The Yale School of Nursing has created a coping skills training programme to teach communication and problem-solving skills in order to improve peer, school and family relationships and enhance self-management for adolescents with type 1. Results of studies suggest that the programme might be moderately more effective than standard diabetes education in improving self-management skills and controlling glycaemic levels. The original programme includes weekly small group sessions with a trained facilitator, but in acknowledgement of scheduling issues a web-based programme and forum has also been developed. More information can be found at: http://innovations.ahrq.gov/content.aspx?id=2131.
