Prevention & Intervention
- Alcohol and Drugs (24)
- Behavior Management (21)
- Bullying (70)
- Cyber Bullying (46)
- Foster Youth (42)
- Gangs and Violence (29)
- Homeless and Runaway Youth (16)
- Mentoring Programs for Youth (25)
- Safety (57)
- School Counseling (20)
The Oregon Department of Human Services is working in partnership with ASPIRE to encourage and empower foster youth to gain the knowledge and skills to become self-sufficient, responsible and contributing members of their community.
A comprehensive site that aims to give Arizona foster youth helpful information about the foster care system, shelters, education, the job market, and all the resources available to them within their community.
Many resources for counselors including mental health resources, teaching tolerance and engaging students, Go Girl Go Health curriculum, homeless education, and advancing technology are available on this website through Baltimore City Public Schools system.
The Be SMART campaign was launched to raise awareness that secure gun storage—storing guns locked, unloaded, and separate from ammunition—can save children’s lives. Be SMART emphasizes that it’s an adult responsibility to keep kids from accessing guns and that every adult can play a role in keeping kids and communities safer. There are thousands of Be SMART volunteers in your communities and neighborhoods that are delivering the Be SMART message across the country in all 50 states. Be SMART resources include tips for parents and adults in talking to youth about gun violence and gun violence prevention.
MENTOR’s Becoming a Better Mentor: Strategies to Be There for Young People is a free resource written by experts in the field to benefit any adult looking to support young people. Full of real-world advice and evidence-based strategies, it provides mentors with tangible strategies to “be there” for young people in their various life journeys and teaches them about the core skills, key principles, and critical practices of mentoring, such as:
mindsets and attitudes that lay the foundation for a strong mentoring relationship;
basic information about youth development and typical mentoring relationship cycles; and
critical skills and competencies to grow and refine to meet the needs of youth.
Offers a variety of positive strategies for promoting appropriate classroom behavior, including podcasts and lesson plans.
Free printable behavior charts for rewards and classroom rules along with suggestions for promoting good behavior in the classroom.
Judith Osgood Smith (1995) addresses behavior management of students with learning disabilities who do not necessarily act out, but lacks certain skill sets to interact socially.
Tactics for behavioral intervention including motivation and reward techniques, as well as information on special needs children, bullying, and challenging students.
Connecting children to mentors that help build their self-esteem, improve their schoolwork, and avoid risky behaviors
In order to foster a more accepting society and empower youth, The Born This Way Foundation was established in 2011 to be a safe place for young students who are being bullied, have been abused, or who have drug and alcohol dependencies.