SDRG Projects
Research projects at SDRG seek to harness prevention science to improve lives among diverse populations. We do this by conducting research in multiple, coordinated areas, including:
- Seeking to understand the underlying causes of behavior, health, and social problems
- Developing and testing interventions designed to prevent behavior, health, and social problems
- Understanding how to take effective interventions out of the research setting and into the real world
- Studying service systems and working to improve them
Past Projects
Family Connections (2000)
This project tested the efficacy of a universal drug abuse prevention program for families with eighth-grade students in the Seattle school district. The project examined the efficacy of two programs for improving family interactions and reducing family and peer risks for drug abuse. The intervention was based on the parent and adolescent family-centered “Parents Who...
Arkansas Prevention Needs Assessment Studies (1997)
This collaborative project with the state of Arkansas implemented a statewide system for assessing levels of drug use risk and protective factors and incidence and prevalence using validated survey and archival indicators. The project developed assessment tools and procedures for assessing existing prevention resources and community readiness to implement comprehensive prevention programs in two communities....
Diffusion of State Risk/Protective-Focused Prevention (1997)
The Diffusion Project studied the development and effectiveness of state and local prevention systems using epidemiological data on research-based risk and protective factors as the basis for prevention planning and program monitoring. The collaborative effort involved the state alcohol and drug abuse agencies of seven states: Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Oregon, Utah, and Washington. The...
Family Based AIDS Prevention for Black Adolescents (1997)
The disproportionate and increasing number of African Americans infected with HIV raises concerns over how to respond to this population. This study developed, refined, and pilot tested procedures, intervention content, and measures employing a family-based intervention to reduce the risk of AIDS among African American adolescents.
Crime Prevention Cost/Benefit Analysis Project (1996)
This study, in collaboration with the Washington State Institute for Public Policy (WSIPP), developed a model of the program costs and benefits of several violent crime and delinquency prevention and early intervention strategies that could be implemented in Washington State. SDRG staff reviewed the literature to identify model delinquency prevention and early intervention programs, and...
Positive Youth Development (1996)
This project reviewed national evaluations of programs designed to promote the positive development of youth in the areas of education, school-to-work transitions, social and emotional competency, and prevention of violence, adolescent pregnancy, substance abuse, and school drop-out. The study described evaluations and results of positive youth development programs. Information and outcomes from this project will...
Southeast Asian Families (1996)
This pilot study, part of the Social Work Prevention Research Center, examined the cross-ethnic equivalence of existing measures of family management among Southeast Asian and Caucasian families.
SSDP – Substance Use and Transitions to Adult Roles (1996)
This project collects and analyzes data from the SSDP sample in young adulthood to examine factors that affect the transition to adult roles. Analysis of the causes and consequences of early onset offending, the predictors of adolescent sexual behavior and pregnancy, the predictors of hard drug use and smoking, as well as the dimensions of...
Division of Alcohol and Substance Abuse (DASA) Training and Evaluation (1993)
This cooperative project provided training and technical assistance to Washington State counties and communities implementing risk- and protective-focused prevention. DASA requires counties to assess their risk exposure, prioritize prevention needs, and create and carry out an action plan incorporating promising prevention strategies. Evaluation assistance to DASA was provided, including summarizing current county activities and developing...
National Center for the Advancement of Prevention (1993)
SDRG was a subcontractor to the National Center for the Advancement of Prevention (NCAP), funded by CSAP in Rockville, Maryland. NCAP is a national resource for the development and dissemination of state-of-the-art knowledge about substance abuse prevention. SDRG’s role was to develop methods for states to use in assessing need for prevention services and for...