Two Pre-risk Prevention Programs to Address Sexual Health Disparities among African American Youth

In this manuscript, we describe two novel interventions that address sexual risk behaviors of African American youth. Parents Matter! is a family-based intervention targeting parents of 4 th and 5 th graders, and Project AIM: Adult Identity Mentoring is a youth development intervention for 11-14 year old middle school students. We provide information about each program’s theoretical basis, characteristics and components, program efficacy, and feasibility in different settings.