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Programs by Protective Factor
Protective Factors—Individual
Healthy / Conventional beliefs and clear standards
High expectations
Perception of social support from adults and peers
Positive / Resilient temperament
Positive expectations / Optimism for the future
Religiosity / Involvement in organized religious activities
Self-efficacy
Social competencies and problem-solving skills
Protective Factors—Family
Effective parenting
Good relationships with parents / Bonding or attachment to family
Having a stable family
High expectations
Opportunities for prosocial family involvement
Rewards for prosocial family involvement
Protective Factors—School
Above average academic achievement / Reading and math skills
High expectations of students
High quality schools / Clear standards and rules
Opportunities for prosocial school involvement
Presence and involvement of caring, supportive adults
Rewards for prosocial school involvement
Strong school motivation / Positive attitude toward school
Student bonding (attachment to teachers, belief, commitment)
Protective Factors—Community
Clear social norms / Policies with sanctions for violations and rewards for compliance
Programs
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All Children Excel
Ages 6-15
CASASTART
Ages 8-13
Communities Mobilizing for Change on Alcohol
Ages 18-24
Community Trials Intervention to Reduce High-Risk Drinking
Ages 12-54
Consistency Management & Cooperative Discipline®
Ages 3-18
DARE To Be You
Ages 2-5
East Texas Experiential Learning Center
Ages 12-13
Great Body Shop
Ages 4-14
Hardcore Gang Investigations Unit—Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office
Ages 12-35
Independence Youth Court
Ages 7-16
Kentucky Adolescent Tobacco Prevention Project
Ages 11-14
Lions-Quest Working Toward Peace
Ages 10-14
Michigan Model for Comprehensive School Health Education
Ages 5-18
Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care
Ages 11-18
Native American Prevention Project Against AIDS and Substance Abuse
Ages 12-18
Oakland Beat Health Program
Ages 5-35
Operation Ceasefire
Ages 15-24
Philadelphia Youth Violence Reduction
Ages 14-19
Preventive Alcohol Education Program
Ages 12-17
Project Northland—Class Action
Ages 14-18
Project PACE
Ages 9-10
Project Toward No Drug Abuse
Ages 14-19
Richmond Comprehensive Homicide Initiative
Ages 12-30
SOS Signs of Suicide® Program
Ages 14-18
Saving Lives
Ages 5-35
Say It Straight
Ages 8-18
School Violence Prevention Demonstration Program
Ages 6-17
Schools and Families Educating Children (SAFE Children)
Ages 4-6
Second Step®: A Violence Prevention Curriculum
Ages 4-14
Skills, Opportunities, and Recognition (SOAR)
Ages 5-14
Social Decision Making/Problem Solving Program
Ages 5-14
Stopping Teenage Addiction to Tobacco
Ages 11-17
Teams–Games–Tournaments Alcohol Prevention
Ages 13-17
Teen Outreach
Ages 14-18
Teenage Health Teaching Modules
Ages 11-18
Too Good for Drugs
Ages 5-18
Tribes
Ages 5-18
Violence Prevention Curriculum for Adolescents
Ages 12-18
Woodrock Youth Development Program
Ages 6-14
keepin’ it R.E.A.L. (Refuse, Explain, Avoid, Leave)
Ages 10-17
High expectations
Nondisadvantaged neighborhood
Presence and involvement of caring, supportive adults
Prosocial opportunities for participation / Availability of neighborhood resources
Rewards for prosocial community involvement
Safe environment / Low neighborhood crime
Protective Factors—Peer
Good relationships with peers
Involvement with positive peer group activities
Parental approval of friends