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DRUG ACTION SERVICE OF THE BAHAMAS Drug Free Achievers & I'm Special Program
Beginning
in 1987, DAS's service strategy, change from a rehabilitation approach to a
proactive demand reduction education strategy serving the Bahamian community-at-
large with a focused emphasis on primary and secondary school students. Our
award winning "Drug Fee Achievers (DFA)"
program was focused on individual students 'in the secondary schools and our
"I'm Special" program was directed towards the training of primary
school teachers. This reorientation was based on experience, both in the Bahamas
and the United States, that the "I'm Special" program is the most
effective strategy for promoting healthy lifestyles through demand reduction
disciplines. Children who are exposed continuously to the positive self-esteem
character development model become more productive citizens. Through
our "I'm Special" teacher workshops, DAS is able to reach a wider and
greater number of primary school children. We estimate that over a three year
period, for every trained teacher who implements the "I'm Special"
program
in their respective school, more than one hundred students are exposed to the
programs self esteem and character development concepts. From a cost/benefit
standpoint, DAS teacher workshops returned the greatest benefit to the largest
population for the funds spent.
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