L.E.A.D.
Programs:
On The Street
L.E.A.D. provides training and resources to support law enforcement officers with community prevention strategies, including our Community Prevention Officer initiative, On the Street online training, and L.E.A.D. Fest Community outreach events.
In The Classroom
L.E.A.D.’s signature program trains law enforcement officers to teach an evidence-based prevention curriculum anywhere youth gather for educational activities: in the classroom, after-school programs, summer camps, and community- and faith-based organizations, and more, empowering them to make a real, lasting, positive impact in the lives of youth.
Engage with Students
L.E.A.D. Instructors
Make meaningful connections with students and enhance your community prevention by becoming a certified L.E.A.D. instructor and implementing our classroom program today!
6K+ Law Enforcement Officers trained in our program
L.E.A.D. Community Prevention Programs
Tested, Proven, and Effective Methods of Building Safer Communities
Prevention Saves Money
L.E.A.D.’s classroom program uses Botvin LifeSkills Training, shown to have the highest ROI of all substance abuse prevention curricula studied, showing a $50 return for every $1 invested.
Positive Connections with Law Enforcement
L.E.A.D. provides programs in the schools as well as in the community, providing positive connections between law enforcement agencies and the communities they serve.
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Tobacco Use Reduction
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Alcohol Use Reduction
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Violence and Bullying Reduction
Prevention Works
The Research
is Clear
L.E.A.D.’s drug and violence prevention programs are delivered through a uniquely powerful messenger: the trusted law enforcement officer. Our programs are scientifically tested, proven effective, and designed to build real skills that children — and community members at large — can carry with them for life.
Reduces drug use, violence, and school disciplinary incidents
Strengthens the relationship between young people and the officers who serve them
Build essential life skills: responsible decision-making, managing emotions, setting and reaching goals, communicating effectively
Lays the groundwork for safer, healthier, more connected commuities
Prevention Changes
Some Lve From Our L.E.A.D. Community
“ Getting into the classroom with the students as I teach them vital life skills and how to avoid drugs and violence will show them that the police do care about their wellbeing and about others in general.”
Charles Danker
“We’re having purposeful conversations with the kids about how to communicate with their peers inside and outside of the classroom”
Sara Shaw
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Communities don’t become safer by accident. They become safer when people like you choose to invest in the youngest and most vulnerable among us — before the crisis, not after. Support L.E.A.D. today and help equip young people with the life skills they need to make confident, healthy decisions.
The L.E.A.D. National Conference
Register today for the 21st Century Drug & Violence Training Conference
The Safer Communities Podcast
Learn more about everyday changemakers working to improve their communities
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