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Institute of Medicine—Reducing
Risks for Mental Disorders - Frontiers for Preventive Intervention
Research (1994), integrates research on the prevention of mental
illness with recommendations for improving prevention research.
It is available through the Institute of Medicine National Academy
Press:
www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/rrmd
National Institute of Drug Abuse—Preventing
Drug Use Among Children and Adolescents: A Research-based Guide
offers updated principles, questions and answers, program information,
and references and resources regarding the consequences, prevention,
and treatment of drug abuse. It is available at:
www.drugabuse.gov/pdf/prevention/
RedBook.pdf
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration’s (SAMHSA) National Registry of Effective Programs
and Practices (NREPP)—SAMHSA’s NREPP recognizes
evidence-based programs in three categories: promising, effective,
and model. More information can be found at: http://modelprograms.samhsa.gov.
U.S. Department of Education, Office
of Safe and Drug-Free Schools (2002)—Safe and Drug-Free
Schools Exemplary and Promising Safe, Disciplined, and Drug-Free
Schools Programs, 2001 identifies nine programs as exemplary and
33 as promising. The guide can be downloaded at: www.ed.gov/admins/lead/safety/
exemplary01/exemplary01.pdf
U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute
of Justice (1997)—Denise C. Gottfredson’s chapter
5, School Based Crime Prevention, in Preventing Crime: What Works,
What Doesn’t, What’s Promising, provides a comprehensive
evaluation of the effectiveness of school-based crime prevention
strategies. www.ncjrs.org/works/
chapter5.htm
For more information about these ten lists of exemplary
and promising programs, see the Southeast Comprehensive Assistance
Center publication, 26 Scientifically-based Programs (Revised 11/19/2003).
http://www.sedl.org/secac/sdfsc.html
#ScientificallyBasedPrograms
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