College Programs

College students follow a simple, 5-step process (based on a research-based framework) to create change for countless problems and aspirations. Promotion & Prevention Leadership is the best training if you desire to learn the “how to create change” rather than learn about “what change is”. We provide youth with a roadmap for setting promotion and prevention goals with accompanying strategies for holistic change. Ultimately, we develop student leaders who determine their own path for youth-led change.

Most change strategies focus on either preventing and reducing harm (e.g., mental illness) or promoting care (e.g., connection). Our Youth-Led Promotion & Prevention Strategies program guides student leaders through specific discussions and leadership activities, resulting in youth-led strategies to immediately benefit the climate and culture of their school. Are you motivated to reduce bullying, address mental health concerns, or reduce substance use? Or, are you motivated by increasing helping behaviors, strengthening connections, or enhancing the school climate? Regardless of your goals, Youth-led Promotion & Prevention Strategies provides students with an engaging and challenging process to position them as change agents.

Often, higher education institutions cannot provide the space, time, and support from adult allies for college school students to work in a team, think critically to address problems, and develop strategies for school change. Our Youth-Led Change Institute provides you with the opportunity to do it all. By providing students across the country with an experience to develop strategies for their school or community. Our virtual cohorts meet once a week throughout a 7-week experience to transform you from a lone wolf to a change agent with like-minded peers!

For decades, bystander intervention has been focused on people who have the opportunity to prevent harm, such as harassment, bullying or even violence. At PCPH, we believe bystanders also observe care, kindness, and goodness in their communities too. We have developed a dual upstander model to train participants to intervene and prevent harm or affirm kindness and promote care. The result is a holistic upstander intervention approach to decrease harm and increase care in schools and communities.