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Galarneau, Joy; O'Neill, Shannon – Journal of Catholic Higher Education, 2015
This article presents bystander intervention education as a best-practice approach to sexual violence prevention in college settings. It draws out a connection between mission-specific resources that can be used to advance the prevention agenda, while examining how bystander intervention education can deepen community engagement in collegiate…
Descriptors: Violence, Sexual Abuse, Catholic Schools, Colleges
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Frye, Victoria; Bonner, Sebastian; Williams, Kim; Henny, Kirk; Bond, Keosha; Lucy, Debbie; Cupid, Malik; Smith, Stephen; Koblin, Beryl A. – AIDS Education and Prevention, 2012
In the United States, racial disparities in HIV/AIDS are stark. Although African Americans comprise an estimated 14% of the U.S. population, they made up 52% of new HIV cases among adults and adolescents diagnosed in 2009. Heterosexual transmission is now the second leading cause of HIV in the United States. African Americans made up a full…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Prevention, African Americans, Males
Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2012
Schoolwide support for higher achievement is essential. Students need a nurturing environment where they feel secure about learning, where the goal is success for every student and where students are confident they will receive mentoring and encouragement to prepare for their futures. Many schools are reinventing themselves to motivate students to…
Descriptors: School Culture, Academic Achievement, Expectation, Mastery Learning
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McCallion, Philip; Janicki, Matthew P.; Kolomer, Stacey R. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2004
There have been growing reports of older women and men caring for their grandchildren and great grandchildren. Many of these grandparents are caring for children with developmental disabilities. To systematically examine the effectiveness of a support group intervention for such grandparents, we recruited 97 grandparents through three agencies in…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Intervention, Empowerment, Grandchildren
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Shin, Sun-Kyung – Research on Social Work Practice, 2004
This study is to identify culturally relevant treatment methods and to assess the effects of family psychoeducational intervention for Korean Americans who had a family member with mental illness. 48 Korean Americans with children with mental illness were randomly assigned to either an experimental group program that provided culturally sensitive…
Descriptors: Empowerment, Intervention, Mental Disorders, Coping