We will conduct this study among 9th- grade students attending alternative schools in Houston Independent School District (HISD) and other community alternative schools. HISD Central Administration and Community Education Partners, the major HISD contractor, for alternative schools have agreed to participate in the study. We have identified ten alternative schools that have agreed to participate in the study. Students who are enrolled in alternative schools are fairly heterogeneous in terms of the rationale for being in these types of programs. Students may be in these programs for a variety of reasons including, low school performance, high absenteeism, truancy, behavior problems, social problems, pregnancy, or being in the juvenile justice system. However, all of the students enrolled in the identified schools are considered high-risk adolescents. We have identified 10 schools that have agreed to participate in the study with a total number of students enrolled in 9th grade at over 1000 students per year providing a more than adequate target population for recruitment. Of these students, 36% are African-American and 60% are Hispanic. Approximately 43% of the population are female.