Preparing for the Drug Free Years
Title | Preparing for the Drug Free Years PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 12 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Communication in families |
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On the Preparing for the Drug Free Years (PDFY) program, which aims to help parents to prevent their 8-14-year-old children from becoming involved with drugs.
Citizen Airman
Title | Citizen Airman PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 662 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Aeronautics, Military |
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Growing Up Drug-free
Title | Growing Up Drug-free PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | U.S. Government Printing Office |
Pages | 52 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Children |
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Strengthening America's Families
Title | Strengthening America's Families PDF eBook |
Author | Karole L. Kumpfer |
Publisher | DIANE Publishing |
Pages | 122 |
Release | 1999-04 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 0788176854 |
Years of program development and research have provided effective strategies for strengthening America's families to prevent delinquency. This guide has been written to help program planners, policy makers, and service providers determine the most effective family-focused and parenting intervention strategies for high-risk youth and families. It reviews what is known about the impact of family characteristics on the risk for delinquency as well as promising family interventions. Providers using the guide will be better able to choose or modify existing programs or create new interventions for high-risk youth.
Reducing Underage Drinking
Title | Reducing Underage Drinking PDF eBook |
Author | Institute of Medicine |
Publisher | National Academies Press |
Pages | 760 |
Release | 2004-02-26 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 0309185483 |
Alcohol use by young people is extremely dangerous - both to themselves and society at large. Underage alcohol use is associated with traffic fatalities, violence, unsafe sex, suicide, educational failure, and other problem behaviors that diminish the prospects of future success, as well as health risks â€" and the earlier teens start drinking, the greater the danger. Despite these serious concerns, the media continues to make drinking look attractive to youth, and it remains possible and even easy for teenagers to get access to alcohol. Why is this dangerous behavior so pervasive? What can be done to prevent it? What will work and who is responsible for making sure it happens? Reducing Underage Drinking addresses these questions and proposes a new way to combat underage alcohol use. It explores the ways in which may different individuals and groups contribute to the problem and how they can be enlisted to prevent it. Reducing Underage Drinking will serve as both a game plan and a call to arms for anyone with an investment in youth health and safety.
Rural Substance Abuse
Title | Rural Substance Abuse PDF eBook |
Author | Elizabeth B. Robertson |
Publisher | DIANE Publishing |
Pages | 549 |
Release | 1999-04 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 0788177443 |
Reviews what is known about drug & alcohol abuse in rural settings, to identify gaps in this knowledge base, & to suggest areas for further study. The first 4 chapters establish the characteristics of rural settings & the interpersonal social contexts that shape drug & alcohol abuse patterns & services. There are chapters on the health, social, & economic consequences of the abuse of drugs & alcohol. Also, prevention & treatment services, access & delivery issues, & information dissemination to improve these services. Presents the special needs of rural Native American, African-American & Hispanic-American.
Theory-Based Approaches to Substance Misuse and Abuse Prevention in School
Title | Theory-Based Approaches to Substance Misuse and Abuse Prevention in School PDF eBook |
Author | Karina Weichold |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Pages | 125 |
Release | 2014-05-06 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 1118917375 |
Youth substance use and misuse are still highly common, despite substantial efforts made to reduce the problem. Early start with substance use is often associated with more severe short- and long-term negative consequences for youth psycho-social adjustment. Bringing together international experts in the areas of prevention, health, and developmental science, this volume presents the most up-to-date knowledge about etiology (e.g., risk and protective factors) of substance use behaviors and the most effective interventions that can be implemented in the school setting. It also presents current hot topics in the field, such as: The importance of implementation fidelity for the success of the program The need to find effective ways to disseminate evidence based interventions and to understand whether those interventions are, in fact, cost effective. Taken together, these articles shed a light on what has been done and what still needs to be done to combat substance use among youth and suggest new theoretical perspectives and new practical approaches to address the problem. This is the 141st volume of New Directions for Youth Development, the Jossey-Bass quarterly report series dedicated to bringing together everyone concerned with helping young people, including scholars, practitioners, and people from different disciplines and professions.