Reconnecting Youth Prevention Research Program

Research Projects

• Those whose grades are low or sliding, who skip school, who drop out;
• Those who are depressed and evidence suicide-risk behaviors; or
• Those who show signs of involvement with alcohol and/or other drugs.

• More earned credits with higher grade point averages;
• Decreased drug involvement;
• Decreased depression, stress, anger, and tendencies toward suicide;
• Increased self-esteem and personal control;
• Increased support from their school (favorite teachers, counselors); and
• Increased support from friends and family.

• Youth at suicide risk will be directed to interventions that help them enhance their personal coping skills and their social resources, thus reducing their risk of suicide.
• Schools will have increased help and resources to deal with distressed students.
• Parents will gain increased understanding and help in taking action.
• Society will gain a better understanding of the factors that contribute to youth suicide and of the most effective ways to minimize risk.

The following is a list of the current projects that comprise the Reconnecting Youth Prevention Research Program:

Administrator's Guide to RY Implementation

CAST Intervention for Reducing Adolescent Risk Behaviors

Disseminating CAST Phase II - A Suicide Prevention Intervention

Effect of Social Context on Adolescent Distress

Nursing Research Training: Substance Abuse

The Impact of  Neighborhood Context on Substance Abuse

Trajectories of Suicide Risk: Adolescence to Young Adulthood

Understanding Parent Retention in Indicated Prevention

Youth Suicide Prevention: Maintaining Long Term Change

The following is a list of completed Reconnecting Youth Prevention Research Program projects:

Assessing Suicide Risk in Adolescents

Best Practices for Drug Abuse and Suicide Risk Prevention (SAMHSA)

CAST-Plus: A Suicide Prevention Community Partnership

Differential Effectiveness in Drug Prevention Programs

Domestic Violence Prevention fo African American Women

Long-term Efficacy of Youth Suicide-risk Prevention (CAST)

Measuring Adolescent Potential for Suicide (MAPS)

Patterns, Predictors, and Co-occurence of Adolescent Drug Involvement and Suicide Risk

PAYS International Collaborative Project (PAYS-ICP)

Preventing Drug Abuse: Parents and Youths with Schools (PAYS)

Promoting CARE: Counselors and Parents Prevent Youth Suicide Risk (CARE)

Promoting CARE with Hispanic Youth at Suicide Risk (NMCARE)

Promoting Competence and Support to Prevent Suicide Risk

Reconnecting Youth: Replication of an Indicated Prevention Program in Multicultural Settings

Suicide-risk during Transition to Early Adulthood

Suicide-risk from Adolescence to Young Adulthood (MAPS)

Washington State Youth Suicide Prevention Coordination Project (YSP)

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