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Feasibility and acceptability of a future-oriented empowerment program to prevent substance use and school dropout
Sarah A Stoddard1, Kathryn Hughesdon2, Angubeen Khan3
1Department of Systems, Populations and Leadership, University of Michigan School of Nursing, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Objective:
To evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a health promotion program to prevent school dropout and substance use among middle school-aged youth who display early warning signs of school disengagement.
Intervention:
Youth Empowerment Solutions for Positive Futures (YES-PF), an intensive, theoretically driven, 5-week summer enrichment program, aims to prevent school dropout and substance use by promoting youth empowerment, school engagement, and future orientation.
Design And Sample:
Using a pre-post-intervention design, we test feasibility and acceptability with 6th and 7th grade students (n = 43) who exhibited early warning signs for school disengagement (e.g., chronic absenteeism) in two school districts.
Measures:
Program evaluation components included: (a) program session forms completed by facilitators; (b) post-program interviews with facilitators; (c) post-intervention program evaluation surveys with youth; (d) attendance; and (e) baseline and post-intervention surveys with youth to assess behavioral and psychosocial outcomes.
Results:
Facilitators routinely delivered core component lesson activities. Acceptability and program satisfaction were evidenced in strong program attendance by youth. Youth participants reported higher levels of leadership efficacy (p < .05) and a greater sense of control over their lives and potential problems (p < .01).
Conclusions:
YES-PF was feasible and acceptable to school personnel and youth. Program refinement, based on implementation findings, is discussed.
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