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Brief Opportunities Of Supportive Training (BOOST)

20-minute speed sessions designed to give you a quick knowledge BOOST, without the side of webinar burnout.

Spring BOOST: New Tools & Technology for Youth Risk Screening & Mental Health Support

March 17

Explore the latest updates in youth risk assessment and adolescent health screening tools designed to help schools, healthcare providers, and youth-serving professionals identify concerns earlier and improve youth wellbeing outcomes. This 20-minute BOOST webinar highlights updates to ADAM trauma-responsive screening technology, enhancements to RAAPS and TTV youth screening tools, and practical strategies for addressing behavioral […]

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Enhancing Your Toolkit for Parent Engagement & Teen Mental Health Conversations

October 17

Join our 20-minute BOOST session focused on the critical role of parent engagement in youth mental health prevention and risk reduction. Learn evidence-based communication strategies that strengthen parent-teen relationships, support adolescent wellbeing, and improve early intervention efforts. Participants will preview the Teen Speak parent communication and screening tool, along with micro-learning resources designed to help […]

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Quick PATH to Schoolwide Mental Health Screening

May 19th

Discover how schools and districts can successfully implement schoolwide mental health screening programs to identify at-risk students earlier, improve referrals for behavioral health support, and capture meaningful population health data to guide funding, prevention strategies, and student wellness initiatives. Learn practical implementation steps, best practices for youth screening programs, and strategies to overcome common barriers […]

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MITEY Change BOOST: Motivational Interviewing for Youth Professionals

January 28

Join this 20-minute BOOST webinar to explore how motivational interviewing (MI) training helps youth-serving professionals reduce adolescent risk behaviors and strengthen behavioral health outcomes. Learn how MI strategies, combined with adolescent development insights, support stronger youth connections, more effective youth risk screening conversations, and improved pathways to positive behavior change, intervention, and ongoing support.

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Case Study Spotlight: North Carolina

Building Stronger Communities with Possibilities for Change
Implementing School-Wide Screening Across an Entire County
Improving Care and Outcomes in the Medical Home
Improving Family Communication & Engagement in North Carolina Schools with Teen Speak®
Integrating Adolescent Risk Screening in North Carolina School-Based Mental Health Collaborative

Information Sheets

Whitepapers

  • Social Determinants of Health
  • The Role of Caregivers in Teen Sexual Health
  • Adolescent-focused Motivational Interviewing (MI): Making the case for more effective communication with youth
  • Adolescent Mental Health in the U.S.
  • Sexual Health Risks and American Adolescents
  • Nicotine & Tobacco Risks and American Adolescents
  • Teen Speak: Reducing youth risk through strengthened relationships and improved communication
  • Risky Business on Campus (eBook)
  • Nicotine & Tobacco Risks and American Adolescents
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Publications

Evaluation of the Impact of a Healthy Relationship Program Among U.S. Refugees

Young, M., Salerno, J., Rockhill, S., Hernandez, A., DeMaria, R. (2021). Family Relations DOI: 10.1111/fare.12563

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Improving health professionals’ capacity to motivate adolescent behavior change

Salerno, J., Delaney, K., Swarthout, K., Kao, T.A. (2015); The Journal for Nurse Practitioners 11 (6): 626-632

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Evaluation of the RAAPS risk screening tool for use in detecting adolescents with depression

Salerno, J. & Barnhart, S. (2014); Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing 27:20-25 DOI: 10.1111/jcap.12060

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Implementation of the Rapid Adolescent Prevention Screening (RAAPS) risk screening tool

Darling-Fisher, C., Salerno, J., Yi, C.H., & Martyn, K.K. (2014); Journal of Pediatric Health Care 28 (3): 217-226

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Adolescent chlamydia and gonorrhea rates: Relationships between high risk sexual behaviors and positive screening

Salerno, J., Darling-Fisher, C., Hawkins, N., & Fraker, E. (2013); Journal of School Health, 83(2): 99-104

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Rapid Adolescent Prevention Screening: Validity and reliability of the RAAPS adolescent risk screening tool

Salerno, J., Marshall, V., & Picken, E. (2012); Journal of Adolescent Health, 50(6): 595-59

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Development and clinical use of Rapid Adolescent Prevention Screening (RAAPS) questionnaire in school based health centers

Yi, C.H., Martyn, K.K., Salerno, J., & Darling-Fisher, C. (2009); Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 23(1): 2-9

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Reducing risk behaviors in adolescents: A new tool offers rapid assessment

Salerno, J. (2008); ADVANCE for Nurse Practitioners, 16(4): 59-61

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