Jeanette Valentine, Judith Dejong

Substance Abuse Prevention in Multicultural Communities

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This insightful volume describes a sample of prevention demonstration projects of the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP). Substance Abuse Prevention in Multicultural Communities illuminates various aspects of prevention theory, practice, and research with a focus on the design, implementation, adaptation, and outcome of specific demonstration programs. Researchers work with prevention professionals to describe, measure, and intensify effects of interventions upon both intermediate problems and the ultimate long-term goal of decreasing substance abuse.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 190
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. August 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 155mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 277g
• ISBN-13: 9781138002333
• ISBN-10: 113800233X
• Artikelnr.: 40138985

Autorenporträt

Jeanette Valentine, Judith A. De Jong, Nancy J. Kennedy

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Preface
* Implementation and Evaluation of Substance Abuse Prevention Programs
in Culturally Diverse Communities: An Introduction
* Friendly PEERsuasionSM Against Substance Use: The Girls
IncorporatedSM Model and Evaluation
* The Nee-kon Project: Designing and Implementing Prevention Strategies
for Young Native American Children
* Evolution of a Substance Abuse Prevention Program with Inner City
African-American Families
* Alcohol and Drug Prevention Among American Indian Families: The
Family Circles Program
* Impact of a Family and School Based Prevention Program on Protective
Factors for High Risk Youth
* Effectiveness of the Logan Square Prevention Project: Interim Results
* Dosage-Related Changes in a Culturally-Responsive Prevention Program
for Asian American Youth
* Strengthening Causal Inference in Adolescent Drug Prevention Studies:
Methods and Findings from a Controlled Study of the Urban Youth
Connection Program
* Prevention Through Empowerment in a Native American Community
* Reference Notes Included