The Program Coping and Support Training (CAST) is an evidence-based prevention program for middle and high-school-aged youth. It is a 12-lesson skills training program, embedded in a positive-peer group culture, designed for just 6-8 youth. CAST is used across the US and Canada, in schools, community centers, and a wide variety of other youth-oriented agencies. Intended Audience CAST is intended for potential school dropouts—racially/ethnically diverse, aged 14-19 years who also showed elevated suicide risk. Implementation […]
Reservation
Project Venture: Positive Youth Development for American Indian and Alaska Native Youth
The Program Project Venture (PV) is an evidence-based, culturally relevant, outdoors experiential youth development program developed in 1990 by McClellan Hall and his National Indian Youth Leadership Project, and its goal is to increase the resilience of American Indians and Alaska Native youth. The project’s curriculum involves in-school, after-school, and summer camp programming and includes: […]
BRAVE Program
American Indian and Alaska Native young adults are strong and resilient. Interventions designed to improve their mental health and help-seeking skills are especially needed, particularly those that include culturally-relevant resources and relatable role models. The multi-media BRAVE intervention was designed for American Indian and Alaska Native teens and young adults to amplify and reinforce healthy […]
Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention for Youth: A Practitioner’s Guide
The Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention for Youth: A Practitioner’s Guide has just been released from the Department of Health and Human Services and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. This guide is especially helpful for individuals and organizations that manage the health and well-being of 9- 18-year-olds. The Guide, which was designed […]
Prescription Stimulant Misuse Among Youth and Young Adults
The misuse of prescription pain relievers, tranquilizers, sedatives, and stimulants among youth and young adults aged 12 to 25 is a major public health issue in the United States. The prevalence of prescription drug misuse is highest among young adults between the ages of 18 and 25; over 11 percent report the misuse of prescription […]
The Ambassador Toolkit: Take Action Against Teen Dating Violence
FUTURES’ award-winning, national public education initiative, That’s Not Cool, has released a new resource: the Ambassador Toolkit. That’s Not Cool is an award-winning national public education campaign managed by FUTURES to engage young people online around healthy relationships and the prevention of digital abuse. The program’s interactive website, tools, and resources support young people as […]