7 Chapter 7: Strategies Shown Effective for Substance Use and Other Behaviors
While the prevention practices, programs and strategies in this compendium are related to substance use, it is important to know if these strategies have also been shown effective with other behaviors. This chapter lists those strategies that have evidence of effectiveness with other behaviors such as bullying, violence/aggression, prosocial skills, and more.
Clicking on the strategy will navigate you to its listing in Chapter 1.
Delinquency/Anti-Social Behavior/Problem Behaviors:
| Al’s Pals: Kids Making Healthy Choices | Problem behaviors (such as aggression or social withdrawal), self-control and prosocial skills |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters | Mental Health Promotion, anti social behavior, academic performance, family relationships |
| Caring School Community | Prosocial behavior, theft, victimization, supportive behavior |
| Coping Power | Academic performance, antisocial-aggressive behavior, conduct problems |
| Curriculum Based Support Group | Anti-social attitudes, self-esteem, peer pressure, conflict resolution |
| Good Behavior Game | Classroom behavior (e.g. leaving seats, talking out of turn) |
| Raising Healthy Children | Academic performance, antisocial-aggressive behavior, prosocial with peers |
| Strengthening Families Program | Negative peer association, child problem behaviors, family supervision and bonding |
| Strengthening Families Program 10-14 | Resistance to peer pressure, peer conduct problems |
| Strong African American Families | Conduct problems, sexual risk behaviors |
Conflict Resolution:
| Families in Action | Conflict resolution, family and peer attachments |
| Family Matters | Conflict resolution |
Teen Pregnancy
| All Stars | fighting and bullying, and early sexual activity |
| Familias Unidas | Conflict resolution, externalizing, sexual risk behaviors |
| Strong African American Families | Conduct problems, sexual risk behaviors |
Bullying and Violence/Aggression:
| Al’s Pals: Kids Making Healthy Choices | Problem behaviors (such as aggression or social withdrawal), self-control and prosocial skills |
| All Stars | Fighting and bullying, and early sexual activity |
| Coping Power | Academic performance, antisocial-aggressive behavior, conduct problems |
| Lifeskills Training Program | Violence, bullying |
| Lifeskills Transitions | Violence, bullying |
| Lion’s Quest Skills for Growing | Pro-social skills, bullying, belittling behaviors |
| Michigan Model for Health | Aggression, prosocial behavior, interpersonal skills |
| Project Toward No Drug Abuse | Weapon carrying and victimization among males |
| Raising Healthy Children | Academic performance, antisocial-aggressive behavior, prosocial with peers |
| Too Good for Violence | Aggression, Prosocial behavior |
Prosocial Skills
| Al’s Pals: Kids Making Healthy Choices | Problem behaviors (such as aggression or social withdrawal), self-control and prosocial skills |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters | Antisocial behavior, academic performance, family relationships |
| Caring School Community | Prosocial behavior, theft, victimization, supportive behavior |
| Lion’s Quest Skills for Growing | Pro-social skills, bullying, belittling behaviors |
| Michigan Model for Health | Aggression, prosocial behavior, interpersonal skills |
| Raising Healthy Children | Academic performance, antisocial-aggressive behavior, prosocial with peers |
| Too Good for Violence | Aggression, Prosocial behavior |
Other Behavioral and Mental Health Issues
| Bienvenido | Depression, and anxiety |
| Blues Program | Depression |
| Great Body Shop | Self esteem, health knowledge |
| Guiding Good Choices | Self efficacy, resistance skills |
| keepin’ it REAL | Decision-making skills, resistance skills |
| Master Mind | Impulsive thoughts, self-regulation, decision-making skills |
| Positive Action | academic success, attendance, self concept |
| Staying Connected With Your Teen | Family connectedness, communication |
| Team Awareness | Group climate, help-seeking attitudes |
| Wellness Initiative for Senior Education (WISE) | Empowerment to manage health, appreciation for aging |