About

PIAL is a multi-component life skills program designed to introduce middle and high school youth and emerging adults to the emotional, social, and financial realities of parenting and provide resources to them before they reach parenthood.

The youth curriculum (7th-12th grades) includes topics such as Healthy Relationships, Cost of Raising a Child, Resiliency, Mental Health, and Career Readiness - online only. 

Mission

To equip youth and emerging adults with essential life skills including healthy relationships, career readiness, mental health, resiliency, digital health, and parenting awareness so they can thrive in adulthood with confidence and purpose.

Vision

A generation prepared for life: elevated into compassionate, resilient individuals ready to shape their futures and strengthen their communities.

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Curriculum and Resources

The PIAL curriculum is divided into modules that can be used independently. The materials can be shared and adapted by teachers and youth-serving professionals. Under Creative Commons, Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0, you must give appropriate credit to PIAL including sharing our website. You may not use the information for commercial purposes.

The Iowa State University Child Welfare Research and Training Project conducts this work through a contract with the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (BOC-24-003, Carl Weems PI).

Creative Commons License The entire curriculum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License. This license requires only that you attribute the original content to the Iowa State University Child Welfare Research and Training Project and share your creations in a similar manner.