The Search Institute has identified the following building blocks of healthy development that help young people grow up healthy, caring, and responsible. Family life provides high levels of love and support. Young person receives support from three or more non parent adults. Young person experiences caring neighbors. Young people are given useful roles in the community.
Young person serves in the community one hour or more per week.
Young person feels safe at home, school, and in the neighborhood. Family has clear rules and consequences and monitors the young the young person's whereabouts. Neighbors take responsibility for monitoring young people's behavior. Young person's best friends model responsible behavior. Young person spends three or more hours per week in lessons or practice in music, theater, or other arts.