Science-Based
Prevention: An Annotated Bibliography
©
1999 Education Development Center, Inc.
The
following bibliography of selected science-based prevention documents
was compiled to give practitioners the opportunity to access current
information related to effective substance abuse prevention programs,
strategies and principles.
Publications
available through NCADI can be ordered using the publication number
provided by calling 1-800-729-6686, or by printing and faxing
a publications order form from the NCADI catalog, available at: www.health.org/pubs/catalog/
Gardner,
S. E., Brounstein, P. J., and Stone, D. B. (2001). Guide
to Science-based Practices. Rockville, MD: U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention,
Division of Knowledge Development and Evaluation.
CSAP
researchers present a conceptual model for substance abuse prevention
and share a set of criteria used to identify science-based practices.
The second half of the guide details scientifically defensible
programs and principles and discusses how these findings can
be used successfully. Full text is available on the CAPT website
at: http://www.northeastcapt.org/csap/papers/gardner-cover2.asp
Center
for Substance Abuse Prevention.(1996). CSAP technical report
13: A review of alternative activities and alternatives programs
in youth-oriented prevention. Rockville, MD: U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention.
This
document reviews research and case examples of alternative activities
in substance abuse prevention. Program types including community
service and mentoring and their relative effectiveness are discussed.
(NCADI Publication Number: SMA96-3117)
Center
for Substance Abuse Prevention. (1997). Effective community
mobilization: lessons from experience. A CSAP implementation guide.
Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center
for Substance Abuse Prevention.
This
publication presents actual examples of community mobilization
along with a series of key characteristics of successful efforts.
The intended audience is state substance abuse agencies, community
leaders, and citizens who participate in community mobilization
efforts. (NCADI Publication Number: PHD739)
Center
for Substance Abuse Prevention. (1998). Preventing substance
abuse among children and adolescents: Family-centered approaches.
P.L. Grover, (Ed). Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention.
This
series summarizes state-of-the-art approaches and interventions
designed to strengthen the role of families in substance abuse
prevention. The guides focus on research and practice evidence
for a select number of approaches to preventing family-related
problems. (This series includes a Parent and Community Guide,
a Guideline for Prevention Practitioners, and a Reference Guide.
NCADI Publication Numbers: PHD758, PHD759, PHD760)
Center
for Substance Abuse Prevention. (1997). Reducing tobacco
use among youth: Community-based approaches. Rockville, MD:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse
and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance
Abuse Prevention.
This
series identifies the relative effectiveness of various tobacco
prevention approaches, including economic interventions, counter-advertising,
retailer-directed interventions, promotion restrictions. (This
series includes a Community Guide, a Guideline for Prevention
Practitioners, and a Reference Guide. NCADI Publication Numbers:
PHD744, PHD745, PHD746) Full text of A Guideline for Prevention
Practitioners is available online at: www.health.org/pepspractitioners/
Center
for Substance Abuse Prevention. (1997). Selected findings in
prevention: A decade of results from the Center for Substance
Abuse Prevention. Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention.
This
document shares findings in substance abuse prevention related
to the efficacy of specific prevention activities, prevention
implementation, cost and financing of prevention, and suggestions
for future investigation. (NCADI Publication Number: PHD747)
Center
for Substance Abuse Prevention. (1999). Understanding substance
abuse prevention. Toward the 21st century: A primer
on effective programs monograph. Rockville, MD: U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention.
This
monograph assesses the effectiveness of programs in CSAP'
s High-Risk Youth Demonstration Grants Program. Program descriptions
and other relevant information is provided for eight model
programs. (NCADI Publication Number: BKD322) Full text is
available online at:
whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/prevent/high_risk/toc.htm
National
Institute on Drug Abuse. (1997). Drug abuse prevention for
at-risk groups. Rockville, MD: National Institutes of Health,
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The
history and key features of selective prevention programs are
shared. The Strengthening Families Program — a family-focused
program aimed at children of parents who abuse substances —
is discussed in detail. (NCADI Publication Number: BKD201)
National
Institute on Drug Abuse. (1997). Drug abuse prevention for
at-risk individuals. Rockville, MD: National Institutes of
Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The
history and key features of indicated prevention programs are
shared. The Reconnecting Youth program — a school-based
intervention targeting high school students at risk for substance
abuse and related problems — is discussed in detail. (NCADI
Publication Number: BKD202)
National
Institute on Drug Abuse. (1997). Drug abuse prevention for
the general population. Rockville, MD: National Institutes
of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The
history and key features of universal prevention programs are
shared. The Project STAR program — a community-wide skills-building
effort to counteract psychosocial influences that can lead to
drug abuse — is discussed in detail. (NCADI Publication
Number: BKD200)
National
Institute on Drug Abuse. (1997). Drug abuse prevention: What
works. Rockville, MD: National Institutes of Health, U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services.
This
guide provides an overview of prevention theory with a focus
on risk and protective factors. Key features of universal, selective,
and indicated approaches are discussed. (Document included as
part of NCADI Publication Number: PREVPK )
National
Institute on Drug Abuse. (1997). Preventing drug use among
children and adolescents: A research-based guide. Rockville,
MD: National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services.
Preventing
Drug Use provides research-based information to help practitioners
develop effective drug abuse prevention programs. An overview
of research on risk and protective factors and basic principles
derived from effective prevention programs are included. Descriptions
of several research-based prevention programs are also included.
(NCADI Publication Number: PHD734) Full text is available online
at: www.nida.nih.gov/prevention/prevopen.html
Sherman,
L.W., Gottfredson, D., MacKenzie, D., Eck, J., Reuter, P., and
Bushway, S., (Eds.) (1997). Preventing crime: What works, what
doesn't, what's promising. A report to the United States Congress.
Prepared for the National Institute of Justice by the
Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of
Maryland.
Based
on a review of more than 500 prevention program evaluations
that met minimum scientific standards, this report establishes
a provisional list of what works, what doesn't, and what is
promising. Full text is available online at: www.ncjrs.org/works/
