EDC's Health and Human Development division is helping communities around the world mobilize and respond to what is predicted to be another wave of the H1N1 flu pandemic this fall.
To promote reproductive health and reduce adolescent pregnancies among Latino youth, a successful HHD parenting education program, Saving Sex for Later, is now tailored to Spanish-speaking families
Pregnancy rates among teens in the United States have declined over the past decade. Yet they continue to remain higher among Latinas than any other ethnic group.
This project is a collaboration with Clínicas de Salud del Pueblo, Inc., Breaking the Cycle, and Mile End Films. It is funded by the Annie E Casey Foundation. For more information contact Alexi San Doval at asandoval@edc.org.
Intercamhs is an international network of agencies and individuals who believe that addressing mental health issues in schools is vitally important to the well-being of school community members.
Project:
International Alliance for Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Schools (Intercamhs)
The Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) offers prevention support, training, and resources to assist organizations and individuals with developing suicide prevention programs, interventions and
HHD operates the federal Center for Substance Abuse Prevention’s CAPT which supports regional, state and local level communities to use evidence-based substance abuse prevention programs and strategie
Project:
Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (NECAPT)
The National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention offers resources, support, and training to school districts and communities across the country that receive grants from th
Project:
National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention
