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            -  Evidence and Innovation 
            -  Teen Pregnancy Prevention Evidence Review 
            -  Programs 
            -           Raising Healthy Children (formerly known as the Seattle Social Development Project)      

# Raising Healthy Children (formerly known as the Seattle Social Development Project)

- Program Information
- Program Overview
- Program Description
- Program Component Table
- Program Implementation

- Research Evidence
- Reviewed Studies
- Study Characteristics
- Study Findings

The program was designed to be implemented in various settings including in school classrooms, at home, and in summer camp. It was evaluated in elementary schools.

Social Development Research GroupUW Box #3587349725 Third Ave NE, Suite #401Seattle, WA 98115Ph: 206-685-1997Email: sdrg@uw.eduWebsite: http://www.sdrg.org/rhcsummary.asp

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                        - Improving interpersonal problem solving and refusal skills
                        - Increasing academic achievement
                        - Increasing children's bonding with their families and schools
                        - Increasing positive classroom behaviors

Raising Healthy Children is a multi-year intervention focused on reducing school failure, drug abuse, and delinquency. The program is comprised of three main components: a school-based component, a family support program, and a peer program component.

The **school-based component** incorporates the following core elements:
                        - School-wide implementation teams to manage the adoption of expectations and discipline strategies for the classroom, playground, lunchroom, and hallways.
                        - Workshops for teachers on: providing direct instruction and reinforcement of social and emotional skills; encouraging usage of social skills in the classroom; problem-solving with students supported by teacher facilitation, when necessary; assisting students with identifying feelings and emotions; and providing opportunities for students to practice social skills in the classroom

The **family support program component**consists of three main curricula offered to families:
                        - Raising Healthy Children  is five sessions provided to K-2nd grade families. The sessions focus on: 1) observing and pointing out desirable and undesirable child behaviors; 2) teaching expectations for behavior; 3) providing consistent reinforcement for desired behavior; and 4) providing consistent and moderate consequences for misbehavior
                        - Supporting School SuccessTM   is five sessions provided to 3rd to 6th grade families. The sessions focus on: 1) initiating conversations with teachers about children’s learning; 2) helping children develop math and reading skills; and 3) creating a home environment to support learning;
                        - Guiding Good ChoicesTM  is five sessions provided to 4th to 6th grade families. Sessions focus on: 1) establishing a family policy on drugs; 2) practicing refusal skills with children; 3) using self-control skills to reduce family conflict; and 4) creating opportunities for children to contribute to the family.
                        - Family support enhancement provides additional support to families to help them support their child’s academic success.

The **peer program component**focuses on:
                        - Refusal and interpersonal problem-solving skills
                        - Social and emotional skill development
                        - Listening
                        - Conflict resolution
                        - Recognizing feelings
                        - Consequential thinking

                        - **Raising Healthy Children** is delivered in 5 sessions to families of children in grades K-2.
                        - **Supporting School Success** is delivered in 5 sessions to teachers and families in grades 3-6.
                        - **Guiding Good Choices** is delivered in 5 sessions to families of youth in grades 4-6.

There is no specified length or intensity of each intervention session. Teachers from the same school attend workshops together to foster and reinforce shared learning experiences.

Teachers are required to attend a pre-implementation training offered by the University of Washington Social Development Research Group. After the first year of the program, teachers participate in monthly booster sessions to reinforce RHC teaching strategies.

On average the cost per teacher for the first and second year of training and coaching is about $950. The cost for the third year is $500. These costs include training, travel, and materials.

### Evidence by Outcome Domain and Study

#### Notes

*Some study entries may include more than one citation because each citation examines a different follow-up period from the same study sample, or because each citation examines a different set of outcome measures on the same study sample. A blank cell indicates the study did not examine any outcome measures within the particular outcome domain or the findings for the outcome measures within that domain did not meet the review evidence standards.*

*Information on evidence of effectiveness is available only for studies that received a high or moderate rating. Read the description of the review process for more information on how these programs are identified.*