Project Details
Description
The current project includes continued scale-up of the PROSPER initiative in Pennsylvania. PROSPER originated in 2001 as part of a large research trial investigating factors related to successful disseminationand sustainability of evidence based programs (EBPs) for prevention of substance use and problem behaviors in youth. The original trial included 7 communities in Pennsylvania, six of which continue to sustain their teams and programs 15 years later. The PROSPER research indicated significant positive impacts on participating youth, including delays and reductions in use of all substances, including alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, prescription drugs, and illicit drugs. These impacts were sustainedacross students' high school yearsand into young adulthood, with an overall reduction in use of approximately 10% by age 18.Following the research trial, five new communities adopted the PROSPER model, which includes a collaboration among school districts, community agencies and other stakeholders, the extension system at Penn State University, and prevention scientists at Penn State in the colleges of Agriculture and Health & Human Development. Extension youth and family educators provide leadership and oversight of the initiative in each community and are responsible for many tasks, including recruitment of team members,family recruitment, supervision of program implementers, collection of impact data, sustainability planning, and monitoring of program implementation quality. The current project aims to extend this highly successful land well-developed model in Pennsylvania to three additional communities. Project activities include hiring of team leaders, recruitment of team members, hiring and training of program implementers, collection of outcome and process data, and planning for sustainability past the two-year funding provided by this grant.
Status | Finished |
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Effective start/end date | 9/1/16 → 12/31/19 |
Funding
- National Institute of Food and Agriculture: $359,628.00