A school-based, culturally sensitive, suicide-prevention program for American Indian adolescents, also known as Zuni Life Skills Development. Themes this program covers 1) building self-esteem, 2) identifying emotions and stress, 3) increasing communication and problem-solving skills, 4) recognizing and eliminating self-destructive behavior, 5) information on suicide, 6) suicide intervention training, and 7) setting personal and community goals. The curriculum also incorporates three domains of well-being that are specific to tribal groups: 1) helping one another, 2) group belonging, and 3) spiritual belief systems and practices. Lessons are interactive and incorporate situations and experiences relevant to AI/AN adolescent life such as friendship issues, rejection, divorce, separation, unemployment, and problems with health and the law.

Additional outcomes:

Decreased hopelessness; Decreased suicidal ideation

CATCH My Breath is an evidence-based youth vaping prevention program for grades 5-12 that has been proven to substantially reduce students’ likelihood of vaping. The vape education program’s effectiveness was published in a peer-reviewed journal and the program is listed in SAMHSA’s Evidence-Based Resource Guide Series.

Program-specific outcomes:

• Decreased substance use (e-cigarettes)
• Increased student knowledge of health and risk (e-cig)
• Improved perception of substance free lifestyle (e-cig)

Botvin LifeSkills Training (LST) is a research-validated substance abuse prevention program proven to reduce the risks of alcohol, tobacco, drug abuse, and violence by targeting the major social and psychological factors that promote the initiation of substance use and other risky behaviors. This comprehensive and exciting program provides adolescents and young teens with the confidence and skills necessary to successfully handle challenging situations.

Program-specific outcomes:

• Decreased alcohol use
• Decreased substance use (e-cigarettes, marijuana, pills)
• Increased student knowledge of health and risk

This course has been designed and is best suited for educators working with students in grades 7 to 10.

This is a non-credit, online curriculum that consists of 6 modules designed to be taught sequentially in 6-12 hours of classroom time. This sustainable, Train-the-Trainer model teaches educators how to implement the curriculum in their classrooms year after year. Modules include all course materials including learning objectives, lesson plans and all materials needed to deliver the curriculum in perpetuity. All student-facing materials are also translated into Spanish and Portuguese. Also includes one year of data collection and analysis via Osprey Research Group (pre/post surveys). After analysis, lifetime access to curriculum updates and quarterly Community of Practice Meeting access.

Learn more about this course, including program background and learning objectives, at Mental Health Collaborative.

Mental health literacy is the foundation for mental health promotion, prevention, and care and can be developed through classroom based curriculum implementation that has been scientifically shown to improve mental health related outcomes for students and also for their teachers. Curriculum aligns with National Health Education Standards and CASEL competencies.

In this course, educators will learn how to apply this classroom-ready, web-based, modular mental health curriculum resource as well as develop their own mental health literacy. Educators can then use this resource designed to be delivered to regular classrooms to successfully address mental health-related curriculum outcomes designed to be delivered by classroom teachers to students in grades 7 to 10.

This educational initiative is designed to inspire life-changing conversations and equip people from all walks of life with the knowledge and refusal skills they need to steer clear of substance misuse. Access standards-aligned content for students in grades 3-12, available in both English & Spanish, plus additional resources for educators, families, and professionals.

Project TND is an effective, evidence-based substance abuse prevention program. This classroom-based, interactive program focuses on three factors that predict tobacco, alcohol, and other drug use, violence-related behaviors, and other problem behaviors among youth. The program provides detailed information about the social and health consequences of drug misuse, and provides motivation enhancement strategies, and includes instruction in active listening, and effective communication skills. It also teaches stress management, effective coping skills, tobacco cessation techniques, improved self-control, and decision making skills to counteract risk factors for drug abuse.

Sources of Strength is a strength-based prevention curriculum. Students and staff are invited into creating communities where belonging, wellness, and connection are the norm, leading to increased purpose and agency, therefore diminishing downstream negative outcomes. Our model creates a cultural shift and moves to increase health and wellness through empowering individuals and communities of belonging and connection to Empower a Well World.