Lion’s Quest
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Program Description
Lions Quest Skills for Adolescence is a K-12 life skills program fostering social/emotional competence, citizenship, and character development. It uses interactive methods like group work and service learning to strengthen youth’s connections to their families, schools, and communities. In grades K-2, it focuses on emotional awareness; in grades 3-5, it focuses on self-management and interpersonal skills; in middle school, it focuses on exploring values and beliefs shaping identity; in high school, it focuses on character and positive behavior's impact.
Prevention Category
Practice Level
Strategies
Practice Components
Risk and Protective Factors
Population Age
Populations of Focus
Settings
Parental/Caregiver Involvement
Substance Use Prevention Focus
Recommended Staffing
Empirical Evidence of Impact
| Substance | Substance-Related Behavior | Population Age | Evidence Strength and Study Populations of Focus |
| Alcohol | Changes in Knowledge, Attitudes, or Beliefs | 11-14 | Promising (General Population)1 |
| Alcohol | Reduced Use or Delayed Initiation | 11-14 | Promising (General Population)1 |
| Cannabis | Changes in Knowledge, Attitudes, or Beliefs | 11-14 | Promising (General Population)1 |
| Cannabis | Reduced Use or Delayed Initiation | 11-14 | Moderate (General Population)1 |
| Tobacco | Changes in Knowledge, Attitudes, or Beliefs | 11-14 | Practice-Based Evidence (General Population)1 |
| Tobacco | Reduced Use or Delayed Initiation | 11-14 | Promising (General Population)1 |
| References
1 Eisen, M., Zellman, G. L., & Murray, D. M. (2003). Evaluating the Lions-Quest "Skills for Adolescence" drug education program: Second- year behavior outcomes. Addictive Behaviors, 28(5), 883-897. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0306-4603(01)00292-1 |
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Training and Technical Assistance
Training for Lion’s Quest is recommended, particularly for schoolwide and larger implementation, but it is not required. Training is available both virtually and in-person, and training-of-trainer options are also available. Lions Quest also offers implementation checklists, an online resource library, ongoing support, and grants to defray or cover the costs of implementation.
Adaptations
Lion’s Quest offers adapted versions of its curricula that can be used in the juvenile justice system and alternative schools, and it also provides 15-minute mini-lessons that are short, adaptable, and designed to be easy to implement across different age groups, settings, and youth needs. The curriculum has also been adapted and implemented in Canada, Mexico, Central America, South America, Europe, India, South Asia, the Middle East, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, and the Pacific Islands.
Program Costs
Please visit the developer’s website listed above for updated information about implementation costs.
What California Providers Are Saying
We have not yet spoken to any California providers who have experience implementing Lion’s Quest. If you have implemented it, we would love to hear from you. Please contact us.
Labels
Universal,
Individual,
Relationship,
Community/Society, Community-Society, Community, Society,
Information dissemination,
Education,
Civic Responsibility,
Communication Skills,
Cognitive Behavioral Strategies,
Education,
Goal Setting,
Insight-Building,
Problem Solving,
Self-efficacy/self-esteem enhancement,
Skills Training,
Peer Norm Development,
Early and persistent antisocial behavior,
Early initiation of substance use,
Favorable attitudes towards substance abuse,
Internalizing behaviors (e.g. anxiety, depression, social withdrawal),
Negative emotional state,
Poor coping skills and behaviors,
Rebelliousness,
Emotional self-regulation,
High self-esteem,
Positive social orientation (e.g. engaging in health activities, accepting of rules and community values, positive social engagement),
Positive temperament,
Accessibility of substances,
Norms favorable towards substance use,
Community norms, beliefs, and standards against substance use,
Opportunities for prosocial engagement in the school and community,
Opportunities for the development of skills and interests,
Positive social norms,
Schools and student bodies with strong academic commitment,
Age 6-12, Ages 6-12,
Age 13-17, Ages 13-17,
Age 18-20, Ages 18-20,
General Population, Hispanic,
Recommended/optional,
Substances Use - General, substance use-general, substance use general, general substance use,
School (K-12), k-12,
Community-based program, community based program, community-based program,
Broader Community/Society,
Health/social work counselor, therapist or professional (unlicensed), health social,
Health/social work counselor, therapist or professional (licensed),
Mentors,
Community Members,
Teachers/Educators, teachers educators,