scholarly journals Gender–sexuality alliance membership and activities: associations with students’ comfort, confidence and awareness regarding substance use resources

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriel R Murchison ◽  
Sarah B Rosenbach ◽  
V Paul Poteat ◽  
Hirokazu Yoshikawa ◽  
Jerel P Calzo
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Gender And Sexuality ◽  
Substance Use Prevention ◽  
Spring Semester ◽  
Lgbtq Youth ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Fall Semester ◽  
School Based ◽  
Sources Of Support

Abstract Belonging to a school Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA) is associated with lower substance use among LGBTQ+ youth. However, it is unknown whether GSA participation facilitates access to resources for substance use concerns. Using longitudinal data from 38 Massachusetts high schools, we compared sources of support for substance use concerns listed by GSA members (n = 361) and nonmembers (n = 1539). Subsequently, we tested whether GSA membership was associated with comfort, confidence and awareness regarding substance use resources in school and the community. Finally, we assessed whether specific GSA activities and discussions (e.g. social support) were associated with these outcomes. Among students with recent substance use, GSA membership was associated with greater comfort, confidence and awareness regarding school-based substance use resources in the spring semester, adjusted for fall semester levels and non-GSA club involvement. Furthermore, students in GSAs where members reported more advocacy and social support activities reported higher levels of comfort, confidence and awareness regarding community-based substance use resources. These results indicate that among students using alcohol or nicotine products, GSA members may be more receptive to school-based substance use prevention efforts. Furthermore, GSA-based social support and activism experiences may promote access to community-based substance use resources.

scholarly journals THE INITIAL ASSESSMENT OF A COMMUNITY-BASED INTERVENTION WITH MEXICAN-HERITAGE PARENTS IN BOOSTING THE EFFECTS OF A SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION INTERVENTION WITH YOUTH

2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 195-209
Author(s):  
Flavio F. Marsiglia ◽  
Stephanie L. Ayers ◽  
Danielle Robbins ◽  
Julie Nagoshi ◽  
Adrienne Baldwin-White ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Initial Assessment ◽  
Substance Use Prevention ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Prevention Intervention ◽  
Mexican Heritage

scholarly journals Getting To Outcomes™: Improving Community-Based Substance-Use Prevention

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Chinman ◽  
Gordon Hannah ◽  
Abraham Wandersman ◽  
Patricia Ebener ◽  
Sarah Hunter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Substance Use Prevention ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Getting To Outcomes

Differential Nonenrollment of Taiwanese Children in School-Based Substance Use Prevention Studies: A Multilevel Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 82 (1) ◽  
pp. 152-157
Author(s):  
Chuan-Yu Chen ◽  
Carla L. Storr ◽  
Jen-Huoy Tsay ◽  
Shao-Yu Fang ◽  
I-An Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Multilevel Analysis ◽  
Substance Use Prevention ◽  
School Based ◽  
Prevention Studies

Recruitment and Retention in Randomized Controlled Trials with Urban American Indian/Alaska Native Adolescents: Challenges and Lessons Learned

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Dickerson ◽  
Jennifer Parker ◽  
Carrie Johnson ◽  
Ryan A. Brown ◽  
Elizabeth D'Amico
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trials ◽  
Controlled Trials ◽  
Substance Use Prevention ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Prevention Intervention ◽  
Recruitment And Retention ◽  
Community Based Organizations ◽  
Randomized Controlled

Abstract Background: Although the majority of American Indians/Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) reside in urban areas, there are very few randomized controlled trials (RCTs) analyzing culturally centered substance use prevention interventions for this population. Methods: We describe methods employed to recruit and retain urban AI/AN adolescents into a RCT, which was focused on testing the potential benefits of a substance use prevention intervention for this population. We also report challenges encountered in recruitment and retention of participants and strategies employed addressing these challenges. Data collection occurred from August 2014 to October 2017. Results: We partnered with two community-based organizations in different cities in California. We utilized AI/AN recruiters from communities, placed flyers in community-based organizations, and asked organizations to post flyers on their web and social media sites. We also offered gift cards for participants. Our initial recruitment and retention model was moderately successful; however, we encountered five main challenges: 1) transportation, 2) increasing trust and interest, 3) adding research sites, 4) getting the word out about the project, and 5) getting youth to complete follow-up surveys. Strategies employed to overcome transportation challenges included shortening the number of sessions, offering sessions on both weekends and weekdays, and increasing bus tokens and transportation options. We hired more staff from AI/AN communities, added more research sites from our previously established relationships, and were more pro-active in getting the word out on the project in AI/AN communities. We also utilized more field tracking, and emailed and mailed survey invitations to reach more participants for their follow-up surveys. Because of our efforts, we were nearly able to reach our initial recruitment and retention goals. Conclusions: By identifying challenges and employing culturally appropriate strategies, we were able to collect valuable data on the potential effectiveness of a substance use prevention intervention for urban AI/AN adolescents. Findings from this study assist toward the development of potentially successful strategies to successfully recruit and retain urban AI/AN adolescents in RCTs.

