Presidential Leadership for Prevention

Most of the colleges and universities that have received U.S. Department of Education Models of Exemplary, Effective, and Promising Alcohol or Other Drug Abuse Prevention Programs on College Campuses grants credit strong presidential leadership for the success of their prevention efforts. In a widely disseminated report to academic leaders, the Presidents Leadership Group (a national group of college and university presidents that came together in 1997 to review various approaches for curbing student substance use and to develop a comprehensive plan of action) stated that college presidents should “use every opportunity to help keep the issue of student alcohol abuse at the top of the school’s agenda . . . ”

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