Family Matters
Problems addressed
Drug abuse
Alcohol abuse
Effectiveness

No Effect

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No Effect

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Life periods served
Teenagers (14 to 17 years)
Where the program was applied
Residence / home
Country of application
United States
Description

This is a program to monitor families of adolescents aged 12 to 14 in order to prevent the use of tobacco and alcohol.
The program encourages communication among family members focusing on general characteristics (supervision, communication skills) and specific characteristics (family rules for tobacco and alcohol abuse, media/peer influences).
Families receive four educational booklets and take part in weekly discussions with health educators, over the phone, based on the content set forth in the booklet.

Impact evaluations

An impact evaluation showed that the program does not produce statistically significant effects in terms of reducing tobacco or alcohol abuse in the treated adolescents, when compared to a control group [1].co or alcohol use in treated adolescents, compared to a control group [1].

Bibliographic reference

[1] Bauman, K. E., Ennett, S. T., Foshee, V. A., Pemberton, M., King, T. S. & Koch, G. G. (2002). Influence of a family program on adolescent smoking and drinking prevalence. Prevention Science: The Official Journal of the Society for Prevention Research, 3(1), 35–42. https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1014619325968

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