Communities that Care Drug Abuse

by J. David Hawkins and Richard F. Catalano Jr.

Book Overview

Shows how to create a comprehensive, community-wide prevention program to effectively confront the serious drug and alcohol problems threatening our youth. Shows how to employ community mobilization,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1555424716
• ISBN13: 9781555424718
• Release Date: November 1992
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Building Strong Communities

This book offers a thoughtful and thorough analysis of drug abuse among youth, plaguing communities today. Accompanying the problem identification are strategies for community diagnosis, intervention and funding. This step by step guide outlines through figures and exhibits the approaches that may lead to successful social development in communities. Model goals and objectives, timeframes and evaluation tools are especially useful. Materials are timely and real-world, ready for us to put them to use.