Winners Sankofa
The Avalon Carver Community Center in Los Angeles developed Winners Sankofa, an African-centered model for alcohol, tobacco, and other drug youth prevention practices that aim to counter the deleterious effects of poverty, school failure, substance abuse, incarceration, and environmental challenges facing African-American youth. The Winners Sankofa model is delivered in modular form and consists of written activities…
Healthy Futures
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)…
Cannabis Awareness and Prevention Toolkit
The Cannabis Awareness and Prevention Toolkit (CAPT), developed by Stanford Medicine’s Research and Education to Empower Adolescents and Young Adults to Choose Health (REACH) Lab, is a theory-based, evidence-informed educational resource aimed at preventing and delaying cannabis use…
Tobacco Prevention Toolkit
The Tobacco Prevention Toolkit (TPT), developed by Stanford Medicine’s Research and Education to Empower Adolescents and Young Adults to Choose Health (REACH) Lab, is a theory-based, evidence-informed curriculum designed to prevent tobacco and nicotine use among middle and high school students…
National Institute on Drug Abuse Lessons and Activities
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) offers a comprehensive collection of 21 free lesson plans and activities for parents and educators aimed at increasing awareness and preventing substance use among youth. These evidence-informed resources span topics such as the science of addiction…
Lion’s Quest
Lions Quest Skills for Adolescence is a K-12 life skills program fostering social/emotional competence, citizenship, and character development. It uses interactive methods like group work and service learning to strengthen youth’s connections to their families, schools, and communities. In grades…
Communities That Care
Communities That Care (CTC) is a community-based prevention program aimed at reducing youth problem behaviors such as substance use, delinquency, and violence. CTC promotes healthy youth development by strengthening community coalitions and utilizing evidence-based prevention strategies…
Strengthening Families Program: For Parents and Youth 10-14
The Strengthening Families Program: For Parents and Youth 10-14 (SFP 10-14) is a family skills training intervention aimed at enhancing school success and reducing substance use and aggression among youth aged 10-14. Based on bio-psychosocial and family process models, the program consists…
Project SUCCESS
Project Schools Using Coordinated Community Efforts to Strengthen Students (SUCCESS) is a school-based, multicomponent substance abuse prevention program that reduces risk factors for and increases protective factors against substance misuse among students ages 12-18…