SOS

What is the primary mission for Sources of Strength?

• Finding Trusted Adults

• Mental Health

• Upstream Prevention

• Downstream Prevention

Answer explanation

Our primary mission at Sources of Strength is radically Upstream Prevention. We want to move upstream to increase protective factors across a school or community, by building youth-adult connectedness, changing perceptions of adult support, and increasing help-seeking behaviors and coping skills.

Sources of Strength was developed in North Dakota in _____.

• 1991

• 1998

• 2002

• 1996

What are the elements of the Theory of Change? You can find this in the SOS Field Guide.

• Peer Led & Social Network Theory

• Upstream

• Positive Psychology

• Active Learning

• All of the above

Which option shows the correct SOS Model?

• (Adult Advisors - Strategic Messaging Campaigns) + Peer Leaders = Positive Culture Change

• (Peer Leaders - Adult Advisors) + Strategic Messaging Campaigns = Positive Culture Change

• (Strategic Messaging Campaigns + Adult Advisors) x Peer Leaders = Positive Culture Change

• (Adult Advisors + Peer Leaders) x Strategic Messaging Campaigns = Positive Culture Change

How many strengths are there on the SOS wheel?

• 8

• 7

• 9

• 6

Whether related to us by blood, or by choice, these are the people who support, nurture, and care for us. What is this strength?

• Healthy Activities

• Physical Health

• Family Support

• Positive Friends

People who lift us up, make us laugh, are honest with us, and are there for us when we need them. What is this strength?

• Generosity

• Positive Friends

• Spirituality

• Mental Health

An experienced person who shares their insight to help guide us, and help us draw on our own Strengths to be the best version of ourselves. What is this strength?

• Mentors

• Positive Friends

• Family Support

• Spirituality

When we feel stressed, we do these things - whether they are social, physical, or emotional - to help us unwind, lift our mood, and gain clarity. What is this strength?

• Spirituality

• Physical Health

• Generosity

• Healthy Activities

This can look a lot of different ways, from donating money or time, to being intentionally kind to other people. These acts of kindness towards others, big or small, can make an impact on how we feel about ourselves. What is this strength?

• Positive Friends

• Generosity

• Mental Health

• Spirituality