Communities That Care
An evidence-based prevention framework that helps communities identify priorities and implement programs to improve youth outcomes
Turning Resilience Into Brilliance for Eternity
The Turning Resilience Into Brilliance for Eternity (TRIBE) Program is a prevention and early intervention program that aims to prevent or intervene in the early onset of the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complex post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD) for foster and adjudicated AA male youth. The CDEP does this by increasing resiliency through skills building, identity development, peer support and mentoring, opening the aperture to higher education, and widening the access to mental health services. Utilizing an ecological approach and brain-based learning, the TRIBE CDEP is designed to address Phase 1 priority population strategy of building on community strengths and demonstrably improving the quality of mental health services by providing services that are culturally congruent, sensitive and competent. The program outcome measures will be, decrease the risks for skid row and homelessness, prison, drug addiction, educational failure, and mental illness, including Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD), depression, suicide, anxiety, and reactivity. Additionally, the CDEP anticipates increases in adaptability, self-efficacy, and social connectivity.
The Safe Passages Law and Social Justice Life Coaching Projec
The Safe Passages Law and Social Justice Life Coaching Project (LSJ Life Coaching Project) is a prevention and early intervention program that aims to prevent and/or reduce exposure to chronic stress, including trauma from their experiences growing up in poverty, exposure to racism, being disenfranchised from the education system, and being subjected to the Juvenile Justice system, including incarceration, for African American adjudicated youth ages 16 to 21 by decreasing: mental illness or the severity of symptoms associated with trauma or mental illness, suicide, toxic stress on youth and their families, school failure or drop out, unemployment, incarcerations/ recidivism, homelessness, and increasing/improving: seamless coordination among programs and systems, exposure of community to the program and its resources, streamlined access to services, local infrastructure to support the reduction of mental health disparities, program enrollment, relationships with caring adults, healthy relationships, happiness, mental health, family stability, family strength, engagement in learning, academic outcomes, likelihood of high school graduation, enrollment in post-secondary educational and training
Moving from Crisis Toward Opportunity: Framing Social Media and Youth Mental Health
This playbook provides practical, research-based guidance for shifting the conversation about social media and adolescent mental health. It draws on FrameWorks’ in-depth and ongoing framing research on how advocates, practitioners, researchers, and policymakers can move away from unproductive crisis narratives and instead use framing strategies that highlight opportunity, agency, and collective responsibility.
It also offers specific guidance for speaking to parents in ways that avoid blame and shame and instead emphasize their expertise and partnership with practitioners.
Improving Mental Health Outcomes for Children and Families Who Experience Violence
This course introduces the causes and consequences of community violence, its effects on children and families, and evidence-based and promising approaches for improving mental health outcomes.
Fellowships in Services for Transition Age Youth
This fellowship supports master’s-level psychology students preparing to provide mental health services to transition-age youth ages 16 through 25 and their families.
Injury and Violence Prevention Internship
This internship gives students practical experience supporting public health education, policy, and practice related to injury and violence prevention.
Census Reporter
This free, user-friendly platform turns U.S. Census and American Community Survey data into community profiles, comparison tables, maps, and downloadable files covering demographics, income, education, housing, insurance, and other social conditions.