Teacher training workshops are also available. Well are designed to generate conversations with parents or other adults. Parents applaud this curriculum because it is not sexually explicit and because it promotes conflict resolution and abstinence. Well suggests that love, respect, trust, and sacrifice are not outdated virtues. Well Project was developed at Boston University and field tested over four years by approximately one hundred teachers and ten thousand students in inner-city, suburban, and rural communities of Maine, Massachusetts, and South Carolina.
Independent evaluation confirms it's positive impact on adolescent attitudes and behavior.
Loving Well curriculum and supplementary materials are now being used successfully throughout the United States. They are available through the office of the Loving Well Project at Boston University.