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CSIU E.L.E.C.T Case Study
CSIU E.L.E.C.T Case Study

Goal: Assisting pregnant and parenting youth and young adults to avoid welfare dependance
Funding: from DOE, DHS, and TANF funds
Setting: High Schools, Community Settings, Participant’s Homes
Curriculum: Love Notes

Social Innovation Lab Case Study
Social Innovation Lab Case Study

Goal: Support youth in their journey to adulthood in the best way possible
Funding: SRAE, PREP
Setting: High school classrooms in rural Kansas and Oklahoma
Curriculum: Love Notes Classic and SRA

Mind Matters with OJJDP Title II Funding
Mind Matters with OJJDP Title II Funding

Goal: Delinquency prevention, Delinquency intervention, and Delinquency accountability services for youth at risk for delinquency or affected by the correctional system
Funding: Arizona Title II Forumla Grant
Setting: Runaway and homeless youth shelters, Tribal schools, Diversion classes, PRIDE center, AIM Program
Curriculum: Mind Matters

Mind Matters and Drug Free Communities Funding Case Study
Mind Matters and Drug Free Communities Funding Case Study

Goal: To diminish occurrences of Substance use/misuse prevention, address Ongoing stress, Truancy prevention, and Violence prevention.
Funding: Governor’s Office of Youth Faith and Families, Drug Free Communities, and Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS).
Setting: School facilities, Aftercare programs, Diversion programs, and Mostly rural locations
Curriculum: Mind Matters

County Extension Agents Build Mental Wellness in Rural Youth Case Study
County Extension Agents Build Mental Wellness in Rural Youth Case Study

Goal: Increase wellbeing in their communities
Funding: Farm and Ranch Stress
Setting: Schools, 4-H clubs, Virtually
Curriculum: Mind Matters

High School Case Study
High School Case Study

Goal: Address trauma in schools
Funding: School budget
Setting: High school classrooms, health & FCS
Curriculum: Mind Matters

Lakota Tribal Youth Case Study
Lakota Tribal Youth Case Study

Goal: Increase knowledge of healthy relationships
Funding: Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood (OFA)
Setting: Reservation high school and YFS center
Curriculum: Relationship Smarts Plus

Health Class Using PREP Funding
Health Class Using PREP Funding

Goal: Reduce Teen Pregnancy, STI’s, and Abortion rates
Funding: County Dept of Human Services and PREP
Setting: Alternative High School health class
Curriculum: Love Notes

Curriculum for Rural Areas

LOVE NOTES
Ages: 14-24
Topics: Knowing Myself, Expectations, Attraction, Healthy and Unhealthy Relationships, Decision-making, Communication, Pressure Situations, Sexual Decision-Making, Unplanned Pregnancy Through the Eyes of a Child.

RELATIONSHIP SMARTS PLUS
Ages: 12-16
Topics: Knowing Myself, Expectations, Attraction, Healthy and Unhealthy Relationships, Breaking Up, Decision-making, Communication, Sexual Decision-Making, Pregnancy, STDs and HIV, Technology and Social Media

Overcoming Adversity and Building Resilience

MIND MATTERS
Ages: 12+
Topics: Self-Soothing and Regulating Emotions, Managing Stress Effectively, Developing Empathy, Developing a life of intention, and Building and Using a Support System