Meeting the Needs of At-Risk Youth Populations with Relationship Smarts Programming

Healthy relationship development is vital to the promotion of positive youth development, especially for at-risk youth populations. Since 2006, University of Georgia Extension personnel delivered Relationship Smarts Plus programming to 5,500+ youth, teaching self-awareness, dangerous relationships, and communication and conflict. Educators from all areas can learn how to implement Relationship Smarts Plus program, review the program’s impact, and hear about lessons learned along the way