Occasional publications that present Search Institute research and perspectives on healthy children, youth, and communities. Download the complete brief or a one-page summary.

2012
Speaking of Money: Equipping Youth and Families to Navigate Finances in Their Everyday Lives, Eugene C. Roehlkepartain
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2010
Finding the Student Spark: Missed Opportunities in School Engagement, Peter C. Scales
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2007
Building Bridges: Community- and Faith-Based Youth Workers Have Much to Learn from Each Other, Eugene C. Roehlkepartain
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Sorting Out What Makes a Difference: Youth Development Findings from Camp Settings, by Karla A. Henderson, Christopher A. Thurber, Marge Scanlin, and M. Deborah Bialeschki
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2006
Toward Quality and Equality: Fulfilling Our Promises to America’s Children, by Peter C. Scales and Peter L. Benson
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Positive Youth Development So Far: Core Hypotheses and Their Implications, Peter L. Benson, Peter C. Scales, Stephen F. Hamilton, and Arturo Sesma Jr.
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2004
Tapping the Power of Community: Building Assets to Strengthen Substance Abuse Prevention, Peter L. Benson, Eugene C. Roehlkepartain, and Arturo Sesma Jr.
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2003
Unique Strengths, Shared Strengths: Developmental Assets among Youth of Color, Arturo Sesma Jr. and Eugene C. Roehlkepartain
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Boosting Student Achievement: New Research on the Power of Developmental Assets, Peter C. Scales and Eugene C. Roehlkepartain
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