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National Institute of Justice Crime Solutions: Strengthening Families Program

This is a family-based intervention that seeks to reduce substance use and other problem behaviors in youth ages 10–14. The program is rated Promising. Treatment group youth showed a statistically significant greater number of intervention-targeted behaviors and alcohol refusal skills and a lower initiation of alcohol use, compared with the control group. Treatment group parents, compared with the control group parents, showed a statistically significant greater number of parenting competencies.


https://crimesolutions.ojp.gov/programdetails?id=190

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