Implementation and Evaluation of Substance Abuse Prevention Programs in Culturally Diverse Communities: An Introduction

• NCJ Number: 170868
• Journal: Drugs & Society Volume: 12 Issue: 1/2 Dated: (1998) Pages: 1-5
• Author(s): J A De Jong; J Valentine; N J Kennedy
• Date Published: 1998
• Length: 5 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Program Description (Demonstrative)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: DCC

Annotation

Over the past decade, concern over drug and alcohol abuse among children and adolescents led to more funding for research on the etiology and prevention of substance abuse.

Abstract

In 1987, the Office for Substance Abuse Prevention (OSAP), later called the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP), funded 130 demonstration programs for the prevention of substance abuse among high-risk youth. In the decade following this first generation of programs, a second generation of programs was funded by OSAP/CSAP that focused on comprehensive programs to deal with multiple risk factors. A defining characteristic of second generation programs was the customization of interventions. While first generation programs generally experimented with limited interventions, documented participation and satisfaction with services, and tested effects of specific protocols, second generation programs changed the focus to a demonstration logic model, one that defined sources or correlates of the problem in a specific population and selected multiple interventions to strategically address multiple contributors to the problem. In addition, second generation programs emphasized collaboration, encouraged innovation rather than rigid adherence to specific protocols, and applied multiple interventions to multiple domains. 5 references