Project Towards No Drug Abuse (TND): needs assessment of a social service referral telephone program for high risk youth.
The purpose of this study was to conduct a needs assessment of a potential social service resource telephone program component among high risk youth who received the Project Towards No Drug Abuse (TND) classroom-based program (approximately 1 year earlier). Results supported youths' overwhelming receptiveness of a social service referral program. The vast majority of respondents indicated a strong desire for resource and referral information on vocational, educational, recreational, transportation, and mental health and drug counseling. Further research is needed to investigate the effectiveness of the provision of social service resource information on drug use among emerging adults.
Sussman
Steve
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Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research, University of Southern California, Alhambra, California 91803, USA. ssussma@usc.edu
Skara
Silvana
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Pumpuang
Patchareeya
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D000293:Adolescent; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020380:Needs Assessment; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012574:Schools; D012947:Social Work; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013685:Telecommunications; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult