Important Notice Regarding the Leadership & Resiliency Program
The Leadership & Resiliency Program is no longer be available for purchase but is offered in the public domain.
Please note the following:
- Leadership & Resiliency Program information is being made available for use free of charge only for educational use.
- Fairfax County disclaims any and all liability associated with the use(s) of these materials. Fairfax County makes no warranties, express or implied, regarding the use of these materials.
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Recognition
- 1999, National Association of Counties (NACo) Award for creativity and excellence in programming with measurable outcomes
- 1999, Best Practice in Science-Based Programming, Washington Metropolitan Council of Governments
- 2000, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Recognition as a national model program
- 2000, Recognition by then Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore “for changing the paradigm of how services are offered to youth in the Commonwealth of Virginia”
- 2000, JC Penney Golden Rule Award for program participants’ work with abused and neglected animals at the Middleburg Humane Foundation
- 2001, Recognition by Fairfax County Board of Supervisors for collaborative programming producing cost effective, measurable outcomes
- 2001, Recognition by Fairfax County Superintendent of Schools for excellent services for youth and for outstanding collaboration between County Government and the Public School System
- 2003, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), recognition as a Promising Prevention Program
- 2004, George Mason Century Club Award for Most Effective Corporate Interaction for a student-produced video about the Leadership and Resiliency Program
- 2005, Achievement Award from the Virginia Municipal League for innovations in local government
- 2006, Inclusion in the National League of Cities’. Recognized through the “Awards for Municipal Excellence,” and NLC’s “City Showcase”
Citations
- Fishbein, D. and Doylan, D. (1997). Neighborhood prevention initiatives in the Washington-Baltimore Region. Greenbelt, MD: Washington/Baltimore HIDTA.
- Implementing Programming with Fidelity article, Virginia Effective Practices Project Newsletter, 9/01.
- Schinke, D., Brounstein, P. and Gardner, D. (2002). Science-based prevention programs and principles. DHHS Pub. No. (SMA) 03-3764. Rockville, MD: Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration
- The Proof is in the Practice: The Evolution and Development of Science-Based Prevention Programs at the Grass Roots Level, Virginia Addictions Institute, Williamsburg, VA, 6/03.
- Model prevention programs that support academic achievement. (2003, Fall). Student Assistance Journal. Pp. 18-24.
- Fairfax program that reaches teenagers is national model. (2005, September). Virginia Town and City. Richmond, VA: Virginia Municipal League. pp 3-4.