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Once you have established your prevention priorities and developed one -- or several -- long-term outcome statements that reflect those priorities, it is time to identify research-based prevention strategies that link directly to your goals, are compatible with community resources and capacity, and target both individuals and their environments. The early identification of suitable strategies will help you make well-informed decisions that will lead your prevention initiative to success.
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In general, there are three types of substance abuse and violence prevention change strategies: those that target the individual (e.g., students, parents, teachers), those that promote institutional change (e.g., in the classroom, school, family, or community agency), and those that necessitate changes to the community as a whole. Historically, most school-based approaches to preventing or reducing substance use, violence, and other high-risk behaviors have been designed to change individual behavior (e.g, life skills training). Yet an increasing body of evidence is developing which describes the important role schools and communities can play in promoting and reinforcing these individual-level changes, and which urges practitioners to develop a coordinated approach to prevention that addresses change at more than one level. |
Keep in mind that schools should not necessarily add more prevention activities. Recent research emphasizes the value of mapping existing prevention strategies and programs and improving them whenever possible. Gottfredsen, 1999 |
This section summarizes eight key school-linked prevention strategies.
Note: These key prevention strategies are discussed in greater depth in Chapter 3 of your training manual.
Please note that particular combinations of strategies have not been studied to see how they affect (i.e., strengthen, weaken, or have no effect on) one another.
| Activity for Discussion #2 As you read through the strategies described on the following pages, think about whether any have been applied in your own school and community and the degree to which they have been successful. Then click here to participate in an activity designed to help you document prevention strategies currently being implemented in your district. |
The materials in this section have been adapted from Chapter 3 of your training manual, "Key School-linked Strategies and Principles for Preventing Substance Abuse and Violence." Please visit the manual for a complete set of references.
This completes today's work. Please visit the Discussion Area to share what you learned from the "strategy mapping" activity and your thoughts on today's presentation! |
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