Healthy Futures

Website

https://med.stanford.edu/halpern-felsher-reach-lab/preventions-interventions/healthy-futures.html

Program Description

Healthy Futures is an alternative-to-suspension program designed for middle and high school students who use e-cigarettes, other tobacco products, or cannabis, and those exploring quitting. The program offers self-paced, free courses (nicotine or cannabis-focused) that combine motivational interviewing and cognitive-behavioral therapy. Facilitators can access pre-and post-survey data dashboards, lesson slides, and communication tools for parents.

Prevention Category

Selective
Indicated

Practice Level

Individual

Strategies

Education

Practice Components

Level
Components
Individual
Cognitive Behavioral Strategies
Connection to More Services
Education
Psychoeducation
Skills Training
Relationship
None
Community/Society
None

Risk and Protective Factors

Risk Factors
Protective Factors
Individual Risk Factors
Early initiation of substance use
Favorable attitudes towards substance abuse
Internalizing behaviors (e.g., anxiety, depression, social withdrawal)
Poor coping skills and behaviors
Individual Protective Factors
None
Family Risk Factors
None
Family Protective Factors
None
School, Peer, and Community Risk Factors
Norms favorable towards substance use
School, Peer, and Community Protective Factors
None

Population Age

Age 6-12
Age 13-17
Age 18-20

Populations of Focus

Hispanic or Latino
General Population

Settings

Home
School (K-12)
Community-based program
Other

Parental/Caregiver Involvement

No parent or caregiver involvement

Substance Use Prevention Focus

Cannabis
Tobacco

Recommended Staffing

Prevention staff
Teachers or educators

Empirical Evidence of Impact

Substance Substance-Related Behavior Population Age Evidence Strength and Study Populations of Focus
Cannabis Changes in Knowledge, Attitudes, or Beliefs Middle School Practice-Based Evidence (General Population)1
Cannabis Changes in Knowledge, Attitudes, or Beliefs High School Practice-Based Evidence (General Population)1
Tobacco Changes in Knowledge, Attitudes, or Beliefs Middle School Practice-Based Evidence (General Population)1
Tobacco Changes in Knowledge, Attitudes, or Beliefs High School Practice-Based Evidence (General Population)1
References

1  Stanford Research and Education to Empower Adolescents and Young Adults to Choose Health (REACH) Lab, Stanford Reach Lab. https://med.stanford.edu/halpern-felsher-reach-lab/preventions-interventions/healthy-futures.html

 

Training and Technical Assistance

Free online trainings are available through the website, and Stanford University’s Research and Education to Empower Adolescents and Young Adults to Choose Health Lab also offers in-person trainings and webinars at no cost or low charges for qualifying organizations.

Adaptations

The developers welcome anyone using the toolkit to modify the materials to fit audience needs. Tobacco materials include extra lessons related to vaping, smokeless tobacco, and hookahs that can be integrated into the curricula.

Program Costs

Required training and implementation materials are available at no cost.

What California Providers Are Saying

We have not yet spoken to any California providers who have experience implementing Healthy Futures. If you have implemented it, we would love to hear from you. Please contact us.

Labels

Selective,
Indicated,

Individual,

Information dissemination,
Education,
Problem identification and referral,

Cognitive Behavioral Strategies,
Connection to More Services,
Education,
Psychoeducation,
Skills Training,

None,

Early initiation of substance use,
Favorable attitudes towards substance abuse,
Internalizing behaviors (e.g. anxiety, depression, social withdrawal),
Poor coping skills and behaviors,

Norms favorable towards substance use,

Age 6-12, Ages 6-12,
Age 13-17, Ages 13-17,
Age 18-20, Ages 18-20,

General Population, Hispanic,

No parent/caregiver involvement,

Cannabis,
Tobacco,

Home,
School (K-12), k-12,
Community-based program, community based program, community/based program,
Other,

Prevention Staff,
Teachers/Educators, teachers educators,