A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Family Check-Up Model in Public Secondary Schools: Examining Links between Parent Engagement and Substance Use Progressions From Early Adolescence to Adulthood

摘要

ObjectiveSubstance use in adulthood compromises work, relationships, and health. Prevention strategies in early adolescence are designed to reduce substance use and progressions to problematic use by adulthood. This report examines the long-term effects of offering Family Check-up (FCU) at multiple time points in secondary education on the progression of substance use from age 11 to 23 years.