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Hutchison, Morica; Russell, Beth S. – Journal of Drug Education, 2021
A systematic review explored the creation and maintenance of community coalitions as effective for alcohol and other drug (AOD) prevention in adolescence. Community coalitions influence the implementation of effective and sustainable community-based prevention via infrastructure supporting development, delivery, and assessment of human service…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Prevention, Alcohol Abuse, Drug Abuse
Moore, Simon; Shepherd, Jonathan – Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy, 2008
This article describes the methodology and observational data from a project that sought to, first, investigate the prevalence of alcohol related harm and alcohol misuse in Cardiff's night-time economy and, second, deliver a targeted server training intervention to premises identified as at risk of misselling alcohol. The bulk of the work is…
Descriptors: Intervention, Drinking, Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Education

Yin, Robert K., Ed. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1997
Outcomes evaluation of community partnerships to prevent substance abuse poses many methodological challenges. The nine articles of this special section illustrate the variety of approaches evaluators have taken to studies that are often complicated because of small sample size. (SLD)
Descriptors: Community Programs, Evaluation Methods, Prevention, Program Evaluation
Visser, Maretha J.; Schoeman, Johan B. – Journal of Community Psychology, 2004
The ineffectiveness of community-based interventions can often be traced to problems that occur during implementation. In this study, we outline the implementation of a human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) prevention program in an educational setting in South Africa. An action research approach was used in the…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Intervention, Action Research, Research Methodology

Winett, Richard A. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1991
Specific points of question and concern are presented in response to Stephen Fawcett's paper on community research and action values (EC 602 711). These include who decides on community intervention priorities? who should be the target of preventive interventions? and what about problems that cannot be solved with local resources? (JDD)
Descriptors: Action Research, Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Behavioral Science Research
Earls, Felton; And Others – Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal, 1994
This paper reports on findings of the first of a series of cross-sectional surveys to evaluate a community-based child abuse prevention initiative in Boston (Massachusetts). The survey assessed social support, attitudes about parenting, perceptions of the neighborhood, and ways in which these relate to child abuse. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Rearing, Community Attitudes, Community Programs
McLennan, John D.; Wathen, C. Nadine; MacMillan, Harriet L.; Lavis, John N. – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
Objectives: To present a framework for classifying research-practice gaps to increase clarity in the discourse on evidence-informed practice and policy as it applies to child mental health. Method: The development of the framework was informed by the research literature about the effectiveness of clinic- and community-based interventions for the…
Descriptors: Evidence, Mental Health, Literature, Research
Geierstanger, Sara P.; Amaral, Gorette – National Assembly on School-Based Health Care, 2005
The National Assembly on School-Based Health Care (NASBHC) convened a meeting of 23 stakeholders representing a national cross-section of experts in the fields of health and education on April 30, 2004. Among the participants were school health practitioners, educators, researchers, and funders. The meeting's purpose was to clarify and document…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Policy, Stakeholders, School Health Services