high school desperation

I just saw how many times I used the word Support... so so sorry

Hi, Amy: Some schools have had success in integrating Mind Matters by Carolyn Curtis. It's a workbook that's been tested on urban inner-city high schools. Here's a link to a blog post about its development.

Thanks, Jane!

Hi Amy- Mind Matters: Overcoming Adversity and Building Resilience was written specifically for traumatized youth. It is also designed to be used by paraprofessionals. The author, Dr. Carolyn Curtis, piloted it with young men who were having behavioral issues in their high school (the lowest performing school in Sacramento).

There is a sample lesson that you can find on the link above. I'm also happy to send you a link to a free 15 day online review copy.

Thanks

Kay Reed, Executive Director, The Dibble Institute

If marijuana use reduction is your primary concern with this population, I recommend the evidence-based SPORT Prevention Plus Wellness program. Its the only single-session evidence-based SUD prevention program, and its cheap and sustainable. 1 time manual purchase includes online training and all materials are reproducible. 

I do pre/post testing with my participants and am still stunned by the outcomes.

Cost-Benefit Analysis by Washington State Institute for Public Policy: For every $1 invested, SPORT returns $223 to society.

http://www.wsipp.wa.gov/BenefitCost/Program/382

Evidence-based Practice Registry

https://preventionpluswellness...-program-effectivess

Another resource for Marijuana Prevention/Education is the Stanford Cannabis Awareness and Prevention toolkit. They have resources and activities that can be used in the schools.

http://med.stanford.edu/cannab...eventiontoolkit.html