The SCARE (Student Centered Aggression Replacement Education) program is an anger and aggression management program for children and adolescents. Its primary goals are to teach young people about emotions, including anger and aggression, and to help them recognize alternatives to violent behavior and aggressive responses. SCARE stresses reattribution of perceived offenses and anger control management.

The program involves a total of 15 different sessions clustered into three distinct, yet related sections:

• Recognizing anger and violence in the community
• Managing and reducing self-expressions of anger
• Defusing anger and violence in others

SCARE is a user-friendly approach to prevention and intervention that provides leaders with easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions, so no special training is needed to implement the program.

The United States Department of Education designated SCARE as a "Promising Program." In 2001, the USDE Expert Panel on Safe, Disciplined and Drug-Free Schools recognized the SCARE program for its quality, usefulness, and educational significance.

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