Raising Healthy Children
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Description

This is a comprehensive program implemented in the school context to promote healthy development, prevent behavioral problems in children and adolescents, and promote protective factors, thus reducing risk factors that influence the likelihood of behavioral problems.
Teacher training to implement the program includes a series of workshops focusing on proactive classroom management, cooperative learning methods, student motivation and participation strategies, reading strategies, and interpersonal problem-solving skills.
Parental involvement includes participation in group workshops that address domestic problem-solving issues, family management skills, and supporting the children’s school routine. Summer camps are offered for children.

Impact evaluations

Impact evaluation studies have shown that program participants have sought out more substance and alcohol prevention services, and that there has been a decrease in antisocial and aggressive behaviors, as well as an increase in school performance and prosocial behaviors among their peers [1] [2] [3].

Bibliographic reference

[1] Catalano, R. F., Mazza, J. J., Harachi, T. W., Abbott, R. D., Haggerty, K. P. & Fleming, C. B. (2003). Raising healthy children through enhancing social development in elementary school: Results after 1.5 years. Journal of School Psychology, 41(2), 143–164. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-4405(03)00031-1

[2] Brown, E. C., Catalano, R. F., Fleming, C. B., Haggerty, K. P. & Abbott, R. D. (2005). Adolescent substance use outcomes in the Raising Healthy Children project: A two-part latent growth curve analysis. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 73(4), 699–710. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-006X.73.4.699

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