Services provided by the staff of the Adolescent program area include:

• YDTRC (Youth Development Training & Resource Center) 

• MAAX (Maximizing Adolescent Academic eXcellence)

• Positive Youth Development

• Pregnancy and Parenting Prevention Network

• Riverside Education Academy

• Peer Advocacy

• Advocacy services for at-risk children, parents, and families

• School- and community-based substance abuse and drop-out prevention programs

• School-based peer counseling, mentoring, and advisor/advisee programs

• Violence prevention and conflict mediation programs

• Neighborhood and community interventions to promote competence among high-risk youth

• Parent training and parent-child groups in decision making and substance use prevention

• Mental health and teacher training in psychosocial development topics and program development

• Mental health and organizational consultation to schools, social service and mental health agencies

• Cultural diversity and sensitivity training for providers

• Building effective leadership skills among service providers and school personnel