Preventing Youth Substance Abuse Science-based Programs for Children And Adolescents

After introducing the developmental and ecological factors that affect risk for substance use, a general framework for translating this research into practice is provided. Chapters describing interventions contain user-friendly explanations of how a particular approach was tested and shown to reduce risk for substance abuse. Authors discuss the theoretical basis, intended population, methods and procedures, and critical implementation characteristics of each program. Illustrative case examples are woven throughout the text to show each program's value in the lives of individual children, adolescents, caregivers, and teachers. The interventions in this book apply to participants at differing developmental periods and levels of risk and from different ethnic groups.Tolan, Patrick is the author of 'Preventing Youth Substance Abuse Science-based Programs for Children And Adolescents', published 2006 under ISBN 9781591473077 and ISBN 1591473071.