b'STUDENTS ON AN OUTWARD BOUND COURSE SELF-REPORT INCREASEDThrough our 80 year history, Outward Bound connects people to one another, nature, to ones self, helping students develop the skills needed to thrive. In the midst of the challenges our youth face today, our role remains clear: provide a space for students to grow, serve, lead and heal.Social-emotional learning (SEL) is the learning process of developing the self-awareness, self-control, and interpersonal skills that are vital for school, work and life success.These key social-emotional skills are a protective effect for students at-risk of developing problems related to substance abuse, mental health, and violence, and can have impacts on long-term outcomes such as college graduation and employment.Outward Bound programming is a protective factor, the opposite of a risk factor, in youth mental health and wellness. We are not the solution to this crisis but our programs provide some of the skills needed to overcome it. An investment in Outward Bound has aDefinitionssocial impact that reverberates to students communities, schools and homes.Protective factors are conditions or attributes that promote health and well-being and reduce the Here are four ways: impacts of a risk factorRisk factors are characteristics associated with a higher likelihood of negative outcomes'