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July 2025

DIBBLE NEWS

THE LATEST

Effectiveness of Relationship Education Among High School Youth: The Role of Context
Fewer High Schoolers Say They’ve Ever Had Sex
Chronic Loneliness May Harm Cognitive Health in Young Adults

NEWS YOU CAN USE

'Situtationships' Are the New Teen Romance—Here's What Parents Need to Know
The Growing Belief in ‘Love at First Sight’
Keep Your Eyes Open for Possible Funding: Purdue Pharma, Sacklers Reach New $7.4 Billion Opioid Settlement

TOOLS YOU CAN USE

Artificial Intelligence and Adolescent Well-Being
The Impact of Social Media on Adolescent Romantic Relationships
Co-Regulation and Its Importance

WEBINAR - July 9, 2025

Exploring the Importance of a Trusted Adult

FUNDING STREAMS

DIBBLE NEWS

THE LATEST

Effectiveness of Relationship Education Among High School Youth: The Role of Context

A recent mixed-methods study on the Love Notes curriculum found that youth facing significant adversity, particularly those in behavioral health contexts, showed greater improvements from the intervention. The research highlights the effectiveness of relationship education for disadvantaged youth, emphasizing that program benefits can vary based on their unique backgrounds and levels of adversity.

Fewer High Schoolers Say They’ve Ever Had Sex

The current generation of teenagers say they’re less sexually active than their parents’ generation. Child Trends’ Jenn Rogers explores this trend, contextualizes some of the data, and identifies other questions about young people’s overall health and safety that these data do not answer. Hear from the author and see the magnitude of the drop-off over the past three decades.

Chronic Loneliness May Harm Cognitive Health in Young Adults

Young and middle-aged adults who live with chronic loneliness may experience unfavorable cognitive changes.

The Growing Belief in ‘Love at First Sight’

Dating vibes may be dark, but a surprisingly optimistic notion about romance seems to be making a comeback.

Keep Your Eyes Open for Possible Funding: Purdue Pharma, Sacklers Reach New $7.4 Billion Opioid Settlement

The deal ends the Sacklers’ control of Purdue, bars them from selling opioids in the U.S. and delivers funding across the country to support opioid-addiction treatment and prevention.

TOOLS YOU CAN USE

Artificial Intelligence and Adolescent Well-Being

The effects of artificial intelligence on adolescents are nuanced and complex, according to a new report that calls on developers to prioritize features that protect young people from exploitation, manipulation and the erosion of real-world relationships.

The Impact of Social Media on Adolescent Romantic Relationships

Social media has a profound impact on adolescents and their romantic relationships. What can parents do to educate and protect adolescents?

Co-Regulation and Its Importance

Co-regulation is how one person's calm or regulated nervous system helps another person regulate their emotions, which means responding to an emotionally challenging situation or experience in a healthy way. Research shows that people of all ages benefit from co-regulation.

WEBINAR

July 9, 2025

Exploring the Importance of a Trusted Adult

In this webinar, participants will explore what it means to be a trusted adult in the lives of young people. Through reflection, and skill-building, attendees will learn how to build trust, listen with empathy, establish healthy boundaries, and respond effectively to youth in crisis. Grounded in real-world scenarios and youth perspectives, this webinar equips adults to show up in meaningful, supportive, and lasting ways—especially when young people need it most.

Objectives: Participants will be able to:

Identify the key qualities and behaviors of a trusted adult.
Understand the importance and impact of a trusted adult.
Recognize barriers youth have to identifying a trusted adult.

Presenter: Kelley Luckett; Senior Director of Community Integrated Health- YMCA of Greater Louisville

Who should attend: Educators, Youth Workers and Mentors, Coaches, Group Leaders, Healthcare Professionals, Social Workers, Law Enforcement and First Responders, Family Members, Parents and Guardians, Policy Makers and Advocates, Foster Parents, Community Leaders and Volunteers.

When: Wednesday, July 9, 2025 @ 1:00pm Pacific/4:00pm Eastern

Duration: 60 minutes

Cost: Free!

CURRENT FUNDING STREAMS

Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on Campus Program

Application Due Date: July 8, 2025

The Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on Campus Program (Campus Program) provides funding for institutions of higher education to develop and strengthen effective security and investigation strategies to combat domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking on campus, develop and strengthen victim services in cases involving such crimes on campus, and develop and strengthen prevention education and awareness programs.

