Prev@cib Program

This is a school program to prevent bullying among teenage students. The aim is to reduce the perpetration of bullying and cyberbullying.
The program involves three modules:
1) Information, which presents risk and protective factors;
2) Awareness, which addresses the consequences of bullying and encourages cognitive behavioral changes and empathy; and
3) Engagement, which guides students on how to prevent and intervene in situations of violence, whether at school or in virtual environments.

Baltimore City (MD) Family Recovery Program

This is a substance use treatment program for parents who have been estranged or lost custody of their children. In addition, other topics are discussed with the parents, such as employment, housing, and parenting practices, with the goal of reuniting them with their children.
The program consists of treatment with individual and group counseling; relapse prevention; integration into self-help groups; provision of preventive and primary medical care; general health and nutrition education; training in parenting skills and education to prevent domestic violence.

Steps to Respect®

This is an anti-bullying program for students in third to sixth grade. The aim is to fight bullying with a study plan lasting 12 to 14 weeks and the distribution of material adapted to each age group.
All school staff members receive an overview of the program’s objectives and main features, while teachers, counselors, and administrators receive additional training on how to intervene in the event of bullying.

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Children (MBCT-C)

This is a psychotherapeutic intervention that combines mindfulness techniques and cognitive strategies for children aged 8 to 12 with symptoms of depression and/or anxiety. The aim is to reduce depressive and anxiety symptoms, promote emotional self-regulation, and decentralize attention from thoughts and emotions.
Parents are also involved in the process, receiving psychotherapeutic support and being instructed to review the lessons learned with the children at home. The intervention is structured in weekly individual and group sessions, and lasts 12 weeks.

Responding in Peaceful and Positive Ways (RIPP)

This is a program for students focused on preventing school violence. The aim is to teach positive communication skills together with a peer mediation program to reinforce the skills in the daily lives of students.
The program is taught in weekly 50-minute sessions and includes three curricula:
1) The sixth grade curriculum (RIPP-6) focuses on general violence prevention and is taught in 25 sessions throughout the school year;

Bully-Proofing Your School

This is a school program implemented in the classroom through three components:
1) Raising awareness of what bullying means;
2) Teaching protective skills to deal with bullying and resist victimization;
3) Helping potential victims and creating a positive school atmosphere.
The intervention takes place over three years, with a teacher delivering seven 30- to 45-minute sessions once a week during the first year, and the curriculum and material presented in the first year being reinforced during the second and third years.

Body Project

This is a prevention program for body acceptance among female students in high school or university. The aim is to reduce dangerous dieting behaviors, body dissatisfaction, and eating disorders.
The program seeks to deconstruct socially imposed standards of thinness and avoid the incessant search for an unrealistic appearance through four weekly voluntary meetings with discussions, roleplay activities, and behavioral training for desensitization and self-acceptance.

Child and Family Traumatic Stress Intervention (CFTSI)

This is a brief intervention model aimed at strengthening families with children and adolescents from 7 to 18 years of age, implemented shortly after a potentially traumatic event or the disclosure of episodes of physical and sexual abuse.
The goal is to reduce symptoms and prevent the development of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in children, as well as to improve the ability of adult caregivers to cope with symptoms through increased symptom awareness, communication skills, and coping strategies for traumatic reactions.