Substance-Related Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental group: 1813 children and adolescents between 10 and 14 years of age, accompanied by their parents or legal guardian, participate in the Strengthening Families Program. Control group: 718
Behavioural
Sponsors
Instituto de Psicologia da Universidade de Brasília
Secretaria Nacional de Políticas sobre Drogas - Ministério da Justiça
Universidade de Brasília
Eligibility
Age
10 Years to 14 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Families with children between 10 and 14 years of age; concurrent participation of the child/adolescent and at least one parent/guardian; users of public services intended for economically disadvantaged families.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Children/adolescents participating in other evidence-based preventive programs with similar goals; families with rights violations, such as children suffering severe mistreatment; families whose children/adolescents are problematic drug users in need of treatment; and families whose parents are not available to accompany the child/adolescent throughout the intervention.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary outcomes: delay of first drug use; reduction in binge drinking and frequency of use of alcoholic beverages; reduction in cigarettes, inhalants, marijuana, cocaine, and crack use; reduction of antisocial behavior; reduction of early pregnancy; improvement of school performance and reduction of school dropout. These outcomes will be evaluated with the application of self-reporting instruments, answered by the children and adolescents. The data collection is performed in 4 moments: pre-test, post-test, 6 and 12 months follow-ups. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes: improvement in family relationships quality; improvement in parenting practices, increase in self-efficacy for learning, improvement in future time perspective; increase in school engagement. These outcomes will be evaluated with the application of self-reporting instruments, answered by the children and adolescents. The data collection is performed in 4 moments: pre-test, post-test, 6 and 12 months follow-ups. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactLuis Vinha
Universidade de Brasília
Outcome results
None listed