Substance abuse prevention in multicultural communities / / Jeanette Valentine, Judith A. De Jong, Nancy J. Kennedy, editors

• Pubblicazione: Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (188 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.29/17/0973; 362.29170973
• Soggetto topico: Substance abuse - United States - Prevention; Children of minorities - Substance use - United States; Minorities - Substance use - United States
• Altri autori: De JongJudith Ann KennedyNancy J <1952-> (Nancy Jean) ValentineJeanette
• Note generali: "Substance abuse prevention in multicultural communities has been co-published simultaneously as Drugs & society, volume 12, numbers 1/2 1998."--T.p.; First published 1998 by the Haworth Press, Inc.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index at the end of each chapters.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover ""; ""Half Title ""; ""Title Page ""; ""Copyright Page ""; ""Table of 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"" ; ""Index""
• Sommario/riassunto: 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. Chapters in Substance Abuse Prev
• Titolo autorizzato: Substance abuse prevention in multicultural communities
• ISBN: 1-317-79063-4; 1-138-00233-X; 1-315-80980-X; 1-317-79064-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910791172403321
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