Forward Promise
September 17, 2012 | National Program
Forward Promise is a new initiative focused on improving the health and success of middle- and high-school-aged boys and young men of color.
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Forward Promise Overview
September 17, 2012 | Story
Forward Promise is an initiative to improve the health and success of middle- and high-school-aged young men of color
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Launches $9.5 Million Initiative to Improve Health and Success of Young Men of Color
August 20, 2012 | News Release
RWJF investment brings important leadership to issue gaining momentum among philanthropists and policymakers
Pathways to Outdoor Recreation, Physical Activity, and Delinquency Among Urban Latino Adolescents
February 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Individual-level factors, such as fear and perceptions of incivilities, among youth in neighborhoods with high crime rates may influence levels of physical activity and delinquency.
Continuing School-Connected Mental Health Services
November 20, 2011 | Story
Minneapolis, Imperial County, Calif., and Chatham County, N.C., sustained school-connected mental health services for immigrants and refugees started under Caring Across Communities: Addressing Mental Health Needs of Diverse Children and Youth.
Increasing Understanding of Immigrant and Refugee Families
November 20, 2011 | Story
In Portland, Maine, Caring Across Communities: Addressing Mental Health Needs of Diverse Children and Youth, helped social workers, case managers, and therapists provide school-connected mental health and related services to immigrants and refugees.
Enhancing Cultural Competence
November 20, 2011 | Story
Projects in Brooklyn, N.Y., Chicago and Los Angeles developed culturally competent school-connected mental health services for immigrants and refugees under Caring Across Communities: Addressing Mental Health Needs of Diverse Children and Youth.
Helping Traumatized Refugees and Immigrants Start New Lives
November 20, 2011 | Story
Projects in Boston and Minneapolis, Minn., provided special school-connected mental health services to help refugees and immigrants recover from trauma under Caring Across Communities: Addressing Mental Health Needs of Diverse Children and Youth.
Percent of Students in District with Policies that Met or Exceeded the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for School Meals by Race/Ethnicity
August 25, 2009 | Story
The strength of school meal guidelines based on the district’s racial and ethnic composition.
Correlates of Walking to School and Implications for Public Policies
March 25, 2009 | Book
A survey of parents of young schoolchildren in Austin, Texas reveals a 15-minute walk to school, accompanied by an adult, appears to be acceptable, as long as children do not need to travel through high-traffic or unsafe areas.