Substance abuse has been identified as a significant problem among adolescents. Personal and social coping skills training programs implemented in school settings have shown evidence of effectiveness as a primary prevention approach. Early intervention programs for students most at risk are also needed, ...
School–Based Education Programme for Substance–Abuse PreventionSchool–Based Education Programme for Substance–Abuse PreventionSubstance-Abuse can be defined as a maladaptive way of substance use that leads to significant adverse changes in the abuser's physical, emotional, social and mental health. Re...
School-Based Prevention of Adolescent Substance Abuse: Programs, Implementation and Future Directions. Discusses the major approaches to school-based substance abuse prevention (i.e., information/education programs, social resistance/inoculation intervention... SG Forman,JA Linney - 《School Psychology Revi...
The author focuses on prevention of behavioural, social and academic problems, and emphasizes the role of education in substance abuse prevention and health.Joseph A. DurlakDurlak, J.A. (1995). School based prevention programs for children and adolescents. Thousand Oaks: Sage....
Substance-abuse prevention in children and youth has had limited success, possibly because the scope of traditional interventions, usually school based, is too narrow. Children who live in poverty and/or whose homes are dysfunctional need environmental changes beyond what traditional school-based progra...
of visitor management to the need for bullying prevention efforts.Chapter 5, “Influencing Behavior,” addresses violence prevention and intervention programs. At issue is the need to positively influencestudent behaviorthrough bullying prevention, substance abuse prevention and sexual harassment prevention. ...
Holding information sessions on the importance of sleep hygiene and consequences of sleep deprivation could be valuable during school sessions and substance abuse prevention programs, Kwon says. Adequate sleep is particularly important for adolescents because it allows them to "restore and rejuvenate, reta...
Holding information sessions on the importance of sleep hygiene and consequences of sleep deprivation could be valuable during school sessions and substance abuse prevention programs, Kwon says. Adequate sleep is particularly important for adolescents because it allows them to "restore and rejuvenate, reta...
*St. Pierre, T. L., Mark, M. M., Kaltreider, D. L., & Campbell, B. (2001). Boys and Girls Clubs and school collaborations: A longitudinal study of a multicomponent substance abuse prevention program for high-risk elementary school children.Journal of Community Psychology, 29, 87–106...
This study examined long-term effects of a school/family/community substance abuse prevention partnership intervention lead by a Midwestern school district. Previous findings suggested that the program contributed to decreased tobacco and marijuana, but not alcohol, use prior to and after implementation ...