At least ten different lists of effective and promising interventions for drug and violence prevention have been sponsored by the federal government. These include:

Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence—Blueprints for Violence Prevention has identified 11 prevention and intervention programs that meet a strict scientific standard of program effectiveness. An additional 21 programs are identified as promising. Further information can be found at:
www.colorado.edu/cspv/blueprints.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—CDC’s Best Practices of Youth Violence Prevention: A Sourcebook for Community Action (September 2000) looks at the effectiveness of violence prevention practices in four key areas: parents and families; home visiting; social and conflict resolution skills; and mentoring. This publication can be found at: www.cdc.gov/ncipc/dvp/ bestpractices.htm.

Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning—Safe and Sound: An Educational Leader’s Guide to Evidence-based Social and Emotional Learning Programs (March 2003), identifies 80 multiyear, sequenced Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) programs designed for use in general education classrooms. The guide is available at: www.casel.org/ projects_products/safeandsound.php.

Drug Strategies, Inc.— Making the Grade: A Guide to School Violence Prevention Programs (rev. ed., 1999), is a comprehensive guide that identifies key elements of drug prevention programs. The findings of 14 programs are compared. The guide can be ordered online at:
www.drugstrategies.org/pubs.html.

Hamilton Fish Institute—The 1999 Annual Report on School Safety, a joint report of the U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Justice, was researched and developed by the Hamilton Fish Institute. Chapter 3 presents summary information on school violence and related programs.
www.ed.gov/PDFDocs/InterimAR.pdf

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