title: Sisters in support together against substances (SISTAS): an alcohol abuse prevention group for Black women.
abstract: This paper examines the existing literature for alcohol abuse prevention and treatment of African American women and offers a group counseling intervention to address the culturally specific needs of this population. The group, SISTAS: Sisters In Support Together Against Substances, includes a curriculum that focuses on key components such as spirituality, self-esteem, racial identity, social support and intimate relationships. The purpose of the group is to raise awareness of and educate members about the factors that can lead African American women from drug abuse to dependency.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Chicago State University, 9501 South King Drive HWH328, Chicago, IL 60628, USA. km-witherspoon@csu.edu
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: McCurtis Witherspoon
authors.forename: Alesia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Williams Richardson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003376:Counseling / Q000379:methods; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D012657:Self-Help Groups; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012931:Social Environment; D029181:Spirituality; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome