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Download full textTowers, Richard L. – 1989
The purpose of this booklet is to raise the awareness of teachers and other school personnel about the needs and characteristics of the children of alcoholics and addicts and to explain what schools can do to help. The booklet discusses: (1) risk factors for children of alcoholics and substance abusers, including the psychological, emotional, and…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Drug Abuse, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Problems
Bill, Willard E. – 1989
This guide introduces concerns and problems resulting from the use and abuse of alcohol and drugs among American Indian youth and addresses intergenerational substance abuse effects. Alcohol abuse among American Indians and Alaska Natives is the most visible effect of their cultural disruption and disorganization. Alcoholism among Native Americans…
Descriptors: Adult Children, Alaska Natives, Alcohol Education, Alcoholism
Peer reviewedHerting, Jerald R.; And Others – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 1996
Tested a multidimensional model of adolescent drug involvement on samples of high school students. Focused on five first-order dimensions: drug access, alcohol use, other drug use, drug control problems, and adverse drug use consequences. Results contributed to understanding differences and change in drug involvement among high-risk versus…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Alcoholism, Causal Models
Fernan, Steven A.; And Others – 1994
How can state leaders mobilize to meet the health and safety needs of its school-age children? To understand more about children's health, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) has surveyed Wisconsin students. In 1993 the DPI and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) joined forces to conduct the Youth Risk Behavior Survey.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcoholism, Children, Dietetics
Kadel, Ben – 1998
Part of a national survey effort by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) conducted in Wisconsin public schools in 1997 is presented. The core of the survey measures 16 objectives set by CDC as part of its Year 2000 initiative. Additional questions were added specifically for Wisconsin.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcoholism, Dietetics, Drinking
Education Development Center, Washington, DC. – 1995
The manual contains technical assistance, information, and suggested strategies for staff who work with children enrolled in Head Start who are affected by substance abuse. The information is intended to bring about change and improvement in the developmental potential of these children. Chapter 1 presents general information on children affected…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Alcoholism, Child Advocacy, Child Welfare
