October 1, 2003
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Program Result
Audubon Area Community Services in Owensboro, Ky., planned and implemented a Free to Grow model that reduced risks for substance abuse by combining grassroots community action with intensive case management for high-risk families.
August 22, 2008
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Program Result
Family Connections launched a research-based outpatient treatment and training program for teenagers involved with alcohol, drugs and other high-risk behaviors.
June 20, 2012
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Program Result
From 2008 to 2011, eight projects implemented Safe Dates, a dating abuse prevention program, in middle and high schools through New Jersey Health Initiatives, which supports projects that improve the health and health care of state residents.
National Program
To improve understanding of school, community, state, and national policies and environmental factors affecting youth diet, physical activity, obesity, and tobacco, alcohol, and drug use.
National Program
Program to improve the health and safety of young people in urban areas by improving collaboration among youth-serving agencies and organizations.
National Program
Program to support a three-city demonstration project designed to connect at-risk urban youth with responsible adults in activities after school.
National Program
An approach to helping teenagers caught in the cycle of drugs, alcohol, trauma and crime by uniting juvenile courts, probation, adolescent substance abuse treatment, and the community.
August 14, 2012
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Issue Brief
Some Encouraging Progress, Additional Improvements are Needed
November 18, 2009
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Program Result
Chicago first lady Maggie Daley, chair of After School Matters, deliberately focused the program on teenagers.
November 18, 2009
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Program Result
With 29 miles of lakefront and about 250 pools, the Chicago Park District (Park District) needed about 1,000 lifeguards in 2000-more than any other city in the United States.