Youth Empowerment at Kenneth Young Center
Evidence-Based Prevention
Evidence-based Prevention includes strategies or programs that have shown through some level of evidence that they are effective. The minimal level being a single pre/post evaluation. These programs are not held to as rigorous an evaluation standard as are those that are classified by the distinction of being Science or Research-based.
Trauma-Informed
- Safety
- Trustworthiness and Transparency
- Peer Support
- Collaboration and Mutuality
- Empowerment Voice and Choice
- Cultural, Historical, and Gender Issues
Principles of Positive Youth Development
- Physical and psychological safety
- Appropriate structure
- Supportive relationships
- Opportunities to belong
- Positive social norms
- Opportunities to make a difference
- Opportunities for skill development;
- Integration of family, school, and community efforts
