Strategies That Work
With emerging research on what works in prevention, we now know that there are several strategies that have proven to work:
- Strengthening families, individuals and communities to increase protective factors and decrease risk factors;
- Preventing specific conditions for those at high risk such as trauma in childhood;
- Promoting positive behavioral health in schools, primary care settings and community programs;
- Developing policy and enforcement changes to limit availability;
- Increasing costs;
- Increasing access to screening and brief interventions;
- Maintaining laws such as the minimum drinking age of 21;
- Monitoring and Influencing messaging via media, social networks,
- Reducing alcohol advertising in public spaces and in areas commonly seen by minors (like transit systems);
- Using social and ecological approaches to change norms and attitudes.
Preventive Interventions in Behavioral Health
- Early, Intervention, Treatment, and Continuing Care
- Effective Parenting
- Health Promotion
- Messages and Marketing
- Policies and Enfocement
- Positive Youth Development
- Reducing Availability, Accessibility, and Affordability
Intervention Points Within the Community
- Media Outlets
- Retail Shops
- School Settings
- Home
- Faith-Based Settings
- Youth Groups
- Health Care Settings
- Social Service Settings
- Civic Groups
- Libraries
- Hospitals
- Out-Patient and Treatment Centers
