Family-Based Prevention Programs for Children and Adolescents

In addition to introducing readers to the field of family-based prevention science, this collection highlights the distinctive contributions of a set of exemplary programs in terms of their foundational theory, design, delivery mechanisms, performance, and unique opportunities for future research.

1. Family-Based Approaches to Prevention: The State of the Field, Mark J. Van Ryzin and Gregory M. Fosco Section 1: Family-Based Prevention Programs Across Development 2. Family Foundations, Mark E. Feinberg and Marni L. Kan 3. The Incredible Years Series: A Developmental Approach, Carolyn Webster-Stratton 4. Strengthening Families for Middle/Late Childhood, Karol L. Kumpfer, Catia Magalhães, Henry Whiteside, and Jing Xie 5. The Family Check-Up Model as Prevention and Treatment of Adolescent Drug (ab)Use: The Intervention Strategy, Outcomes, and Implementation Model, Thomas J. Dishion and Anne Marie Mauricio Section 2: Large-Scale Dissemination of Family-Based Program 6. Early Results from Implementing PMTO: Full Transfer on a Grand Scale, Marion S. Forgatch, Laura A. Rains, and Margrét Sigmarsdóttir 7. The Triple P - Positive Parenting Program: A Community-Wide Approach to Parenting and Family Support, Matthew R. Sanders, Karen M. T. Turner and Jenna McWilliam 8. The Partnership-Based PROSPER Delivery System and Implementation of the Strengthening Families Program: For Parents and Youth, Cleve Redmond, Richard L. Spoth, Lisa M. Schainker, and Mark E. Feinberg Section 3: Innovations and Adaptations of Family-Based Programs 9. Scaling-Up Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care: A Randomized Trial of Two Implementation Strategies, Patricia Chamberlain and Lisa Saldana 10. Staying Connected With Your Teen and the Promise of Self-Directed Prevention Programs, Kevin P. Haggerty, Tali Klima, Martie L. Skinner, Richard F. Catalano, and Susan Barkan 11. Families OverComing Under Stress (FOCUS): A Family Centered Preventive Intervention for Families Facing Trauma, Stress and Adversity-Implementation with Military Families, Patricia Lester, Lee Klosinski, William Saltzman, Norweeta Milburn, Catherine Mogil, and William Beardslee 12. Cultural and Gender Adaptations of Evidence-based Family Interventions, Karol L. Kumpfer, Catia Magalhães, Jing Xie, and Sheetal Kanse 13. Family-Centered Prevention for Rural African Americans: The Strong African American Families Program (SAAF), The Strong African American Families-Teen Program (SAAF-T), and The Adults in the Making Program (AIM), Gene H. Brody 14. Thinking Systematically for Enduring Family Change, Gregory M. Fosco, Brian Bumbarger, and Katharine T. Bamberger