National Cross-Site Evaluation of High-Risk Youth Programs, Overview

• NCJ Number: 195816
• Author(s): J. Fred Springer Ph.D.; Soledad Sambrano Ph.D.; Elizabeth Sale Ph.D.; Rafa Kasim Ph.D.; Jack Hermann Ph.D.
• Date Published: 2002
• Length: 20 pages
• Contract Number(s): 277-95-5002
• Sponsoring Agency: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Admin (SAMHSA)
• Corporate Author: EMT Associates, Inc.; ORC Macro
• Sale Source: SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information; NCJRS Photocopy Services
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This overview report presents the primary findings of the National Cross-Site Evaluation of High-Risk Youth Demonstration Grants Programs.

Abstract

Funded by the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, the National High-Risk Youth Demonstration Grant Program focuses on identifying risk factors in substance abuse and suggesting culturally-sensitive, age and gender appropriate prevention programming. Discussing various statistics that demonstrate that High-Risk Youth (HRY) substance abuse prevention programs significantly reduce and prevent rates of substance abuse, this overview report presents the basic design of the National Cross-Site Evaluation of High-Risk Youth Programs, itself. The study focused on over 10,500 at-risk youths from 48 sites, over a 5 year time period. Discussing the ways that gender, family, peers, school, community, and society all influence youth substance abuse, this report details the methodology and study design that enabled the comprehensive cross-site evaluation of substance abuse programs.