Survey results are based upon 5,000 adolescents “focus group” attending Boys and Girls clubs throughout Florida, After school programs in several counties and the Police Athletic League of Pinellas County.
A control focus group of five hundred adolescents was formed through the Lacrosse Wisconsin Police Department and the Lacrosse Boys and Girls Clubs.
The following Boy and Girls clubs participated in the survey:
- Boys and Girls Clubs of Tampa Bay
- Boys and Girls Clubs of Lee County
- Boys and Girls Clubs of Pinellas County
- Boys and Girls Club of Palm Beach County
- Boys and Girls Club of Leon County
- Boys and Girls Club of Duval County
- Boys and Girls Club of Orange County
Control group of Boys and Girls clubs of Lacrosse Wisconsin
- After School Program of Hillsborough School District
- After School Program YMCA Pinellas County School District
- After School Program Leon County School District
Florida Department of Education Special Programs
- Florida International University
- Police Department Portland Oregon – Portland Public Schools
- Palm Beach County School District
- Palm Beach County Youth Court
Police Athletic League Pinellas County
1. Teens 4 Teens
Survey documented a 62% retention rate. This presentation has a 35% higher retention rate than any other presentation on Abstinence.
2. Consequences
Survey documented a 74% retention rate among Hispanic adolescents and a 47% retention rate among non- Hispanics. Currently there is no presentation similar to this bi-lingual Hispanic cultural sensitive curriculum.
3. Good Choices – Stop & Think
Survey documented a 56% retention rate. This represents a 22% higher retention rate than similar Youth – At – Risk curriculums.
4. Preventing Dating and Sexual Violence
Survey documented a 72% retention rate. This survey included presenting each participant in the focus group with their own personal presentation as a resource tool.
5. Nutrition
Survey documented a 66% retention rate. No similar presentation exists.
6. Preventing Sexual Harassment
Survey documented a 98% retention rate among female adolescents and an 88% retention rate among male adolescents. No similar presentation exists.
7. Leadership – Bystanders Can Make a Difference
Survey documented an 82% retention rate. This represents a 20% higher retention rate than similar leadership skill building curriculums.
8. Bully Proofing
Survey documented an 87% retention rate. This represents a 15% higher retention rate than similar anti-bullying curriculums.
9. Attention Deficit Disorder – Strategies For Life
Survey documented a 57% retention rate. This represents a 25% higher retention rate than similar curriculums.
10. Preventing Retail Theft
Survey documented a 98% retention rate. No similar presentation exists.
11. Extereme Measures – Anti Gang Involvement
Survey documented an 82% retention rate. This program represented a 32% higher retention rate than similar anti gang involvement curriculums. |
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