TPD | Drug Education For Youth (DEFY) Program
The Tallahassee Police Department is pleased to announce applications for the 19th annual DEFY Summer Leadership Camp are now being accepted. This year’s camp will be July 18-22nd at the Tallahassee Police Department. This year’s topics include: Drug Education and Resistance Skills, Peer Pressure, Self-Esteem, Health, Physical Fitness, and Team Building. Camp hours will be from 7:45a-5:30p each day, with lunch included. Applications are available below. Space is limited.
Please contact Captain Danielle Davis at 850-363-3658 for more information.
DEFY is a prevention program for kids ages 9-12. DEFY deters "at risk" behaviors by giving kids the tools they need to resist drugs and develop positive social skills. The leadership and life skills training provided by DEFY include: goal-setting, team building, conflict resolution, gang resistance and decision making.
The DEFY Program is a professionally developed curriculum that incorporates key characteristics of successful substance abuse prevention programs as identified by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Additional DEFY topics include:
- Resistance Skills
- Social behavior
- Self-esteem
- Alcohol attitudes
- Smoking attitudes
- Drug knowledge
- Internet Safety