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Pantin, Hilda; Schwartz, Seth J.; Sullivan, Summer; Coatsworth, J. Douglas; Szapocznik, Jose – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2003
An intervention targets cultural and eco-developmental risk factors that predispose Hispanic adolescents to substance abuse. Parent participatory-learning groups foster family cohesiveness and communication, facilitate parent-school connections, and create supervisory networks among peers' parents. The multidimensional focus, parent empowerment,…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Culturally Relevant Education