Mobilizing New York State communities for positive youth development.

New  Research and Resources for Youth Development and Adolescent Sexual Health  

  • New! Being Y-AP Savvy: A Primer on Youth-Adult Partnerships is designed to guide groups in building organizational consensus about the practice of Y-AP. Together with short summaries of current research and current thinking about Y-AP, the manual offers guided opportunities for applying research to practice.

  • NYSyouth.net: Our statewide youth web site now has sections on sexual health, leadership, workers' rights, and reducing stress! This new resource for young people is featured in a sexual health media campaign launched by the New York State Department of Health.
  • Positive Youth Development Resource Manual: ACT for Youth offers this user-friendly online (and fully downloadable) youth development training manual for use in educating community groups about positive youth development. The manual includes training activities with lesson plans/facilitation tips, handouts, brief power point presentations and references to other resources.