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Temkin, Deborah; Greenfield, Suzanne – Child Trends, 2019
Strong anti-bullying policies are foundational to effective bullying prevention. The Youth Bullying Prevention Act of 2012 (YBPA; DC Law L19-167) is among the most comprehensive bullying prevention policies across the United States and its territories. The law and its implementing regulations require all schools and youth-serving agencies…
Descriptors: Bullying, Prevention, Legislation, Board of Education Policy
Higher Education Center for Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Violence Prevention, 2012
Off-campus parties are a major source of underage and excessive drinking among college students and cause alcohol-related problems for students and residents. This checklist is a brief, evidence-based guide for campus-based prevention professionals. It is designed to give the basic information needed to develop, implement, and evaluate an…
Descriptors: Intervention, Alcohol Abuse, Check Lists, College Students
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Carswell, Steven B.; Hanlon, Thomas E.; O'Grady, Kevin E.; Watts, Amy M.; Pothong, Pattarapan – Education and Treatment of Children, 2009
This paper presents background, implementation, and feasibility findings associated with planning and conducting an after-school intervention program in an alternative education setting designed to prevent the initiation and escalation of violence and substance abuse among urban African American youth at high risk for life-long problem behaviors.…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Education, Substance Abuse, Intervention, Outreach Programs
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Crozier, Mary; Rokutani, Laurie; Russett, Jill L.; Godwin, Emilie; Banks, George E. – School Community Journal, 2010
Strong school and family ties have long shown success in influencing positive child development and lasting academic success. While a multitude of programs exist to help facilitate the school-family connection, one program in particular, Families and Schools Together, or FAST, stands out as an effective prevention program that is suitable for a…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Prevention, Family Programs, Metropolitan Areas
LaTurner, Jason; Basu, Semonti – Online Submission, 2008
This report summarizes results from the Austin Community Collaboration to Enhance Student Success (ACCESS) program in AISD during 2007-2008.
Descriptors: School Districts, Program Evaluation, Academic Achievement, Program Implementation
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Elizondo, Fernando; Feske, Ken; Edgull, Dana; Walsh, Kelle – Psychology in the Schools, 2003
In Salinas, California, a Safe Schools/Healthy Students (SS/HS)-funded program is helping children and their families grapple with issues pertaining to violence, substance abuse, mental health, and academic success. In just two years, the program has helped educators and service providers deter school crime, provide on-campus therapy to troubled…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Health Promotion, Mental Health, Program Evaluation
LaTurner, Jason; Basu, Semonti; Samii-Shore, Karin – Online Submission, 2009
The Austin Community Collaboration to Enhance Student Success (ACCESS) is a community collaboration between the Austin Independent School District (AISD) and public and nonprofit agencies. By implementing a number of innovative prevention and treatment programs to address the emotional, behavioral, and social needs of students, the ACCESS…
Descriptors: School Districts, Program Evaluation, Partnerships in Education, School Community Relationship
Chilenski, Sarah Meyer; Bumbarger, Brian K.; Kyler, Sandee; Greenberg, Mark T. – Prevention Research Center for the Promotion of Human Development (NJ3), 2007
Youth violence and delinquency are problems that continue to challenge many communities across the U.S. For over a decade, Pennsylvania has been a national leader in confronting youth problem behaviors in a progressive and proactive fashion, investing heavily in supporting local community prevention coalitions and the use of proven-effective…
Descriptors: Prevention, Violence, Delinquency, Youth Programs
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Crockett, Deborah – School Psychology Quarterly, 2003
Children will face many critical issues in the 21st century. Unfortunately, most of these issues are not new and have remained the same from previous years. Millions of children lack safe, affordable, quality child care and early childhood education while their parents work. Seven and one-half million children are at home alone without…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Early Childhood Education, Program Implementation, Poverty