The Strengthening Families Program (SFP): For Parents and Youth 10-14 is a parent, youth, and family skills-building curriculum designed to:
- prevent teen substance abuse and other behavior problems,
- strengthen parenting skills
- build family strengths
The program is delivered with seven sessions for parents, youth, and families using realistic videos, role-playing, discussions, learning games, and family projects. See the promotional video SFP is also available in Spanish. See different audiences SFP 10-14 has been proven effective in
- delaying the onset of adolescent substance use
- lowering levels of aggression
- increasing the resistance to peer pressure in youth
- increasing the ability of parents/caregivers to set appropriate limits and show affection to and support of their children
Special features
- parents and youth learn together
- designed and used with ethnically diverse families in rural and urban settings
- scientifically evaluated and shown to be effective
- increasing the ability of parents/caregivers to set appropriate limits and show affection to and support of their children
