Project Toward No Drug Abuse

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Category	Type	Target Age Group	Setting	Outcomes	Source of Rating
Proven Programs	Substance Abuse	High School	Classroom Community	22% prevalence reduction in 30-day marijuana use 26% prevalence reduction in 30-day hard drug use	Close Blueprints for Violence Prevention (Blueprints) The Blueprints for Violence Prevention list has been developed by a research team headed by Delbert Elliott, Ph.D. at the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence at the University of Colorado. For Blueprints to certify a brand name program as “model,” the program must demonstrate its effects on problem behaviors with a rigorous experimental design, show that its effects persist after youth leave the program and be successfully replicated at least once. In order for a brand name program to be certified as “promising,” the program must demonstrate effects using a rigorous experimental design. The Blueprints Web site (www.colorado.edu/cspv/blueprints/) lists 11 “model” programs and 19 “promising” programs. Selection Criteria: Lasting positive effects in well designed evaluations & emphasis on replication. Applicability:  Excellent for crime, violence, delinquency & substance abuse. Reliability:  Excellent Currency:  Up to Date Advantages:  Easy to use. Plentiful peer and tech support. Predictability of outcomes. Limitations:  Covers only a small number of brand name programs. Blueprints

Description:

Project TND is an effective, interactive classroom-based substance abuse prevention program that is based on more than two decades of successful research at the University of Southern California.

Project TND focuses on three factors that predict tobacco, alcohol, and other drug use, violence-related behaviors, and other problem behaviors among youth, including:

• Motivation factors (i.e., students' attitudes, beliefs, expectations, and desires regarding drug use);
• Skills (social, self-control, and coping skills); and
• Decision-making (i.e., how to make decisions that lead to health-promoting behaviors).

Target Population

Project TND targets high school youth, ages 14 to 19. The program has proved successful when implemented in regular as well as alternative (continuation) high schools, with students from diverse ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds.

 

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References and/or Published Evaluations

Project TND has been rigorously tested. More than 5,700 youth from 42 high schools in Southern California, and over 2,800 youth from 45 high schools outside of California across the U.S., have participated in our research on the program. We have evaluated program effectiveness in alternative (continuation) high schools as well as regular high schools. The student populations in these schools have been ethnically diverse, including African American (5-26%), Latino/Hispanic (28-46%), Asian (1-7%) and White (36-45%) students.

To date, we have conducted six randomized experimental studies in which schools that received the program were compared to schools that did not receive the program.

CLICK HERE to view the effects on drug use across the trials, and a summary of the effects.

For a copy of an article summarizing the program evaluation research findings from the first three trials, CLICK HERE.

Other research articles of interest are:

• Long-term Outcomes of Project TND
• One-year Outcomes of Project TND
• Generalizability of Project TND
• Development of Project TND
• Project TND-4 One-year Outcomes Paper 
• Project TND-Networked One-year Outcomes Paper
• Project TND-Dissemination Immediate Outcomes Paper

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Additional Information

Provided by Project TND, October 2010

• Has this program been replicated at other sites? If so, how many and where are they?
  Project TND has been rigorously tested. More than 5,700 youth from 42 high schools in Southern California, and over 2,800 youth from 45 high schools outside of California across the U.S., have participated in our research on the program. We have evaluated program effectiveness in alternative (continuation) high schools as well as regular high schools. The student populations in these schools have been ethnically diverse, including African American (5-26%), Latino/Hispanic (28-46%), Asian (1-7%) and White (36-45%) students.

  To date, Project TND has conducted six randomized experimental studies in which schools that received the program were compared to schools that did not receive the program.

• Is there a formal curriculum or program guidelines in place? What is the approximate cost for these materials?
  Project TND was designed for implementation in a classroom setting by a trained teacher or health education specialist. However, some community-based organizations have adapted it for use in a community setting where trained implementers are available.

  The project includes 12 classroom-based sessions, each of which is 40 to 50 minutes in length. The program was designed for implementation over a four-week period (i.e., 3 sessions per week). However, if you need to spread it out, you could implement it twice a week over a six-week period on the condition that all lessons are taught.