Artikel

2009 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 341-354
Author(s):  
Hilde Pape
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Evaluation Studies ◽  
Real Life ◽  
The Body ◽  
Good News ◽  
Selective Reporting ◽  
Substance Use Prevention ◽  
School Based ◽  
Prevention Programmes ◽  
Analytical Approaches

H. Pape: School-based interventions that seem to work: Useful research on substance use prevention or suspicious stories of success? School-based prevention programmes targeted at adolescent substance use rarely seem to have the desired effects on behaviour. It is true that some outcome studies do conclude that such programmes have been successful, but they are relatively few and far between. Even so, one may ask whether the body of published research in this field may originate from unrealistic optimism due to publication bias and underreporting of no or counterproductive effects. Thus, anecdotal evidence suggests that the literature is biased in favour of studies with positive findings. Moreover, nearly all these studies have been carried out by programme developers, and it is well known that researchers with vested interests are more likely to bring “good news” than independent researchers. Indeed, rather than approaching the field with critical refelction, some evaluators have intended to prove that school-based prevention works and have conducted their research accordingly. Examples of questionable analytical approaches and selective reporting of positive findings are consequently not hard to find. The external validity of evaluation studies with favourable outcomes is also often questionable because they almost exclusively have assessed the effects of programmes delivered under optimal rather than real-life conditions. In conclusion, the empirical “evidence” in favour of school-based substance use prevention programmes is generally weak and does not allow recommendation of widespread dissemination of any specific programme.

The Potential of Coaching as a Strategy to Improve the Effectiveness of School-Based Substance Use Prevention Curricula

2007 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 696-710 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher L. Ringwalt ◽  
Melinda M. Pankratz ◽  
William B. Hansen ◽  
Linda Dusenbury ◽  
Julia Jackson-Newsom ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Cigarette Use ◽  
Substance Use Prevention ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
School Based ◽  
Prevention Curriculum ◽  
Expert Coaching ◽  
And Control ◽  
Positive Effect

Research-based substance use prevention curricula typically yield small effects when implemented by school teachers under real-world conditions. Using a randomized controlled trial, the authors examined whether expert coaching improves the effectiveness of the All Stars prevention curriculum. Although a positive effect on students' cigarette use was noted, this finding may be attributed to marked baseline differences on this variable across the intervention and control groups. No effects were found on students' alcohol or marijuana use or on any of several variables thought to mediate curriculum effects. The effects of coaching on teachers may not become evident until future years, when they have moved beyond an initial mechanical delivery of the curriculum.

scholarly journals School-based interventions for preventing substance use in indigenous children ages 7–13: a scoping review protocol

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. e034032
Author(s):  
Geoffrey Maina ◽  
Taryn Phaneuf ◽  
Megan Kennedy ◽  
Maeve Mclean ◽  
Ann Gakumo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Substance Use Prevention ◽  
School Based ◽  
Scoping Reviews ◽  
Indigenous Children ◽  
School Based Interventions

IntroductionThroughout the world, indigenous peoples share traumatic colonial experiences that have caused gross inequalities for them and continue to impact every aspect of their lives. The effect of intergenerational trauma and other health disparities have been remarkable for Indigenous children and adolescents, who are at a greater risk of adverse mental health and addiction outcomes compared with non-indigenous people of the same age. Most indigenous children are exposed to addictive substances at an early age, which often leads to early initiation of substance use and is associated with subsequent physical and mental health issues, poor social and relational functioning, and occupational and legal problems. The aim of this paper is to report the protocol for the scoping review of school-based interventions for substance use prevention in Indigenous children ages 7–13 living in Canada, the USA, Australia and New Zealand. This scoping review seeks to answer the following questions: (1) What is known about indigenous school-based interventions for preventing substance use and (2) What are the characteristics and outcomes of school-based interventions for preventing substance use?Methods and analysisThis scoping review will use steps described by Arksey and O’Malley and Levac: (1) identifying the research question(s); (2) identifying relevant studies; (3) selecting the studies; (4) charting the data; (5) collating, summarising and reporting the results and (6) consulting with experts. Our findings will be reported according to the guidelines set by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews.Ethics and disseminationEthics review approval is not required for this project. Findings from this study will be presented to lay public, at scientific conferences and published in a peer-reviewed journal.

scholarly journals Framework for Supporting Adolescent Peer Leaders: A Pilot Using Text Messaging in a School-Based Substance Use Prevention Program

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 243-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony R. Pisani ◽  
Peter A. Wyman ◽  
Mariya Petrova ◽  
Emily Judd ◽  
Karen Schmeelk-Cone ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Prevention Program ◽  
Text Messaging ◽  
Peer Leaders ◽  
Substance Use Prevention ◽  
School Based
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