1. Strengthening Families in North Brunswick
By: Daniella Franov,Wellspring Center for Prevention
Purpose
Significance
Methodology Outcomes
Evaluations
Acknowledgments
• To
give
families
techniques
and
knowledge
on
ways
to
help
strengthen
the
family
dynamic,
which
lowers
the
level
of
substance
usage
in
youth,
during
an
evidence-­‐based
training
program
• 70%
of
high
school
students
will
have
tried
alcohol
• 50%
will
have
taken
an
illegal
drug
• 40%
will
have
smoked
a
cigarette
• 20%
will
have
used
a
prescription
drug
for
a
nonmedical
purpose
•
59.8%
of
teenagers
who
spoke
about
substance
abuse
were
less
likely
to
use
• Research
shows,
parents
are
the
strongest
influence
in
their
children’s
lives
• Parents
need
to
have
the
skills
to
maximize
their
positive
influence
• Youth
gain
confidence
to
resist
actions
with
negative
consequences
• Families
scored
an
average
of
12.4%
higher
on
the
post-­‐test
• Family
dynamic
improved
to
have
positive
family
interaction
• Observable
improvement
in
the
interaction
between
the
families
by
facilitators
• I
would
like
to
thank
my
preceptors,
Ezra
Helfand
and
Helen
Varvi,
Wellspring
Center
for
Prevention,
for
giving
their
time
while
working
with
me.
I
would
also
like
to
thank
the
rest
of
the
Wellspring
staff
for
an
enjoyable
internship
as
well
as
Kamila
Pavezzi
for
teaching
me
important
life
lessons.
• Families
were
given
a
pretest
the
first
week
• Families
learned:
ü About
each
member
through
activities
ü Communication
skills
through
videos
and
activities
ü Techniques
that
create
a
healthy
family
dynamic
ü How
to
cope
with
stresses
that
each
family
member
may
have
ü How
to
manage
and
resist
peer
pressure
• Families
were
given
a
post-­‐test
during
the
final
week,
7th
week
• Families
returned
for
a
booster
session
a
month
later
36.4%
(4)
36.4%
(4)
27.2%
(3)
Pre-­‐test
<80% 80-90% >90%
42.9%
(3)57.1%
(4)
Post-­‐test
92-97% 98%>
• All
of
the
families
scored
above
90%
on
the
post-­‐test
*pictured
above
are
families
and
staff
willing
to
be
pictured*