SEL Improving SEL Programs in Latin America Through a Learning Journey The YMCA of Latin America and the Caribbean and Hello Insight spearheaded a regional initiative between 2023 and 2024 to foster socio-emotional skills among young people and build evaluation capacity
PYD The Nature of the Outdoors: Stronger Youth Development Through Exploration "Time in nature can be a powerful antidote to the negative impacts of trauma and stress in children’s lives." — Casey Family ProgramsThe growing mental health crisis among young people
PYD The Great Outdoors: How Nature-Based Programs Boost Social-Emotional Learning in Young People Playing and learning in the outdoors is essential for young people’s health and well-being. Connecting young people to the outdoors and nature can help them improve their sense of
PYD We Know Us: Guide to Participatory Meaning Making with Young People What does it look like to truly engage young people in making meaning of data that affects their lives – a process sometimes known as participatory meaning making? In 2022, six
SEL Weathering the Storm Through Sports: Building SEL in Challenging Times The last two years have taken a toll on our nation's social and emotional well-being. We continue to hear about the psychological consequences of two national tragedies and the wake
