Family-centered Program Deters Substance Use, Conduct Problems, and Depressive Symptoms in Black Adolescents

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Demonstrates how a family-centered preventive intervention, the Strong African American Families–Teen (SAAF–T) program can reduce behavior problems, substance use, and symptoms of depression among adolescents living in rural Georgia. Data was collected from 502 Black families randomly assigned to either a controlled condition or the SAAF-T program. Adolescents, ages 16 and 17 years, self-reported problem behaviors, substance use, and depression over a period of 22 months.

Gene H. Brody, Yi-fu Chen, Steven M. Kogan, et al.

Pediatrics, 129(1) 108-115

01/2012

Children and youth · Families · Mental health conditions · Statistics and data · Substance use and misuse · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Georgia