Brighter Futures Initiative

Related Internet Sites - Wisconsin

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Children's Trust Fund

Department of Children and Families

• Brighter Futures Initiative
• Bureau of Milwaukee Child Welfare
• Child Protective Services
• Domestic Violence
• Foster Care
• Independent Living for Children in Out-of-Home Care
• Indian Child Welfare
• Kinship Care
• Promoting Safe and Stable Families

Department of Commerce

• Wisconsin Fresh Start Program

Department of Health Services

• Adolescent Pregnancy: Prevention and Intervention
• BadgerCarePlus
• Family Planning Reproductive Health Program
• Healthy Birth Outcomes Intiative
• HIV Prevention Education
• Substance Abuse Services
• Substance Abuse Prevention Services Information Systems (SAP-SIS)
• Wisconsin Interactive Statistics on Health

Department of Public Instruction

• Safe and Drug-Free Schools
• Student Services Prevention and Wellness
• 21st Century Community Learning Centers
• Wisconsin's Information Network for Successful Schools
  Wisconsin school data regarding attendance, disciplinary patterns, student involvement, dropout rates, etc.
• Wisconsin Youth Risk Behavior Survey
  A confidential on-line student survey system to assist school communities in gathering data related to youth risk behavior.

Office of the Governor

Office of Justice Assistance - Juvenile Justice Programs:

• Evidence-Based Program Registries  (Revised August 2009)
• What Works, Wisconsin: What Science Tells Us about Cost-Effective Programs for Juvenile Delinquency Prevention, June 2005

UW-Extension, Family and Youth Programs

• AmeriCorps Vista Initiative
• 4-H Youth Development
• Family Living Programs
• Home Visitation Programs, Training & Resources
• Service Learning

UW - Extension, What Works Wisconsin

• What Works Wisconsin, Effective Prevention & Intervention Programs
• Directory of Evidence-based Parenting Programs (February 2009)
• Evidence-based Program Registries (revised August 2009)
• Fact Sheets  
  • Juvenile offender interventions
  • Mentoring programs
  • Out-of-school time programs
  • Parenting education programs
  • Truancy prevention and interventions

Wisconsin Clearinghouse for Prevention Resources

Wisconsin Council on Children and Families

Wisconsin Prevention Network

Contact Information

Last Revised: April 10, 2013