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Can you help me identify programs that
have been implemented, adapted or developed specifically for rural communities?
The following is a selected list of evidence-based programs that have
been implemented, adapted for, or developed specifically for rural populations.
For more information on these programs, visit the Northeast CAPT's Database
of Effective Programs at http://www.hhd.org/capt/default.asp.
Child Development Project (CDP)
The Child Development Project (CDP) is a multi-year, comprehensive school-change
program that includes staff training in instruction and classroom management
practices, cross-grade "buddy" activities, community-building, and parent
involvement. CDP was initially implemented and evaluated in six different
school districts located in rural, suburban, small urban and large city
areas.
CSAP has rated this program as Model.
Contact Information:
Denise Wood, Public Information & Events Coordinator (Contact for general
program information)
Shaila Regan, Director of Professional Development (Contact for professional
development information)
Developmental Studies Center
Telephone: (800) 666-7270 ext. 239 (main number), (800) 666-7270 ext.
281 (To order materials)
Fax: (510) 464-3670
Email: info@devstu.org, denisewood@devstu.org
Web Site: http://www.devstu.org/cdp
Dare to Be You
Dare to Be You is a multi-level, skills-building prevention program in
resiliency and social competence for preschool and school-aged youth;
their parents; and professionals and volunteers who work with youth. Dare
to Be You was originally implemented and evaluated with 130 teachers,
the majority of them taught at the elementary school level in rural, urban,
and suburban schools.
CSAP has rated this program as Model.
Contact Information:
Jan Miller-Heyl, Program Director (Contact for general program information)
DARE To Be You, Cooperative Extension Program Colorado State University
Telephone: (970) 565-3606 Fax: (970) 565-4641 Email: darecort@coop.ext.colostate.edu
Web Site: http://www.coopext.colostate.edu/DTBY/
Jackson County Church Coalition
The Jackson County Alcohol and Other Drug Partnership is a community coalition
that facilitates alcohol and other drug abuse prevention and education
activities. Six rural churches, as part of the Partnership Prevention
Program, develop, implement, and evaluate drug prevention programs for
their respective church communities.
CSAP has rated this program as Promising.
Contact Information:
Mary Sutherland Gregory Harris
Area Agency on Aging for North Florida
Telephone: (850) 488-0055
Fax: (850) 414-6914
Email: hppi@nettally.com
Life Skills Training (LST) Program
The Life Skills Training (LST) Program is a school-based tobacco, alcohol,
and drug abuse prevention program for adolescents focusing on personal
and social skills in combination with drug-resistance skills and prevention-related
information. The LST program was originally implemented in 56 public schools
in suburban and rural upstate New York were surveyed to determine existing
cigarette smoking levels, then divided into four groups.
CSAP has rated this program as Model.
Contact Information:
Tracy Diaz, Senior Project Coordinator (Contact for general program information)
Elizabeth Paul, Ed.D (Contact for general program information) National
Health Promotion Associates, Inc.
Telephone: (914) 421-2525 (main number), (800) 293-4969
Fax: (914) 683-6998
Email: gjbotvin@mail.med.cornell.edu
, LSTinfo@nhpanet.com
Web Site: http://www.lifeskillstraining.com
Guiding Good Choices (formerly Preparing
for the Drug-Free Years)
Guiding Good Choices focuses on improving family relations, family management
practices, and family conflict resolution. The program, field tested with
parents in an urban community, has since been used with urban, suburban,
and rural families.
The U.S. Department of Education has rated this program as Promising.
Contact Information:
Donna White Channing Bete Company
Telephone: 1-800-477-4776
Email: DWhite@channing-bete.com
Web Site: http://www.channing-bete.com
Project Northland
Project Northland is a school-community that includes parental involvement,
peer-led skills-building sessions, and community policy change and enforcement.
Students in the original implementation of the program were primarily
white and from rural, middle-to lower middle-class communities.
CSAP has rated this program as Model.
Contact Information:
Kathy Lingren (Contact for technical assistance on implementation) Sara
Veblen-Mortenson, Intervention Director School of Public Health, University
of Minnesota
Telephone: (800) 643-5388; (612) 624-9378 (main number), (800) 328-9000
(To order materials from Hazelden)
Fax: (612) 624-1818, (651) 213-4426 (To order materials from Hazelden)
Email: mortenson@epivax.epi.umn.edu
Web Site: http://www.hazelden.org
Storytelling
for Empowerment
Storytelling for Empowerment is a school-based prevention program for
rural Native American middle school youth (aged 12-14) with a focus on
cultural identity and parental role models. The components of the program
include curricula for language arts, health studies, and social studies,
as well as individual and group counseling, and community-based cultural
enrichment activities.
CSAP has rated this program as Promising.
Contact Information:
Stacia Holmes, Project Director (Primary contact for general program information)
Annabelle Nelson, President (Secondary contact for program information)
The Wheel Council, Incorporated
Telephone: (602) 253-4570 (main number), (303) 679-1992
Web Site: http://www.wheelcouncil.org/
Strengthening Families Program (SFP)
The Strengthening Families Program (SFP) is a family-based and school-linked
prevention program that focuses on improving parent-child relationships
by changing family dynamics and helping families work together as a unit.
SFP has been evaluated and proven effective when implemented in rural
and urban low-income African American families, and other settings.
CSAP has rated this program as Model.
Contact Information:
Rose Alvarado, Professor (Contact for general program information) Connie
Tait, M.D., Professor (Contact for design and implementation information)
Sally Beesly, Research Assistant (Contact to order materials) Department
of Health Promotion and Education, University of Utah
Telephone: (801) 581-8498 (main number), (801) 581-8498 (To order materials)
Fax: (801) 581-5872
Email: rose.alvarado@health.utah.edu
Web Site: http://www.strengtheningfamilies.org
Other Northeast CAPT Resources:
Key resources for working with rural communities (i.e., academic journal
articles, resource guides, bibliographies, organizations, websites, etc.):
http://captus.samhsa.gov/northeast/resources/faqs/diverse_pop.cfm
Please contact CSAP's Northeast CAPT at: capt@edc.org
for more information.
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