An African-Centered Model of Prevention for African-American Youth at High Risk / Lawford L. Goddard, Ed.

The chapters of this report provide a starting point for the development of authentic prevention strategies for use in the African-American community, specifically for high risk youth. It is neither a "how to" manual nor a mandate for specific program details, but it does highlight the key component...

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Corporate Author: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (DHHS/PHS), Rockville, MD. Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
Other Authors: Goddard, Lawford L. (Editor)
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1993.
Subjects:
Afrocentrism.
Alcohol Abuse.
Biological Influences.
Black Community.
Black Youth.
Drug Abuse.
Economic Factors.
Family Characteristics.
High Risk Students.
Models.
Policy Formation.
Political Influences.
Prevention.
Program Development.
Urban Youth.
African Americans
Collected Works, General.
Reports, Evaluative.
Genre:
Collected Works, General.
Reports, Evaluative.
Physical Description:145 pages
Format: Microfilm Book
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Summary:
The chapters of this report provide a starting point for the development of authentic prevention strategies for use in the African-American community, specifically for high risk youth. It is neither a "how to" manual nor a mandate for specific program details, but it does highlight the key components of alcohol and other drug abuse prevention. The following chapters are included: (1) "Background and Scope of the Alcohol and Other Drug Problem" (Lawford L. Goddard); (2) "Familial Precursors to Drug Abuse" (Lawford L. Goddard); (3) "Political and Economic Implications of Alcohol and Other Drugs in the African-American Community" (Omowale Amuleru-Marshall); (4) "Issues of Biological Vulnerability in AOD Abuse for the African-American Community" (Patricia A. Newton); (5) "Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Literature, 1980-1989: Selected Abstracts" (Lawford L. Goddard); (6) "The Complex Nature of Prevention in the African-American Community: The Problem of Conceptualization" (Milton Morris); (7) "Natural Resistors in AOD Abuse Prevention in the African-American Family" (Lawford L. Goddard); (8) "Spirituality in the African-American Community" (Janet Pinkett); (9) "An Afrocentric Intervention Strategy" (Leonard C. Long); (10) "Prevention and Intervention Programs Targeted toward African-American Youth at High Risk" (Robert J. Courtney, Jr.); (11) "Site Visit Report of Three OSAP Grants Targeting African-American Youth at High Risk" (Lawford L. Goddard); (12) "An African-Centered Model of Prevention for African-American Youth at High Risk" (Wade W. Nobles and Lawford L. Goddard); and (13) "Selected African-Centered Readings" (Wade W. Nobles, Lawford L. Goddard, William E. Cavil, and Pamela Y. George). References follow each chapter, and a 167-item bibliography is included. An attachment lists key concepts and definitions related to these issues. Nine figures and two exhibits illustrate the discussions. (SLD)
Note:ERIC Note: Product of a conference convened by staff of the Office for Substance Abuse Prevention (OSAP) in Washington, DC, to explore issues in substance abuse prevention in the African-American community.
Microform.
Call Number:ED385629 Microfiche
Reproduction Note:
Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.