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Hammond, Cathy; Linton, Dan; Smink, Jay; Drew, Sam – National Dropout Prevention Center/Network (NDPC/N), 2007
Communities In Schools (CIS) is the nation's fifth-largest youth-serving organization and the leading dropout prevention organization, delivering resources to nearly one million students in 3,250 schools across the country. To further their network-wide commitment to evidence-based practice, CIS collaborated with the National Dropout Prevention…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Risk, Dropout Programs, Dropout Prevention
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O'Hara, Peggy; Parris, Donald; Fichtner, Ronald R.; Oster, Robert – Journal of Drug Education, 1998
Surveys alcohol and drug-use behaviors in relation to HIV/AIDS risk among 212 youth in dropout-prevention programs. Alcohol and drug use and age of sexual initiation are significantly associated with high risk. HIV/AIDS-prevention programs need to target alcohol and drug use as important influences on risky sexual behavior. (MKA)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Drinking, Dropout Programs