Back to Basics: It’s all about the ask.
- 31 / Mar / 2022
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When it comes to identifying and preventing risk factors in youth – a few basic…
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of professionals would recommend the RAAPS system
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of professionals report RAAPS helps them identify more risk factors in youth
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of youth using ACT created an action plan for safer behaviors
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of training participants improved their skills in coaching youth on risk
OUR SERVICES
RAAPS
The Rapid Adolescent Prevention Screening© (RAAPS) are standardized validated risk screening tools developed to support professionals in addressing the risk factors impacting health, well-being, and academic success in youth.
ACT
Marrying technology and science, Adolescent Counseling Technologies ( (ACT) acts as a virtual health educator, delivering behavioral health interventions specific to sexual health or nicotine and tobacco use. On a tablet, smartphone or other technology, teens respond to a set of questions that identify risk factors and receive interactive, tailored, evidence-based counseling for safer behaviors.
Who We Serve
School-Based Health Centers
Primary Care
Health Departments & Community Clinics
Youth Organizations & Schools
Identify at-risk youth who might be flying under the radar and open the door to more in-depth dialogue and risk reduction coaching.
Minimize impact on workflow and time with evidence-based, standardized education through electronic risk reduction coaching.
Provide additional health coaching and follow-up on a sustainable scale, and gain valuable population insight for reporting and grant funding.
Identify the health services youth need and provide appropriate referrals and resources.
School-Based Health Centers
Identify at-risk youth who might be flying under the radar and open the door to more in-depth dialogue and risk reduction coaching.
Primary Care
Minimize impact on workflow and time with evidence-based, standardized education through electronic risk reduction coaching.
Health Departments & Community Clinics
Provide additional health coaching and follow-up on a sustainable scale, and gain valuable population insight for reporting and grant funding.
Youth Organizations & Schools
Identify the health services youth need and provide appropriate referrals and resources.
What’s New
Youth, sex, and tech. We need to talk.
- 16 / Feb / 2022
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Unprotected sex and sexual behaviors remain at the top of youth health risks. Yet connecting…
Read more“Sometimes we see patients, address their needs, but don’t have a chance to discuss other things. RAAPS assists with starting that conversation.”
RN
School-Based Health Center“Since our practice adopted RAAPS, there has been a significant shift… with the knowledge gained through simple, tech savvy screening in a population who notoriously does not talk to adults.”
DNP, PNP
Federally Qualified Health Center“RAAPS gives providers the ability to discuss sensitive subjects… For many youth, RAAPS gives them the ability to ask for help when they are too afraid to ask out loud.”
FNP
School-Based Health Center“We use the RAAPS on youth 12-17 years old for each and every visit (whether for a physical, a problem visit or sick visit). Many youth have given positive feedback regarding RAAPS compared to the prior assessment that was used.”
RN
Primary Care Practice“We prevented what would have been a tragedy – a student had a plan to commit suicide that very day. With the information we learned in RAAPS, we were able to get the student counseling and admission to in-patient care that they needed.”