Opportunity Youth: Disenfranchised Young People
Opportunity Youth: Disenfranchised Young People
Opportunity Youth: Disenfranchised Young People
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V. Reconnecting <strong>Youth</strong><br />
by The National Institute of Justice<br />
Program Profile<br />
A school-based prevention program that targets underachieving students at risk of dropping out.<br />
The program is rated No Effects. The program had a significant negative effect on conventional<br />
peer bonding at the immediate post-intervention follow-up and significant negative effects on<br />
conventional peer bonding and peer high-risk behavior at the 6-month follow-up.<br />
Program Goals/Target Population<br />
Reconnecting <strong>Youth</strong> is a school-based prevention program that targets underachieving students<br />
at risk of dropping out. The three primary program goals are to:<br />
1. increase school performance (reflected by decreases in truancy and increases in grade<br />
point averages [GPA])<br />
2. decrease drug involvement<br />
3. improve mood management (reflected by decreases in depression, anger, and anxiety)<br />
The class concentrates on skills training within the context of adult and peer support. The class<br />
aims to help at-risk youth strengthen protective factors while reducing suicide and other related<br />
risk factors in four primary areas: school, peers, family, and self.<br />
The program targets students in grades 9 through 12 who show signs of poor school<br />
achievement and potential for dropping out of high school (low grades and absenteeism) and<br />
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