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Shows how to create a comprehensive, community-wide prevention program to effectively confront the serious drug and alcohol problems threatening our youth. Shows how to employ community mobilization, educational strategies, volunteerism, and mass media to achieve significant reductions in adolescent drug use.

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Author:   J. David Hawkins ,  Richard F. Catalano, Jr. ,  Hawkins, Jeff ,  Dr Catalano
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S.
Dimensions:   Width: 13.00cm , Height: 6.00cm , Length: 26.00cm
Weight:   0.363kg
ISBN:  

9781555424718

ISBN 10:   1555424716
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   19 August 1992
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Part One: Preventing Drug Abuse Among Youth at Risk 1. The Problem of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse 2. Reducing Risk and Promoting Positive Social Development 3. Mobilizing the Community Part Two: Community Action Strategies 4. Selecting the Best Approaches for Your Community(J. David Hawkins, Janet Y. Miller, Richard F. Catalano, Jr.) 5. Prenatal and Infancy Programs(Kathryn E. Barnard) 6. Early Childhood Education 7. Parent Training 8. School Organization and Management 9. Instructional Improvement in Schools 10. Drug and Alcohol Prevention Curricula(The W. T. Grant Consortium on the School-Based Promotion of Social Competence) 11. Community and School Drug Use Policies 12. Media Mobilization Part Three: Supporting Community Prevention Programs 13. Resources and Strategies for Funding(A. Baron Holmes IV, Gary D. Gottfredson, Janet Y. Miller)

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J. David Hawkins and Richard F. Catalano Jr. are the authors of Communities That Care: Action for Drug Abuse Prevention, published by Wiley.

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