Competency Training: The Strengthening Families Program: FOr Parents and Youth 10-14

摘要

Families are important sources of support and guidance for children. Because the welfare of children is often tied to the strength of their families, OJJDP is committed to helping parents help their children. This Bulletin, one in OJJDP's Family Strengthening Series, features the Strengthening Families Program: For Parents and Youth 1014, a program designed to build stronger families and, in the process, reduce juvenile substance abuse and other delinquent acts. The Bulletin provides a history of the original Strengthening Families Program, from which today's program was developed. The Bulletin details the specific risk and protective factors that are targeted in each of the programs sessions and summarizes the content, mechanics, and implementation of the program. It also describes the findings of the program's evaluation and its replication. The Strengthening Families Program: For Parents and Youth 1014 has proven effective in reducing adolescent substance abuse and other problem behaviors and in improving parenting skills and enhancing childparent relations. This Bulletin serves as an important resource for educators, policymakers, researchers, and community organizations in their efforts to improve the outlook for children and families.