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The Fourth R

About This Resource

The Fourth R Curriculum is an evidence-informed health and relationship-skills curriculum for grades 7–9 that promotes healthy relationships, communication skills, conflict resolution, and help-seeking. Research shows it can reduce dating violence involvement, improve relationship skills, and support positive social and emotional development, which are protective factors for youth mental wellbeing.

Rated as Promising by CASEL; No Effects (overall) by CrimeSolutions due to mixed findings across behavioral outcomes. Not rated by the other registries. 

Developer: Centre for School Mental Health, Western University (Canada)

Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) Registry

Rating: Promising

Link: The Fourth R


Crime Solutions from National Institute of Justice Registry

Rating: Ineffective

Link: Program Profile: Fourth R Curric...


Cost Information

Link: https://youthrelationships.org/c...

Who This Resource Is For

Category: 

  • Bullying Prevention
  • Healthy Relationships
  • Substance Use Prevention
  • Violence Prevention

    • Support Tier: 

  • Not Specified / Any

    • Age Range: 

  • High

    • Language: 

  • English
  • Spanish
  • French

    • Ethnicity: 

  • African American/Black
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
  • White
  • Other

    • Community Type: 

  • Rural
  • Urban

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