practitioners
- Evidence-based Program to change youth behaviors.
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Tennessee Department of Education, SDFS
- PA is one of the programs to have the best chance of success in reducing or prevention substance use and violence.
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Tucson Links (Arizona), (2002-2007)
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Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation, (2002–present)
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Universities
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University of Colorado at Boulder, Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence, Institute of Behavioral Science, (2004)
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Brigham Young University Women’s Research Institute, "Preventing violence and teaching peace: A review of promising and effective antiviolence, conflict-resolution, and peace programs for elementary school children." Applied & Preventive Psychology, Vol. 10 (2001)
- Effective Antiviolence Program.
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Nassau Community College, "Hate Crime Resource Guide"
- PA is an anti-bias resource for schools and youth.
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Northeastern Illinois University (NIU), K–12 Real Life Issues Curriculum Infusion
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School Success Profile, School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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International
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International Safe Schools/World Health Organization (WHO)—Collaborating Centre of Community Safety Promotion, International Safe Schools Program, (2003)
- PA is listedin GROUP B of the U.S. Department of Education Safe and Drug Free School Exemplary and Promising Program List.
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Parent’s Guide to Children’s Media, Inc.
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