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University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Case Study
University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Case Study

Goal: Help Inmates become less emotionally reactive and to decrease anxiety
Funding: Extension Funds
Setting: Jail, Corrections
Curriculum: Mind Matters

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

Dot Lake Case Study
Dot Lake Case Study

Goal: Violence Prevention
Funding: Office of Violence against Women
Setting: School, Camp
Curriculum: Love Notes

AbleWorks Case Study
AbleWorks Case Study

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

Community College Foundation Case Study
Community College Foundation Case Study

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

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

Lao Family Case Study
Lao Family Case Study

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

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

Curriculum for Urban

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