Project Northland is a universal school-based program targeting children aged between the ages of 11 and 16 at high risk for teenage alcohol use. It was originally implemented between 1991 to 1998 in six counties in north-east Minnesota.
Strong African American Families (SAAF) is a family-centered program designed to prevent alcohol use and abuse among rural African American youth and to improve the parenting practices of the significant caregivers responsible for them.
Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention of College Students (BASICS) is an alcohol abuse prevention program for 18-24 year-olds who drink heavily and have experienced or are at risk for alcohol-related problems.
Developed by the Division of Special Services of the Ypsilanti School District, Michigan, between 1962 and 1967, the High/Scope or Perry Preschool program provides one or two years of part-day educational services and home visits for low-income three- and four-year-old children.
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Given the well-known barriers to implementing evidence-based programs, is it better to identify their discrete elements and trust practitioners to combine them in tailored packages depending on the needs of the child and family in question?
Tests in Australia on the effectiveness of the Family Risk Factor Checklist screening questionnaire have highlighted the difficulties parents and teachers alike face when they attempt to predict which children are most prone to mental health problems.