The Fort Apache community in Arizona set out to teach youth business development and life skills while promoting a positive Apache identify. They did so by developing an eight-month community-based program for 13- to 16-year-olds. The program did not make a significant difference for suicide attempts or involvement in physical fights. However, at two-year follow-up, youth who participated in the program had significantly lower rates of past month cannabis use. The rate was 24.1% for youth who received the intervention compared to 31.4% for youth in the control group.

For more information, see Vol. 16, No. 4 of the Children’s Mental Health Research Quarterly.