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| Source: RMC Research Corporation, Denver, CO, September 2005 | |
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are challenged by a myriad of problem behaviors in youth such as:
substance abuse, violence, suicide, and dropping out. Traditional
prevention efforts target particular youth problems such as drug abuse
or violence. Current programs examine factors that put youth at risk of participating in problem behaviors (risk factors) and those that protect them (protective factors). These factors exist in individuals, families, schools, peers, communities, environments, and workplaces (Schinke, Brounstein, & Gardner, 2002). Thus, interventions may include training on behavioral skills, leadership training, mentoring, environmental change programs, and/or efforts to involve parents and the community. Service-learning responds to this synthesis of meeting the social, emotional, and learning needs of youth by coaching life skills, fostering caring and support, and establishing meaningful connections between service experiences and academic curriculum. The following collection of the best resources can guide your research and practice. | |
| References | |
| Schinke, Stephen., Paul Brounstein., & Stephen Gardner. Science-based Prevention Programs and Principles. Rockville, MD : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2002. | |
| Web Resources | |
| Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention http://www.higheredcenter.org/ | |
| National Service-Learning Clearinghouse http://www.servicelearning.org | |
| North Carolina for the Prevention of School Violence http://www.ncdjjdp.org/cpsv/ | |
| Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org | |
| Promoting Safe & Drug-Free Schools-An Internet Guide http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/pathways/safeschools/ | |
| The National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention http://www.promoteprevent.org | |
| The Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative http://www.sshs.samhsa.gov | |
| The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention http://prevention.samhsa.gov | |
| Quick Guides are expert guides that provide a brief discussion and a short list of the best resources on a service-learning topic. | |
