Social Development Research Group

Interventions

For more than 20 years SDRG has been working with communities, schools and families to understand and improve the lives of young people. Below you'll find SDRG interventions that have demonstrated that a social development approach to prevention can reduce risk and enhance protection in the family, school and community. The intervention materials are available to the public. Please click on the interventions below for information about ordering.

Communities That Care (CTC) is a program of the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) in the office of the United States Government’s Substance and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). CTC is a coalition-based prevention operating system that uses a public health approach to prevent youth problem behaviors such as violence, delinquency, school drop out and substance abuse. Using strategic consultation, training, and research-based tools, CTC is designed to help community stakeholders and decision makers understand and apply information about risk and protective factors, and programs that are proven to make a difference in promoting healthy youth development, in order to most effectively address the specific issues facing their community’s youth.

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(formerly known as Focus on Families)

The Families Facing the Future research program was developed for parents receiving methadone treatment and for their children. The primary goals of the project were to reduce parents' use of illegal drugs and to reduce risk factors for their children's future drug use while enhancing protective factors.

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The Raising Healthy Children program is a social development approach to positive youth development. The approach incorporates school, family, and individual programs to promote key elements that research has shown are critical for creating strong connections and bonds that children need to success in school and life: opportunites, skills, and recognition. Includes Raising Healthy Children, Supporting School Success, and Guiding Good Choices programs.

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