For decades, Stanford has engaged in school and community collaborations that support positive youth development, including efforts focusing on mental health and well-being.
Step Up Tutoring, a nonprofit organization co-founded by a Stanford student and an alum during the pandemic, provides free, online tutoring to third through sixth graders in a partnership with the Los Angeles Unified School District.
New data show that a one-page letter asking a teacher to support a youth as they navigate the difficult transition from juvenile detention back to school can reduce the likelihood that the student re-offends.