Positive Action
Positive Action is a school-based program addressing substance use, violence, bullying, disruptive behavior, and academic outcomes for pre-K through 8th grade, with high school materials also available. Lessons (15-20 minutes) focus on social-emotional learning and development, covering…
LifeSkills Training
LifeSkills Training (LST) is a flexible, school-based prevention program focused on substance use and violence prevention. It has three main components: personal self-management (goal-setting, stress reduction, decision-making), social skills (communication, assertiveness, non-aggression)…
keepin’ it REAL
keepin’ it REAL (kiR) is a youth-focused substance use prevention program designed to build social, emotional, and resistance skills. The ten-lesson curriculum (45 minutes each) emphasizes refusal strategies: Refuse, Explain, Avoid, Leave. Lessons use real teens’ stories, videos, and role-play to…
Friday Night Live
Friday Night Live (FNL) is a youth-led program that promotes skill development and healthy decision-making. Built on a positive youth development framework, it fosters leadership, advocacy, peer relationships, and skill-building through community engagement. FNL partners with…
Familias Unidas
Familias Unidas is a family-based intervention for Hispanic immigrant parents that promotes healthy youth development and prevents substance use and sexual risk behaviors. It builds parent-support networks and enhances culturally relevant parenting skills through weekly two-hour…
Familia Adelante
Familia Adelante is a culturally tailored intervention designed to support Latino families by preventing and reducing behavioral health issues among youth. It emphasizes enhancing family communication, addressing mental health concerns, and improving overall family functioning…
Motivational Interviewing and Culture for Urban Native American Youth
Motivational Interviewing and Culture for Urban Native American Youth (MICUNAY) is a three-workshop substance use program for American Indian/Alaska Native 14-18-year-olds that integrates traditional practices with motivational interviewing to support healthy choices about brain, body, and spirit…
Guiding Good Choices
Guiding Good Choices (GGC) is a five- to six-session family training program for parents and children aged 9-14. It teaches drug refusal skills, family expectations for behavior, and conflict management through videos, role-plays, and discussions. GGC strengthens family bonds, promotes prosocial…
Active Parenting of Teens: Families in Action
Active Parenting of Teens: Families in Action is a school- and community-based program for parents and youth aged 11-16. Delivered in six weekly sessions, it focuses on preventing substance use, risky behaviors, and violence through parent-child communication, behavior management, and…