What Is It?

Connected Futures is an evidence-based curriculum designed to help students form meaningful connections with supportive, non-parental adults in their lives. From teachers, to coaches, to extended family members, and beyond, these adults are a critical resource for students’ engagement and success. Students learn why mentors might be helpful to them, and are also equipped with skills to actually build and grow their social networks.
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Who Can It Help?

Connected Futures is a great resource for any student from the pre-teen years through young adulthood, and our curriculum has been adapted for middle school, high school, and college students.
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How it Works

Each student creates a profile, and is then directed to the appropriate curriculum for their educational stage. The curriculum is presented over the course of four, interactive online lessons, and takes about two hours in total to complete. As they progress through the lessons, students build up a “toolbox” of skills and resources that are theirs to keep.
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Research Evidence

Research evidence shows that Connected Futures works! Students learn practical skills that give them confidence in approaching adults for the help they need, and this brief intervention can even improve GPA across the first year of college.
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Who We Are

Connected Futures was developed by a team of experts in clinical and developmental psychology.
Together, we have years of experience in studying the science of positive youth development.
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Elizabeth Raposa, PhD

Elizabeth Raposa, PhD

Assistant Professor of Psychology
Fordham University
Stella Kanchewa, PhD

Stella Kanchewa, PhD

Assistant Professor of Psychology
Bellarmine University
Jean E. Rhodes, PhD

Jean E. Rhodes, PhD

Frank L. Boyden Professor of Psychology
University of Massachusetts, Boston
Sarah Schwartz, PhD

Sarah Schwartz, PhD

Assistant Professor of Psychology
Suffolk University