SDRG Research Brief: First Years Away From Home: Letting Go and Staying Connected

Researchers at SDRG and the Department of Human Development at Washington State University created a handbook to help parents advise their young adult children leaving for their first year of college. The goal of the handbook was to increase family connections and reduce risky behaviors like drug and alcohol use. Research findings about the handbook’s effectiveness were recently published in Prevention Science, and are summarized in this brief.

Research Brief 35: First Years Away From Home: Letting Go and Staying Connected

In addition, an interview with Dr. Kevin Haggerty this program can found here: https://open.spotify.com/show/1hXd9VofmMMFHmLW1bD0md