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Author:   Daniel T L Shek, PhD ,  Rachel C F Sun ,  Joav Merrick, MD, MMedSci, DMSc
Publisher:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Imprint:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 23.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 15.50cm
Weight:   0.518kg
ISBN:  

9781613244913

ISBN 10:   1613244916
Pages:   257
Publication Date:   17 May 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Unknown
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

Foreword; Introduction; Development & evaluation of a drug prevention program in Hong Kong; Enthusiasm-based or evidence-based charities: Personal reflections; School drug testing: A critical review of the literature; The project Astro & drug prevention for high-risk youths in Hong Kong; Perspective & subjective outcome of the program from the participants; Perspective of the social workers in outcome evaluation of a drug prevention program in Hong Kong; The qualitative evaluation of the program participants; The perspective of the program implementers; Evaluation of the Astro program using the Repertory Grid Method; Prevalence & psychosocial correlates; A longitudinal study of substance use in Hong Kong adolescents; Tackling adolescent substance abuse in Hong Kong: Where we should go & should not go?; Index.

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Joav Merrick, MD, MMedSci, DMSc, born and educated in Denmark is professor of pediatrics, child health and human development, Division of Pediatrics, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Mt Scopus Campus, Jerusalem, Israel and Kentucky Childrens Hospital, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky United States and professor of public health at the Center for Healthy Development, School of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, United States, the medical director of the Health Services, Division for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Services, Jerusalem, the founder and director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development in Israel.

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