Unlock the Power of Prevention Education and Wellness with Playbl Games

Ready to empower youth with engaging evidence-based prevention education?

Federal and state grantees in communities nationwide are actively seeking innovative, evidence-based, and impactful methods to engage youth in substance use prevention, mental health, and sexual health promotion. Playbl, founded on 15 years of Yale's play2PREVENT Lab research, and funded by NICHD/NIH, NIDA/NIH, the FDA, and CVS Health Foundation, creates and evaluates highly accessible evidence-based digital health games.
 

Our games cover a wide range of vital topics for youth (ages 10-20) health and well-being:

  • PlaySmart: Opioid misuse prevention and mental health promotion
  • PlayTest!: Encouraging STI/HIV testing, health promotion, and advocacy
  • smokeSCREEN: Smoking/vaping prevention and cessation
  • PlayForward: Overall risk reduction and HIV prevention
  • empowerEd – “Think it Through” Digital Stories: Skills development to reframe negative thoughts and improve the school environment

Each game is firmly grounded in evidence-based learning methods and established theoretical constructs, ensuring that youth not only acquire critical information, but cultivate the skills needed for meaningful behavior change – A perfect addition to your prevention toolkit.

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How Playbl supports your initiatives

Playbl games are designed for youth substance use prevention, mental health, and sexual health promotion, aligning with the efforts of many federal and state grantees, including:

  • CDC Drug-Free Communities Coalitions
  • SAMHSA Grantees (STOP Act, Strategic Prevention Framework, Communities Talk, Project AWARE Grantees)
  • CDC Promoting Adolescent Health through School-Based HIV Prevention Grantees
  • OJJDP Grantees Building Local Continuums of Care to Support Youth Success
  • School-based federal funding categories (Title I & IV, ESSER II & III)
  •  21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC)

Playbl recognizes the potential role of opioid and Juul settlement funding sources for institutions addressing substance misuse and youth well-being. Our games align with the recommended interventions of these settlement agreements, including funding for school-based education and prevention programs.
 

Implementation support

We understand that successful integration of our games into your prevention programs is crucial. That's why Playbl offers a range of implementation support resources, including:

  • Guides: Our four (4) guides for Educators, Parents, Peer-to-Peer, and Health Care Providers offer tailored talking points, engagement strategies, and insights into the games’ theoretical foundations and skill-building.
  • Pre-Post Surveys; User Engagement Data Dashboard: These resources provide tracking outcomes and a comprehensive view of user engagement and progress.
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Disclaimer: While we encourage you to explore Playbl games to enhance your grant initiatives, grant compliance and reporting responsibility lies with your organization. Please ensure compliance with your grant administrator or program officer.