Office for Family, Youth & School Success (OFYSS)

Be There for Teens

What Teens Need to Succeed

Certain factors are critical for youth success and development. These factors, also known as assets, are positive experiences, opportunities, and personal qualities that all children and adolescents need to be responsible, successful and caring.

The more assets young people have in their lives, the less likely they are to engage risky behaviors, and the more likely they are to engage in positive behaviors. Click on a category below to read more about these assets.

View the 40 Developmental Assets in HTML / PDF

View the 40 Developmental Assets / 40 Elementos fundamentales del desarrollo in Spanish.

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