Journal of Education & Social Policy

Population-level PAX: Prevention Programming Across the Youth System of Care
Jason Fruth, Carmen Irving, Andrea Fechner, Dennis Embry

Abstract
PAX Good Behavior Game and PAX Tools are trauma-informed, evidence-based preventive interventions with proven effectiveness in randomized efficacy trials, real-world applications, and now, population-level implementations. Beginning in 2019, the state of Arizona backed a statewide initiative to provide training in PAX programming to educators, youth-serving professionals, and families and caregivers. This provided skill training for over 7,000 professionals across Arizona’s youth system of care. This initiative resulted in increased efficacy for youth-serving professionals and an improved experience in the system of care for Arizona’s youth, including several statistically significant outcomes.

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