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Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (SAMHSA)
http://prevention.samhsa.gov/
The Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) is the sole Federal organization with responsibility for improving accessibility and quality of substance abuse prevention services. The Center provides national leadership in the development of policies, programs, and services to prevent the onset of illegal drug use, underage alcohol and tobacco use, and to reduce the negative consequences of using substances. Northeast Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies
http://www.northeastcapt.org/
The Northeast CAPT receives repeated requests from community and state-level practitioners for information on effective substance abuse prevention programs. In response, Northeast CAPT staff collects and categorizes information on programs approved by a variety of federal and other research agencies. In our database, you can search for substance abuse and other types of prevention programs and determine their effectiveness according to a variety of criteria via our newly enhanced search page. We have also included information about the sources those agencies used for their evaluations, contact information, websites, domains, relevant references, and a brief description of each intervention. Preventing Drug Abuse Among Children and Adolescents
http://www.nida.nih.gov/Prevention/principles.html
These principles are intended to help parents, educators, and community leaders think about, plan for, and deliver research-based drug abuse prevention programs at the community level. The references following each principle are representative of current research. Open Circle Curriculum
http://www.northeastcapt.org/pod/detail.asp?ID=264
The Open Circle Curriculum is the classroom component of the Reach Out to Schools: Social Competency Program. It is a grade-differentiated, multi-year, social and emotional learning curriculum targeting elementary school students. This curriculum focuses on three areas: communication, self-control, and social problem-solving. The U.S. Department of Education has rated this program as Promising. Source Book About Drug and Violence Prevention Programs
http://www.umdnj.edu/vinjweb/publications/sourcebook/about_sourcebook.html
SourceBook is intended to serve as a tool and source of ideas for schools, agencies, and community members who are searching for strategies to help their young people live physically and emotionally healthy and safe lives. The SourceBook includes brief summaries of a wide variety of promising and effective programs that are available for adoption or adaptation. Preventing Mental Disorders in School-Age Children: A review of the effectiveness of prevention programs
http://www.prevention.psu.edu/pubs/index.html
A review of the current state of preventing aggression, depression, and anxiety in children. 34 effective programs are identified and discussed in detail. The report was produced for the federal Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS). Evidence-Based Programs
Check out Evidence-Based Programs if you're looking for a curriculum that has shown evidence of changing adolescent sexual risk-taking behavior. You'll find information here that can lead you to promising curricula that might "fit" your population. The Evidence-Based Programs on the ReCAPP site are: STREETWISE to SEX-WISE
http://www.ppgnnj.org/manuals.htm
Planned Parenthood of Greater New Jersey. Streetwise to Sex-Wise provides an easy-to-use yet comprehensive model for a basic series on human sexuality for high-risk teens. It applies a "state-of-the-art" methodology of sexuality education to teens in non-traditional settings who often have limited academic skills and are resistant to classroom-based learning. Anti-Drug Education with the New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/NIE/anti-drug/
Developed by The New York Times Newspaper in Education Program with sponsorship from the Office of National Drug Control Policy. This site contains news articles previously published in The New York Times, but no other content involved the reporting or editing staff of The New York Times. TeachersGuide Classroom Activities
http://www.theantidrug.com/teachersguide/classroomactivities.asp
These dynamic standards-based classroom activities were developed by the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign and the National Education Association's Health Information Network. While the activities are not a drug education curriculum, they do offer a variety of ways to easily integrate drug prevention activities into different subject areas. These activities and reference tools can be used by virtually any teacher of students aged 11-14. Follow the lessons as written or tailor them to best meet the needs of your students and subject area. Strategies to Prevent Underage Drinking
http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/arh26-1/5-14.htm The Prevention Think Tank
http://www.preventionthinktank.org/links.htm
An almost endless list of prevention resources. Resource Center for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention
http://www.etr.org/recapp/research/index.htm The Prevention Researcher
http://www.tpronline.org/index.cfm Hispanic/Latina Women: Cultural Norms and Prevention (Florida Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association)
http://www.fadaa.org/resource/justfact/hispnorm.html Center for AIDS Prevention Studies
http://www.caps.ucsf.edu/latinotext.html
“What are Latinos’ HIV Prevention Needs?” Sexuality Information Education Council of the United States (SIECUS)
http://www.siecus.org/school/hiv/hiv0000.html Annotated Bibliography: Sexuality Education Curricula
http://www.siecus.org/pubs/biblio/bibs0010.html SEICUS Resources for Families
http://www.familiesaretalking.org/resources/rsrc0000.html Educational Materials Center
http://www.emc.cmich.edu/mm/secondar.htm#Alcohol%20and%20Other%20Drug%20Use Gang Prevention and Intervention : A Study in Best Practices http://www.stedwards.edu/educ/eanes/ganghome.html National Eating Disorders Association http://cart.nationaleatingdisorders.org/curr_main.asp Programs that Work! (National Training Partnership)
http://www2.edc.org/NTP//PTW/ptwcdcdashtob.html
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