The Challenge of Transporting Family-Based Interventions for Adolescent Substance Abuse from Research to Urban Community Settings

Motivated by concerns about the extent to which urban African American youth under-report substance abuse, the extent to which they are over-represented in drug-related criminal justice settings, and the extent to which research on adolescent substance abuse treatment has lagged in settings serving...

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Published in:The American journal of family therapy 2007-10, Vol.35 (5), p.429-445
Main Authors: Collins, Marietta H., Ready, Jawana, Griffin, John B., Walker, Kenneth G., Mascaro, Nathan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African Americans
Behavior modification
Community Services
Criminal Justice
Families & family life
Family Therapy
Intervention
Substance Abuse
Substance abuse treatment
Teenagers
Treatment Programs
Urban areas
Urban Crime
Urban Population
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Summary:Motivated by concerns about the extent to which urban African American youth under-report substance abuse, the extent to which they are over-represented in drug-related criminal justice settings, and the extent to which research on adolescent substance abuse treatment has lagged in settings serving urban minority populations, the authors comment on some factors to consider when conducting family-based interventions and research with such populations. They offer recommendations based on experience implementing a community-based treatment program for urban substance-abusing adolescents, patient demographic data gathered from the program, and their attempt at adding a family-based treatment component to the program.
ISSN:0192-6187
1521-0383
DOI:10.1080/01926180601057515