ONGOING FUNDING STREAMS

Grants Benefit Those in Need in ME, MA, NH and VT

Application Deadline: Proposals are reviewed on a monthly basis or more often as necessary.

The Agnes M. Lindsay Trust provides support to nonprofit organizations that help those in need in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont. Areas of interest include health and welfare, dental health, homeless shelters, and food banks and pantries. Examples of supported projects include programs serving seniors, programs for individuals with disabilities, children's homes, youth organizations, youth and family services, and summer enrichment programs. Camperships for children are also provided.

Health, Education, and Recreation Funded in New England and Lee County, FL

Application Due Date: None (Grant amount: $1,000 to $10,000)

The Red Sox Foundation supports nonprofit organizations in New England and Lee County, FL, that make a difference in the lives of children, veterans, families, and communities in need. Programmatic grants focus on the areas of health, education, and recreation.

Support Available for Youth Development Initiatives in OR, WA, and ID

Application Due Date: Proposals are accepted by invitation only and are reviewed twice a year, in March and September. Letters of Inquiry are accepted without invitation and can be submitted anytime.

The Silver Family Foundation provides support to nonprofit organizations in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho that focus on transformative youth development. Priority is given to programs that provide in-depth, long-term investments and opportunities for underserved and at-risk youth, ages five to 18.

Company Communities Supported in WA, OR, CA and ID

Application Deadline: None

Banner Bank's community support program, Banner Gives, prioritizes nonprofit organizations that empower youth in Washington, Oregon, California, and Idaho. Key areas of focus for youth programs include academic achievement, civic involvement, financial literacy, and physical and emotional development.

FORECASTED FUNDING STREAMS

Relationships, Education, Advancement, and Development for Youth for Life (Ready4Life)

Estimated Post Date: April 25, 2025

Estimate Application Due Date: June 24, 2025

The Relationships, Education, Advancement, and Development for Youth for Life (READY4Life) grants will be targeted exclusively to projects designed to provide healthy marriage and relationship education skills, parenting (for young fathers and mothers as applicable), financial management, job and career advancement, and other activities, to youth that are high-school aged (grades 9-12) or in late adolescence and early adulthood (ages 14 to 24), including parenting and/or pregnant youth.

Family, Relationship, and Marriage Education Works – Adults- Helping Every Area of Relationships Thrive (HEART)

Estimated Post Date: April 25, 2025

Estimate Application Due Date: June 24, 2025

This funding will be targeted exclusively to projects designed for adult individuals or adult couples, defined as persons who are age 18 and older. Applicants will be asked to submit proposals that are designed to implement programs that include a broad array of service provision strategies. These include curriculum-based skills development and services designed to support family strengthening activities through one or more of seven activities specified under the authorizing legislation.

Fatherhood- Family, Opportunity, Resilience, Grit, Engagement – (FORGE Fatherhood)

Estimated Post Date: April 25, 2025

Estimate Application Due Date: June 24, 2025

The FORGE Fatherhood grants will support "activities to promote responsible fatherhood" under each of the three broad categories of promoting or sustaining marriage, responsible parenting, and economic stability activities This funding will be targeted exclusively to projects designed for adult fathers, defined as fathers that are age 18 and older.

Mind and Body Interventions to Restore Whole Person Health via Emotional Well-Being Mechanisms

Estimated Post Date: October 14, 2025

The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) intends to promote a new initiative by publishing a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to solicit applications for research on how mind and body interventions (e.g., mindfulness meditation, yoga, acupuncture, massage, and other brain and/or body based interventions) improve whole person health (WPH) via emotional well-being (EWB), consistent with the NIH priority to address the health needs of the American people and improve their well-being.

Interrupting the Cycle of Violence Against Women Through Targeted Approaches: The We Care Initiative Department of Health and Human Services

Estimated Post Date: January 27, 2026

This initiative will solicit applications to support research employing a range of research designs and methods to expand the evidence base on approaches that address the context of people’s lives and living conditions to prevent, treat, and eliminate violence against women (VAW) to improve health outcomes for all.

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