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Phillip W. Graham, DrPH, MPH¹, Mindy Herman Stahl, PhD², and Jason Williams, PhD². (1) Center for Crime, Violence, and Justice Research, RTI International, 3040 Cornwallis Rd, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, 919-485-7752, pgraham@rti.org, (2) Behavioral Health Research Division, RTI International, 3040 Cornwallis Rd, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709

State Incentive Grants (SIGs) were established by the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to reduce substance use among adolescents aged 12 to 17 in states across the nation. The goal of the SIGs was to improve interagency collaboration, streamline resources, and enhance implementation of evidence-based prevention programming at the community-level. Evaluations were conducted for the States of Maine and Louisiana to assess the impact of SIGs on community level trends in alcohol and drug consumption and consequences. Data were collected from community coalitions regarding implementation of evidence-based prevention programs and coalition functioning and characteristics. School survey data and social indicator data were collected at the county/school district level. The aims of the present study are to (1) examine whether substance use or substance-related consequences decreased in counties/school districts that implemented SIG programs compared to counties/school districts that did not implement SIG programs; (2) to examine whether risk and protective factors changes in counties/school districts that implemented SIG programs compared to counties/school districts that did not implement SIG programs; and (4) to investigate the influence of coalition characteristics (i.e., leadership, satisfaction) on substance use aggregate level outcomes. Multilevel logistic regression analyses will be used to test differences at baseline in treatment versus control counties/school districts during and after implementation of the intervention. Findings will provide important insight regarding characteristics associated with program effectiveness in real world settings and will provide a critical test of federal policies requiring implementation of evidence-based programs via community coalitions.

Learning Objectives:

• Participants will learn how community-level characteristics moderate levels of substance use among youth age 12-17 and how to integrate process and outcome data to evaluate community-level interventions.

Keywords: Substance Abuse Prevention, Adolescents

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Any relevant financial relationships? No

Recorded presentation