SEL & Prevention

In a recently completed meta-analysis of close to 700 evaluation studies of SEL programs for children preschool to high school SEL, participating schools saw a 44% decrease in suspensions, and a 27% decrease in other disciplinary actions. SEL programming reduces high-risk behaviors both by enhancing student attachment to school, and by giving children foundational skills to make healthy and ethnical choices, resist negative social influences, and manage their feelings in productive ways. More...