Positive Youth Development

This webpage contains videos and discussion guides to explain how and why kinship caregivers foster and adopt relative children and how to better support them.   The discussion guides include reflective activities and questions for individual coaching or to promote collaborative discussions. They also feature templates for goal setting and action planning ...

The redesigned National Adoption Month website is now live. The website features a sleek new look along with updated tools and resources to help partners put innovative youth engagement strategies into practice. Learn more.  

This training presents educators with approaches to preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and helping students who may already be affected by ACEs. Throughout the training, participants will learn the following:  the definition of ACEs   how ACEs influence child development, health, and success later in life  risk and protective factors for ACEs  ways that ACEs ...

This article discusses the role that Campus Recovery Programs (CRPs) play in contributing to healthy campus cultures. It also discusses the benefits that all students (e.g., those in recovery from substance use disorders [SUD], those affected by a loved one’s SUD, allies) reap from the programming and services that are ...

The Justice Department announced this week nearly $22 million in upcoming grant awards to address and prevent sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking on college campuses, provide services to youth victims and children exposed to such violence, and engage men and boys as allies.   The Department awarded $10,688,200 through ...

This episode is part of the education-focused “In Session” podcast series that discusses changemakers’ efforts toward building safe supportive learning environments within their communities. This episode focuses on The Collaborative Internship for All Program - an initiative to help expand the pipeline of high-quality, trained providers to address the shortage ...

This fact sheet (PDF, 5 pages) shares information and best practices on providing trauma-informed primary medical care. The fact sheet defines trauma-informed care, provides tips on creating a trauma-informed clinical environment, outlines additional considerations, and offers further resources on trauma-informed physical and mental health care. Learn more.   ...

The annual Campus Video PSA Contest is part of the Red Ribbon Week campaign. Contestants should create and submit a 30- to 60-second video PSA showcasing the underlying message behind Red Ribbon Week—commitment to a healthy, drug-free lifestyle, especially among college students. Winners will be announced in January during the ...

This brief (PDF, 4 pages) reveals that the estimated number of youth arrests for violent crime, which includes murder, robbery, and aggravated assault, has declined significantly since the mid-2000s. Data on violent crime arrest rates by gender and age are provided. Learn more. 

The DEA Red Ribbon Patch Program is designed to provide Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts the opportunity to earn a patch from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) by engaging in anti-drug activities in celebration of Red Ribbon Week. Red Ribbon Week, which is celebrated annually on October 23-31, is the ...