All Stars™
Problems addressed
Drug abuse
Externalizing behaviors/problems
Effectiveness

No Effect

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No Effect

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Life periods served
Children (4 to 13 years)
Teenagers (14 to 17 years)
Where the program was applied
Education establishment
Country of application
United States
Description

This is a school- and community-based intervention designed to help elementary school students deter and delay the onset of alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, inhalants, and other behaviors associated with substance use.
The program also addresses prosocial behaviors that help students in their social interaction and avoid risky or early sexual behavior. The intervention includes 13x 45-minute sessions given weekly by teachers trained by the program.

Impact evaluations

An impact evaluation showed that the program had no statistically significant effect on reducing substance use, violent behavior, and early sexual behavior [1].
The study had an experimental design with a sample of 1,655 students (629 received the intervention by a specialist, 287 received the intervention by a teacher, and 739 in the comparison condition) [1].

Bibliographic reference

[1] Harrington, N. G., Giles, S. M., Hoyle, R. H., Feeney, G. J. & Yungbluth, S. C. (2001). Evaluation of the All Stars character education and problem behavior prevention program: Effects on mediator and outcome variables for middle school students. Health Education & Behavior: The Official Publication of the Society for Public Health Education, 28(5), 533–546. https://doi.org/10.1177/109019810102800502

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