About Us

Reconnecting Youth Inc. is dedicated to researching, developing, testing and disseminating prevention programs for youth at risk and to training those who use our programs to implement them with fidelity. Our award-winning programs have been recognized for over a decade as models for evidence-based prevention and are included on SAMHSA’s National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices (NREPP).

RY was developed in 1985, and it has been implemented in all 50 States as well as internationally (e.g., in Canada, Germany, Malaysia, Russia, and Spain) and has reached hundreds of thousands of youth. The intervention model continues to be implemented in an estimated 3,000 settings annually. Several States, including California, Maine, Indiana, North Carolina, North Dakota, New York, Texas, and others have adopted RY as an evidence-based program, recommending it to youth-serving agencies, school districts, and faith-based partners.

We are confident that together we can make significant gains in assisting youth to succeed in school and in life.

Our RY Program is recognized for excellence by:

• SAMHSA’s (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) – National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices (NREPP)
• SPRC’s (Suicide Prevention Resource Center) – Best Practice Registry
• National Dropout Prevention Center/Network
• Healthy Communities Institute – Promising Practices Library
• The Decision Support System for Youth Well Being
• Child Trends – What Works/LINKS
• Student Mental Health Initiative Clearinghouse
• NIDA – Preventing Drug Abuse among Children and Adolescents: Examples of Research-Based Drug Abuse Prevention Programs
• Canada National Crime Prevention Centre (NCPC): Promising and Model Crime Prevention Programs
• Indian Health Services, Community Suicide Prevention Website: Promising and Effective Programs

Our CAST program is recognized for excellence by:

• Suicide Prevention Resource Center/American Foundation for Suicide Prevention – Best Practice Registry for Suicide Prevention
• National Dropout Prevention Center/Network – Model Programs
• Public Safety Canada - Promising and Model Crime Prevention Programs
• Healthy Communities Institute – Promising Practices Library
• Community Health Dashboard
• Indian Health Services, Community Suicide Prevention Website: Promising and Effective Programs