Empowering Positive Choices & Developing Healthy Brains
SYSTEMICBrainAbouts empowers students, caregivers, and staff members to openly approach uncomfortable issues as a united team.
COMPREHENSIVEBrainAbouts is designed to meet students where they are with relatable, age-appropriate curriculum and multiple learning modalities.
BRAIN-BASEDBrainAbouts focuses on how high-risk behaviors affect neurodevelopment and building executive function skills.
CONSISTENTBrainAbouts makes it easy for counselors and parents to engage students year-round with activity calendars and easy-to-apply resources.
FIT TO SCHOOL CULTUREBrainAbouts allows the school or the individual user to hone in on specific needs and explore relevant topics.
AFFORDABLEAs a program of the John Fontaine, Jr. Charity (JFJC), BrainAbouts will always be available to schools and districts at a very affordable rate.
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When you're underage, drinking alcohol arrests brain development and reduces executive functioning skills.
of youth meet criteria for substance use disorder before age 18.
of youth are making different choices.
When you're underage, drinking alcohol arrests brain development and reduces executive functioning skills.
of youth meet criteria for substance use disorder before age 18.
of youth are making different choices.
"It's an investment in people. The change that you'd like to see happens when you have a strong relationship, and that's what's happening with BrainAbouts."
"We've been fortunate enough to be using BrainAbouts these past couple of years, and they've assisted us helping students understand the importance of empathy, and what it is like to care for others."
“We’ve seen big-time gains in our students in social emotional learning, especially in our fourth and fifth graders that are going through different needs and changes.
Being able to learn about the brain, learn about their decision-making, and how their brain is developing has been just empowering for our students, and our teachers as well. We are learning so much from this program as well!”
“They had an awesome assembly and presentation for our kids. It was exciting to learn and watch the kids make the connection between the brain and the choices they make.
It was perfect for all grade levels, and easily scalable. I’m grateful that they came.”
"This site is very user friendly.
I easily navigated my way to so many cool pages and links
This is really great!"
