If you are in a suicide crisis,

call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at

1-800-273-8255

Everyday in the United States, 53 million people go to school to work or learn. That's about one in five Americans who will spend around 30 hours of their week in a school! The Healthy Schools Program supports schools across the country in creating healthier environments for this critical group.

Since 1978, GroundSpark (formerly Women's Educational Media) has produced and distributed films, educational resources and campaigns on issues ranging from environmental concerns to affordable housing to preventing prejudice.

Their work now centers around The Respect For All Project, a series of films and their accompanying curriculum guides aimed at K-12 educators and students to promote diversity and anti-bias education.

Films are available for purchase or rental and you may view clips on the GroundSpark website. 

The Seattle STD/HIV Prevention Training Center (PTC) provides training to health care providers in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington on the prevention, diagnosis, management and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases.

The Promising Practices Network (PPN) is dedicated to providing quality evidence-based information about what works to improve the lives of children, youth, and families.

The PPN site features summaries of programs and practices that are proven to improve outcomes for children. All of the information on the site has been screened for scientific rigor, relevance, and clarity.

Programs can be found under the four major topic areas below and may be related to more than one outcome area.

The
Center for Health Training (CHT) provides training, technical
assistance, and support to organizations and programs that deliver
health care and related services to underserved populations, especially
women and children. In so doing, CHT serves its clients by
improving the quality and effectiveness of these programs.

Recognized for its expertise nationwide, CHT provides customized assistance to administrators, managers, directors, clinicians, and patient and community educators who work in a variety of health and human service settings.

Healthy Teen Network is devoted to making a difference in the lives of teens and young families. HTN is a national organization focused on adolescent health and well-being with an emphasis on teen pregnancy prevention, teen pregnancy, and teen parenting.

Their website includes resources and publications on a variety of topics including:

SMYRC is located in Portland and provides sexual and gender minority youth with counseling as well as healthy recreational activities in a safe environmen.

SMYRC also hosts the annual Oregon Queer Youth Summit in Portland,Oregon.

The Forum for Youth Investment (the Forum) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to helping communities and the nation make sure all young people are Ready by 21™ — ready for college, work and life. The Forum provides youth and adult leaders with the information, technical assistance, training, network support and partnership opportunities needed to increase the quality and quantity of youth investment and youth involvement.

The Forum bookstore offers resources in

Since 1987 the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) has partnered with the Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide guidance and assistance to state and local education policymakers and practitioners. Our goal is to encourage safe, healthy, and nurturing school environments for all of the nation's children and youth.