Community-Based Prevention Support: Using the Interactive Systems Framework to Facilitate Grassroots Evidenced-Based Substance Abuse Prevention

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 50, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 347-356

  Firesheets, E Kelly ^a   Francis, Mary ^b   Barnum, Ann ^a   Rolf, Laura ^c  

^a The Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati   (United States)

^b Assistance for Substance Abuse Prevention Center   (United States)

^c Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Cincinnati   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Community; Grassroots support; Prevention; Substance use disorders

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; COOPERATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

COMMUNITY NETWORKS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84870293524     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-012-9506-x     Document Type: Article

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