Goal: Reentry and recidivism reduction challenges posed for youth who are returning to their communities from juvenile residential or correctional facilities.
Funding: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention – Second Chance Act
Setting: Juvenile Justice
Curriculum: Project WITH
Goal: Addressing and mitigating trauma with high-needs youth, families, and communities.
Funding: California Behavioral Health Youth Initiative
Setting: Runaway and Homeless Youths
Curriculum: Mind Matters
Goal: Giving Lao team the tools to cope with the stress of their jobs.
Funding: CalWORKS Homeless Assistance Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES)
Setting: Professional development day held in Lao Family Community Development Facility
Curriculum: Mind Matters
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
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
Goal: Teaching youth how to address their stresses and challenges to improve wellbeing
Funding: California Hospital Medical Center Public Benefits Funds
Setting: Summer Program in Medical Center
Curriculum: Mind Matters
Goal: Increase awareness of healthy relationships
Funding: CalWorks campus funds
Setting: Campus
Curriculum: Love Notes
Goal: Increase college graduation rates
Funding: Department budget
Setting: Community college
Curriculum: Love Notes
Curriculum used in the Southwest
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.
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