Effectiveness of Culturally Specific Approaches to Substance Abuse Prevention: Findings from CSAP's National Cross-Site Evaluation of High Risk Youth Programs

This study assesses the degree to which culturally specific interventions enhance substance abuse prevention effectiveness for targeted cultural groups. A large and diverse (African American, Hispanic, American Indian, and Asian) sample of 10,500 youth across 48 programs was obtained. Youth particip...

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Published in:Journal of ethnic & cultural diversity in social work 2004-01, Vol.13 (3), p.1-23
Main Authors: Springer, J. Fred, Sale, Elizabeth, Kasim, Rafa, Winter, William, Sambrano, Soledad, Chipungu, Sandra
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African Americans
Afrocentrism
American Indians
Asian Americans
At Risk Persons
Counseling Techniques
cultural
Cultural Awareness
Cultural Sensitivity
ethnic
High risk youth
Hispanic Americans
Intervention
Minority Groups
Prevention
prevention programs
Program Effectiveness
Risk
Substance Abuse
Treatment Methods
Youth
Youth Programs
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Summary:This study assesses the degree to which culturally specific interventions enhance substance abuse prevention effectiveness for targeted cultural groups. A large and diverse (African American, Hispanic, American Indian, and Asian) sample of 10,500 youth across 48 programs was obtained. Youth participating in culturally specific programming showed greater program satisfaction and felt programs were more personally meaningful than youth in non-culturally specific progra. Culturally specific programs for African American youth were also more effective in preventing substance use. This finding may be attributable to the fact that Africentric programs apply a comprehensive and structured approach to substance abuse prevention and that cultural messages are clearly linked to important protective factors.
ISSN:1531-3204
1531-3212
DOI:10.1300/J051v13n03_01