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Preparing for National School Lunch Week

Explore resources to learn how schools, communities, caregivers, and families can support the nutrition and healthy development of young people in the latest IWGYP newsletter (Partner: USDA Food and Nutrition Service).

Promoting the Importance of Living a Drug-Free Lifestyle

Find details about a Campus Video PSA Contest for colleges and universities to promote the importance of preventing alcohol and other drug misuse among college students for Red Ribbon Week (Partners: DEA and HHS Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration).

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Meaningfully Engaging Young People: Principles, Strategies, and Success Stories

View the webinar recording from the Interagency Working Group on Youth Programs' (IWGYP) recent webinar to help organizations working to improve youth and young adult outcomes learn more about how partnering with young people from the start leads to more effective and impactful outcomes.

Using Evidence to Prevent Teen Pregnancy

Discover the latest findings from the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Evidence Review, which now includes findings about program components (Partner: HHS Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation).

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Announcements

Training: Foundations for Transforming Teaching and Learning about Native Americans

Posted | Oct 15 2024

In this course, learners will join the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian to explore the impact of problematic narratives of Native Americans on U.S. society and education and learn ways to recognize and share more complete narratives both inside and outside the classroom.

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Resource: Sober-Curious Young Americans May Be Changing the Conversation Around Alcohol

Posted | Oct 15 2024

This article explores how the recent “sober-curious” movement may be encouraging some young people to reevaluate their relationship with alcohol and the impact that drinking can have on their health.

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Webinar Recording: Lessons from the Field Webinar - Suicide Prevention: Building Protective Factors to Keep Students Safe

Posted | Oct 14 2024

This webinar shared the latest information on suicide trends among K–12 students. It also shared related risk and protective factors and strategies schools can implement to support suicide prevention based on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ 2024 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention. After the presentations, practitioner and student panelists talked about strategies they are using to make school climate improvements that build protective factors to prevent suicide.

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