ERIC Number: EJ1478480
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Jun
Pages: 12
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0047-2379
EISSN: EISSN-1541-4159
Available Date: 0000-00-00
Project Success: Youth Substance Use and Mental Health
Samantha R. Rosenthal1; Katherine J. Roberts2; Samantha K. Borden3
Journal of Drug Education, v54 n2-3 p55-66 2025
This study aims to assess whether students at schools implementing Project SUCCESS (PS) have different substance use and mental health outcomes than those at schools not implementing PS. Surveys were administered to 18,151 middle and high school students from 29 school districts and 50 schools. Multivariable logistic and linear regressions controlling for individual- and school-level characteristics were used. Students at schools with PS had lower odds of past month cigarette use, vaping, alcohol use, marijuana use, past year suicide ideation, and had fewer depressive symptoms relative to students at schools without PS. Findings suggest students at schools with PS may be less likely to engage in substance use and less likely to experience mental health challenges than students at schools without PS.
Descriptors: Middle School Students, High School Students, Mental Health, Individual Characteristics, Institutional Characteristics, Smoking, Drinking, Suicide, Depression (Psychology), Program Effectiveness, Outcomes of Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; High Schools
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: 1B08TI083070; 1H79SP080979
Author Affiliations: 1Department of Health Science, College of Health & Wellness, Johnson & Wales University, 8 Abbott Park Place, Providence, RI, USA; 2Department of Health Studies & Applied Educational Psychology, Teachers College Columbia University, 525 West 120th Street, New York, NY, USA; 3Research, Data Evaluation, and Compliance Unit, RI Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals, 14 Harrington Road, Cranston, RI, USA