The Policy & Research Group

This study tests a school-based program called Peer Group Connection - Middle School (PGC-MS) for students entering middle school. The program uses peer-led sessions to boost school engagement and social-emotional skills, aiming to delay sexual activity, smoking, drinking, and dr…

This study tests a program called Stepping Stones, where an adult guide talks with at-risk youth aged 12-22 over four sessions about values, relationships, and planning. The goal is to see if it increases STI testing, reduces unprotected sex, and lowers emotional abuse compared t…