A home-based prevention program for sixth-grade alcohol use: Results from project Northland

Project Northland is designed to prevent alcohol use among young adolescents. The project is ongoing in 24 school districts, randomly assigned to intervention or reference conditions. Multiple interventions begin with sixth graders and continue through eighth grade. The reference districts offer the...

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Published inThe Journal of primary prevention Vol. 16; no. 2; p. 125
Main Authors Williams, C L, Perry, C L, Dudovitz, B, Veblen-Mortenson, S, Anstine, P S, Komro, K A, Toomey, T L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands 01.12.1995
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Summary:Project Northland is designed to prevent alcohol use among young adolescents. The project is ongoing in 24 school districts, randomly assigned to intervention or reference conditions. Multiple interventions begin with sixth graders and continue through eighth grade. The reference districts offer their standard health curricula. Evaluation consists of school surveys with the cohort (N = 2201) and telephone surveys of half their parents. This article describes the sixth-grade home-based intervention, the Slick Tracy Home Team. Findings of broad-based participation across sex, race, and risk status were documented, as well as some increases in knowledge and family communication about alcohol use.
ISSN:0278-095X
DOI:10.1007/BF02407336