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Description
Substance use among adolescents is a public health concern. African American youth, in
particular, initiate marijuana use earlier and use more frequently than their White peers.
Substance use has been linked to increased violent behavior, criminal offenses, delinquent
behavior, risky sexual behavior and negative academic performance. Compared to their White
counterparts, African American youth experience disparate consequences and more substance
use related problems, even at equivalent or lower levels of use. Despite associated
consequences, African Americans in Kentucky are half as likely (compared to generally low
rates observed across the country) to seek mental health treatment. Reasons that prevent
African Americans from seeking treatment include cultural factors such as fear of stigma,
distrust of mental health professionals, a strong reliance on religion, and issues related to
access (i.e., insurance, accessibility, transportation).
Schools are promising locations to provide evidence-based substance use interventions, as
70% of children who receive any type of mental health service, receive them in schools and
school-based interventions remove logistical barriers for some African American families such
as lack of transportation or insurance. SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to
Treatment), is an evidence-based substance use intervention with demonstrated effects in
community settings. The first aim of the proposed study is to identify the characteristics of the
intervention, inner and outer setting variables, and characteristics of the school-based
practitioners impacting the implementation of SBIRT. The second aim is to identify
characteristics of African American families and adolescents that affect use of an evidence
based substance use intervention.
Status | Finished |
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Effective start/end date | 8/15/16 → 8/31/18 |
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Projects
- 1 Finished
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Institutional Career Development Core (Kentucky Center for Clinical and Translational Science)
Kelly, T., Albuquerque, R., Fisher, S., Kern, P., King, V., Miller, B., Stewart, R., Supinski, G. & Yamasaki, T.
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
8/15/16 → 5/31/19
Project: Research project