  Each of the program sessions is highly participatory and interactive. The sessions provide opportunities for interactions among students and between students and the teacher. Three of the 12 sessions include the option to deliver program content using either entire class discussion, or the use of small groups.

  The materials required for implementation include the Teacher's Manual and one copy of the student workbook for each student, which either may be kept or used as a reference book. There is a video for use in Session 12, which is optional. The classroom should be equipped with a chalkboard. Use of an overhead projector or computer with PowerPoint software is optional.

  We know that Project TND works when it is implemented with fidelity. In order for the program to be effective, all of the sessions need to be taught. In addition, the sessions need to be taught as written in the Teacher's Manual, utilizing the content and instructional techniques that are specified.

  Costs:
  3rd Edition Teacher's Manual (including "Supplemental Teaching Tools" CD) $90
  3rd Edition Student Workbooks (set of 5) $60
  Video: "Drugs and Life's Dreams" $25 (Available in VHS or DVD)
  TND Game Board $15 (Some assembly required)
  Research Articles (set of 4) $2.50 each (or $10 for set)
  Pretest and Posttest Survey $2.50 each (or $5 for both)

• What kind of training and technical assistance is available for this program?
  We strongly recommend that teachers, or other program implementers, receive Project TND training from a certified TND trainer, before implementing the program. However, training is not mandatory. Our evaluation studies show that the program is effective when implemented by teachers who received a two-day training workshop conducted by a certified TND trainer.

  We strongly recommend that every teacher who implements Project TND participate in a training workshop, conducted by a certified Project TND trainer, prior to beginning delivery of the program. The objectives of the Project TND training workshop are to provide teachers with an understanding of the theoretical basis, content, instructional techniques, and objectives of the program. In addition, the training is designed to build the skills that teachers need to deliver the lessons with fidelity.

  We offer in-person training workshops that last either one or two days. Our certified trainers are health education specialists who have classroom experience with Project TND.

  The cost of training depends on the time zone of the training location. Generally, one of our trainers travels to your location; however, we are glad to conduct your training at our location (in which case the trainer/consultant cost is in the Pacific/Mountain category).

  Trainer/Consultant Cost Per Day (Weekdays):*
  

  Time Zone	Pacific/Mountain	Central	East
  1 day training:	$1,200	$1,300	$1,400
  2 day training:	$1,900	$2,000	$2,100

  
  Travel Reimbursement to Trainer:
  

  Airfare	$ (varies; lowest fare possible; up to $1000)
  Airport Parking	$30/day
  Ground transportation	$80/day
  Mileage	$0.50/mile
  Per diem (hotel and food)**	$200/day

  Notes:
  Airfare and lodging should be prepaid by the agency whenever possible. Consulting fees are due on the day of training. Expense reimbursements are due within two weeks of the training. Cancellation policy: The agency is responsible for all costs related to cancelling a training (e.g., nonrefundable air fares that have already been purchased).
  *If the training is conducted on a weekend (Saturday or Sunday), add $300 per day to the cost.
  **Depending on circumstances, travel reimbursement costs may include an additional night's stay.

• Once the program has been implemented, can an organization obtain assistance with fidelity monitoring or quality assurance?
  We can provide copies of our fidelity monitoring instruments, which include (1) an on-site observation tool and (2) a self-report survey of program implementers, as well as written suggestions about how these instruments may be used.

• Can an organization obtain assistance with data collection or measurement of outcomes?
  Our outcome evaluation surveys are available online at http://tnd.usc.edu/localeval.php, including suggestions for how these data can be analyzed. If you are interested in assistance with data collection or data analysis, I would suggest that you contact a program evaluator in your local area. We are not set up to provide data collection services. However, if you had a completed data set that you wanted analyzed or interpreted, it is possible that Dr. Sussman or I (Luanne Rohrbach, Ph.D., M.P.H. Associate Professor ) might be available to provide that type of consulting service (depending on the timing and scope of services desired).
  

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