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An African-centered model of prevention for African-american youth at high risk Lawford L. Goddard, Editor This report synthesizes discussions of a working group of African-American social leaders who contend that ATOD abuse is one of the foremost problems facing the African-American community today. They assert that the media"s influence is a primary environmental factor contributing to substance abuse in the African-American community and that present social circumstances challenge the traditional structure of the African-American family. Successful prevention efforts build on the cultural integrity of the host community, and cultural sensitivity has a more profound impact on the lives of African-Americans than traditional prevention techniques. The report summarizes site visits to 19 programs funded by OSAP that have a high percentage of African-American high-risk youths participating. Common factors that seem to make these programs effective include use of a structured curriculum with clear goals, spending a substantial amount of time with individual youths - at least 20 hours over six weeks, and having African- American program staff visible and directly involved in services. Three representative programs are described: SUPER II Early Intervention Demonstration Project, Atlanta, Georgia; Afro-American Adolescent Project, Cincinnati, Ohio; and Targeted Primary Prevention Demonstration Project - Substance Abuse Prevention Program (SAPP), Roxbury, Massachusetts. The resulting prevention model incorporates African-American cultural themes into prevention methods: consubstantiation, interdependence, egalitarianism, collectivism, transformation, cooperation, humanness, and synergism. The report describes how these cultural concepts can be incorporated in the content, processes, program components, goals, and outcomes of this specific model of prevention.
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Disclaimer Free To Grow is a national program supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation with direction and technical assistance provided by the Mailman School of Public Health of Columbia University. |