Youth Empowerment Solutions for Positive Youth Development (YES)
Violence, Child or Adolescent Antisocial Behavior
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Violence focused on measuring Empowerment, Youth, Violence, Community, Prevention
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Students entering 7th grade
- Students enrolled enrolled in the 21st Century After School Program at eight middle schools in Genesee County, Michigan
Exclusion Criteria:
- None
Sites / Locations
- Bentley Schools
- Atherton Middle School
- Bendle Middle School
- Hamady Middle School
- Northern High School
- Northwestern High School
- Kearsley Schools
- Carman-Ainsworth Middle School
- Genesee School District
- Beecher Middle School
- Mt. Morris Junior High
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Youth Empowerment Solutions (YES)
Standard After School Programming
Participants receiving the The 16-week, 30-session YES curriculum YES as a part of the 21st Century after-school program at middle schools that have high economic and academic needs. 21st Century is a U.S. Department of Education program which provides academic enrichment opportunities during non-school hours and during the summer for children who attend low-performing schools in areas with high poverty (U.S. Department of Education, 2009).
Youth in the comparison arm of the study will participate in standard after-school programming administered by Flint Community Schools and Genesee Intermediate School District. The standard program is the 21st Century after-school program at middle schools that have high economic and academic needs. 21st Century is a U.S. Department of Education program which provides academic enrichment opportunities during non-school hours and during the summer for children who attend low-performing schools in areas with high poverty (U.S. Department of Education, 2009)