Program Registries
Various federal agencies have identified youth-related programs that they consider worthy of recommendation on the basis of expert opinion or a review of design and research evidence. These programs focus on different health topics, risk behaviors, and settings. Some, but not all, of these programs have shown evidence in reducing youth risk behaviors.
Each agency has its own process and criteria for determining the programs that are worthy of recommendation. Users are encouraged to review each web site to understand the inclusion criteria the registry used.
- HIV/AIDS prevention
- Sexually transmitted disease prevention
Sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Drug abuse prevention
Sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Character education
- Dropout prevention
- Personal/social development
- Violence prevention
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences
- Teen pregnancy
- Early sexual involvement
- Substance use prevention
- Victimization and exposure to violence
- Protective factors
Sponsored by the Interagency Working Group on Youth Programs (IWGYP)
- HPV vaccination
- Informed decision making
Sponsored by the National Cancer Institute
- Bullying in Schools
- Youth Violence
- Teen Substance Abuse
- Antisocial, Aggressive Behavior
- Childhood Obesity
- School Failure
- Delinquency
- Youth Depression/Anxiety
Sponsored by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice. Additional funding was provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Metropolitan Life Foundation, the Colorado Division of Criminal Justice, the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, and the Robert Woods Johnson Foundation.
- Cognitive development and education
- Social and emotional health and development
- Life skills
- Physical health
- Behavioral problems
- HIV, STD and TPP Prevention
- Positive citizenship
- Mental health
Sponsored by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice. Additional funding was provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Metropolitan Life Foundation, the Colorado Division of Criminal Justice, the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, and the Robert Woods Johnson Foundation.
- Teen pregnancy prevention
- Substance abuse prevention and treatment
- Classroom management
Sponsored by the Laura and John Arnold Foundation’s (LJAF) Evidence-Based Policy team.