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Alcohol use, particularly binge drinking (BD), is a major public health concern among adolescents. Recent national data show that the gender gap in alcohol use is lessening, and BD among girls is rising. Considering the increase in BD among...
Stephanie Ayers, Flavio F. Marsiglia, Stephen S. Kulis, Paul Smokowski, Anaid Gonzalvez
The rise and spread of violence in Mexico is an urgent concern given its unsettling, widespread and accelerating impact on communities. Experiencing...
Maria Luisa Correa, Daniela Castillo, Yannine Estrada, Marcelo Sánchez, Guillermo Prado
Introduction: Familias Unidas is an evidence-based substance use and sexual risk prevention program, designed originally for Hispanic families in the...
Salman Shahzad, Wendy Leigh Kliewer, Muzafar Ali, Nasreen Begum
Substance use is a significant problem in Pakistan, particularly among male adolescents, yet there are few studies of the correlates of use in this population. As a first step...
Clarisse Moreira Alo, Marina Pedralho, Juliana Seidl, Mariana Russo Voydeville Damasceno, Viviane de Paula Rocha, Camila de Aquino Morais
Introduction: The Strengthening Families Program (SFP) was originally developed at the University of...
Terje Gunnar Ogden, Kristine Amlund Hagen
Parent Management Training- the Oregon model (PMTO) was introduced as a treatment alternative to families in both child welfare services and child psychiatric out-patient clinics in Norway, in 2001...
Valeriy V. Ryabukha
Introduction: The transition to college life is a key risk period for young women. The college years are the time many young people first experiment with alcohol, while others move from experimentation to frequent use...
Luis G. A. Vinha, Nayara D M A A Khouri, Sheila Giardini Murta
The use of both illegal and legal drugs among adolescents poses a serious problem to societies worldwide. In this sense, it is fundamental to determine the risk and protective...
Lisa Wegner, Joachim Jacobs, Renette J Blignaut, Innocent Karangwa, Elizabeth Weybright, Linda Lee Caldwell, Edward Allan Smith
South African youth experience many challenges including unemployment, poverty, disorganised families, health...
Carmen Orte, Lluís Ballester, Joan Amer, Marga Vives, Maria Antònia Gomila, Rosario Pozo, Belén Pascual, Karol L. Kumpfer
Introduction: The Family Competence Program (FCP) for 12 to 16-year-old teenagers is the Spanish adaptation of the...