Mobilizing New York State communities for positive youth development.

New Research and Resources for Youth Development

Planning for Evidence-Based Programming in adolescent sexual health:

How can communities support young people in preventing early pregnancy and
sexually transmitted infections? Working with Healthy Teen Network and the ABCD Institute, ACT for Youth Center of Excellence offers presentations, worksheets, publications, and links to help communities plan strategically for better outcomes.
Adolescent Sexual Health: Looking for ACT for Youth resources on gender and sexual health? This page should be your first stop.
Federal Funding for Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs will soon be available for evidence-based programs. This new website from the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy will keep you informed of all the latest developments.

The Cutting Edge: Non-Suicidal Self-Injury in Adolescents: Awareness of self-injury is growing, but how can we respond to it in a helpful way? Janis Whitlock provides starting points for those who work with adolescents. Available as an online presentation with a text version in the new edition of Research fACTs and Findings (pdf).
Online Presentations: Looking for resources to support your youth development work? ACT for Youth online presentations cover:
- Adolescent Development
- Civic Engagement
- Parent/Family Involvement
- Challenging Behaviors
- Positive Youth Development
- Non-Suicidal Self-Injury
Positive Youth Development Resource Manual: ACT for Youth offers this user-friendly online (and fully downloadable) youth development training manual for use in educating community groups about positive youth development. The manual includes training activities with lesson plans/facilitation tips, handouts, brief power point presentations and references to other resources.