Youth & Families Program Unit

Extension educators share resilience-building tools for kids in WA’s second largest tribe

Exploring improved crops and forestry, new technologies, and healthy farms and communities, a diverse group of scientists advance their careers.

A voluntary training program aimed at preparing interested individuals to lead dialogues about race and racial issues has won the National Diversity in Extension Award.

Murrow College, College of Education, and Extension will lead engagement in rural, underserved communities.

A $1.7 million grant from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network will fund mental health services for children affected by trauma in six elementary schools in Washington state for five years. “The single greatest public health benefit for children exposed to trauma is to increase opportunities for youth to succeed in schools,” said Natalie Turner-Depue, […]

Study looks at science-based strategies to help nutrition education efforts stay true to desired content.

Offered through WSU Extension, the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) helps families eat healthy, stay physically active, and stretch their food budget. In August and September, Spokane County Extension EFNEP Educator Brenda McGuire…

Research project engages teens as agents of change in opioid epidemic

Kits with supplies like stress balls, fidgets, and noise cancelling headphones will be sent to 600 young people in rural Washington to use when they are stressed during remote learning. A survey commissioned by the National 4-H Council found that 70% of youth in the U.S. are struggling with their mental health in the wake […]

WSU Extension helps Washington residents learn if they are at risk for diabetes in April screenings.