Safer Universities Program
Safer Universities is an environmental alcohol prevention program grounded in community and university partnerships that focuses on reducing heavy alcohol use in off-campus settings such as homes/apartments, bars, and restaurants. It achieves these goals by utilizing a structured planning and…
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…
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)…
One Circle Foundation Gender-Responsive Support Programs
The One Circle Foundation’s gender-responsive support programs include Girls Circle, the Council for Boys and Young Men, and Unity Circle (a group for all genders focusing on diversity, equity, and inclusion principles). These groups foster resilience, positive identity, and healthy relationships among…
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…
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…