Monograph
Understanding Substance Abuse Prevention: Toward the 21st Century: A Primer on Effective Programs
Acknowledgments
The principal authors of this document are Paul J. Brounstein, Ph.D., of the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, and Janine M. Zweig, Ph.D., of The CDM Group, Inc., in Chevy Chase, MD.
This document was developed under the direction of Stephen E. Gardner, D.S.W., and Co-Project Officer Soledad Sambrano, Ph.D., through contract #277-94-3010 for The CDM Group, Inc. Special thanks to Hank Resnik, Pat Green, Anna Hamilton, and Fred Springer, Ph.D., for their contributions.
The Department of Health and Human Services has reviewed and approved policy-related information in this document but has not verified the accuracy of data or analyses presented in the document. The opinions expressed herein are the views of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
DHHS Publication No. (SMA)99-3301
Foreword
The Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is the Nation’s lead agency for substance abuse prevention. In addition to funding studies to test research-based models, CSAP spreads the word about proven program interventions that will enhance the efforts of prevention practitioners, policymakers, and evaluators.
CSAP places special emphasis on disseminating “best practices” materials to the field. Practitioners and policymakers across the country are not always certain about the effectiveness of a particular program or its appropriateness for their community. This document assesses the effectiveness of programs in CSAP’s High-Risk Youth (HRY) Demonstration Grants Program. After rigorous review of final reports submitted by grantees, seven model programs were identified as having been well implemented and well evaluated, and having produced consistently positive results. Several have been replicated, and others have been adopted in communities or schools. By encouraging the adoption of these best practice models in the field, CSAP is promoting the implementation of effective programs.
Many HRY grantees are still at work in the field or analyzing findings that extend beyond their project reports. As these results become available, CSAP will continue to disseminate information about effective program models. These models will be the building blocks for a National Registry of Effective Programs, which will include successful programs sponsored by other Federal agencies, State and local governments, and the private sector. CSAP will promote these outstanding program models and facilitate their adoption in communities across the country—through grant programs, training and technical assistance, and publications—so that we can solidify and extend the progress that has been made in preventing substance abuse in our Nation.
Karol L. Kumpfer, Ph.D.
Director
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Nelba R. Chavez, Ph.D.
Administrator
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Last Updated: March 4, 2002
