BRIEF DESCRIPTION Reconnecting Youth (RY) is an indicated school-based program for youth in grades 9 to 12 (14 to 18 years of age) at risk for school dropout and exhibit multiple behavior problems. It
uses a partnership model involving peers, school personnel, and parents to deliver interventions that address decreased drug involvement, increased school performance, and decreased
emotional distress. [read more at www.solution-tree.com] INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE CLASSIFICATION (IOM) INDICATED
Developed for an indicated audience. Targeted for youth at risk for school dropout and who may exhibit multiple behavior problems such as substance abuse, aggression, depression, or
suicide risk behaviors. At risk for school dropout is defined as having fewer than the average number of credits earned for the grade level, high absenteeism, a significant drop in grades,
or a history of dropping out of school. INTERVENTION TYPE
SCHOOL-BASED CONTENT FOCUS
ALCOHOL, ANTISOCIAL/AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR, ILLEGAL DRUGS, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL COMPETENCE, TOBACCO
The program targets general substance use and abuse.
PROTECTIVE FACTORS INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, PEER, SCHOOL INDIVIDUAL - Communicate using self-esteem enhancing talk
- Decision making and the ability to apply it to drug use, school, and mood management
- Personal control, stress, and mood management skills
- Interpersonal communication and negotiation skills
FAMILY - Practicing interpersonal communication skills at home
- Enlisting parent support for program goals
PEER - Daily reinforcement of the positive peer group culture norms
- Replacing deviant peer/group belonging with prosocial group behavior
SCHOOL - Setting norms for and monitoring attendance, achievement, mood, and drug-use control
- School network support
- Facilitating prosocial activities
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KEY PROGRAM APPROACHES
ALTERNATIVE/RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, COMMUNITY SERVICE, IN-SCHOOL CURRICULA, PARENT-CHILD INTERACTIONS, SKILL DEVELOPMENT
Program strategies used by the Model Program and how they are used: ALTERNATIVE/RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES
Social, recreational, and school activities are carried out to foster school bonding and reconnect high-risk youth to school and to health-promoting prosocial activities. These fun activities are alternatives to depression, loneliness, and substance use. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
This program is a partnership among the school, the family, and the community. It requires a community support team that can assist with funding, additional services, linkages with
business community, and extra support for crises. COMMUNITY SERVICE
Some of the suggested alternative prosocial activities involve community service. CRISIS RESPONSE PLAN
Guidelines are presented to plan for and prevent suicide, respond to suicide or accidental death, and use postsuicide interventions. IN-SCHOOL CURRICULA
Key components are support and caring through group work involving social support and facilitation of a positive peer-group culture and life skills training to foster self-esteem,
enhancement, decisionmaking, personal control, and interpersonal communication skills. The first 10 days of classes focus on getting started and bringing the youth into the purpose of
the program through surveys and goal-setting activities. [read more at www.solution-tree.com]
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