Montana Behavioral Initiative - Asset Building

The Search Institute is an independent nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide leadership, knowledge, and resources to promote healthy children, youth, and communities. At the heart of the institute's work is the framework of 40 Developmental Assets, which are positive experiences and personal qualities that young people need to grow up healthy, caring, and responsible. This site is where it all started with links: About Search Institute, Resources, Catalog,  HC•HY Conference, Survey Services, Training & Speaking, Downloads, Knowledge, Five Action Strategies, Research, Communities, Educators, Families, Faith Communities, a Bibliography and Archives.
http://www.search-institute.org/

The Hidden Treasure of Assets is a game that teaches the 40 Developmental Assets and the consequences of risky behaviors in a fun, easy-to-use, board game format.
http://www.empowering-youth.com/assets.html

A popular speaker for Montana’s MBI Youth day, this is James Vollbracht’s website.
http://www.lemonade-stand.com/

Resiliency in Action is dedicated to the exciting, hopeful, and very real concept of resiliency. Evidence is all around us of the ability of children, youth, adults, organizations, and communities to bounce back from stress and adversity. Their purpose is to spread the news of resiliency through sharing research and facilitating the practical application and evaluation of resiliency.
http://www.resiliency.com/

The National Youth Development Information Center  provides community programs with the information tools they need to improve their services. The Center plans to become an important resource for research and documentation about the youth development field.
 http://www.nydic.org/

Describes issues going on in the At-Risk Community and where to find resources to help today's youth cope with the important issues that face them.
http://www.at-risk.com/

America's Promise is a national not-for-profit organization led by General Colin Powell, dedicated to mobilizing the nation to ensure that children and youth have access to the fundamental resources they need to become successful adults. Thousands of corporations, nonprofit organizations, philanthropic foundations, service providers, communities and national, state and local governments, have joined the nationwide alliance.
http://www.americaspromise.org/

The Child Welfare League of America is the nation's oldest and largest organization devoted to the well-being of America's vulnerable children and their families. CWLA is an association of almost 1,000 public and private nonprofit agencies that assist over 2.5 million abused and neglected children and their families each year with a wide range of services.
http://www.cwla.org/

The National Resource Center for Youth Services  offers resources and support for child welfare, youth services, juvenile justice, and other professionals whose focus is youth, children and families. NRC provides on-site training, management services, information and referral, conference planning, teen conferences, and a wide variety of affordable publications and videos. Their mission is to enhance the quality of life of our nation's at-risk youth and their families by improving the effectiveness of human services.
http://www.nrcys.ou.edu/

The Families and Work Institute is a non-profit organization that addresses the changing nature of work and family life. They are committed to finding research-based strategies that foster mutually supportive connections among workplaces, families, and communities
http://www.familiesandworkinst.org/

Children First is a call to individuals, families and organizations to reclaim their responsibility for young people and provide the guidance, support and attention young people need to be successful. Children First is a philosophy, not a program. Children First was the first local initiative to take Search Institute's ground-breaking youth development research and transform it into community action.

http://www.stlpark.k12.mn.us/comm/childfirst/c-1st.html