Strategies

Prohibit criminal history questions on job applications and postpone background checks

Offer programs to help individuals without a high school diploma or its equivalent achieve a high school equivalency credential

Provide funding via tax credits at the state and local level to support development and rehabilitation costs of low income rental housing

Provide youth with teen dating violence education that addresses healthy relationships, gender norms, relationship coercion, and violence in a school setting

Provide industry-focused education and job training based on the needs of regional employers within specific sectors

Provide objective, normative information to reduce college students’ misperceptions about alcohol use and, ultimately, change their drinking behavior

Provide short-term employment opportunities for youth, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds

Provide all students with the information and skills to prevent alcohol use; programs can be delivered via a specific curriculum or as a component of classroom behavior management