Risk-Focused Approach



Research suggests that prevention programs should address risk factors.

Supporting Citation:

Hawkins, W.B., Catalano, R.F. & Miller, J.Y. (1992). Risk and protective factors for alcohol and other drug problems in adolescence and early adulthood: Implications for substance abuse prevention. Pscyhological Bulletin, 112(1), 64-105.

Miller GE, Brehm K, Whitehouse S (1998). Reconceptualizing school-based prevention for antisocial behavior within a resiliency framework. School Psychology Review, 27(3), 364-379.

Moon DG, Jackson KM, Hecht ML (2000). Family risk and resiliency factors, substance use, and the drug resistance process in adolescence. Journal of Drug Education, 30(4), 373-395.



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