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Teen Intervene

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Parents of young adolescents (12-16),   Parents of older teens/young adults (17-25)

Teen Intervene is a “brief, early intervention program for 12-19 year olds who display the early stages of alcohol or drug involvement.” This program is designed to reduce and ultimately eliminate a teen’s substance use; it consists of three 1-hour sessions, which are administered by a health professional over the course of approximately 10 days.  Of note, this program focuses heavily on problematic alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana use; three of the most commonly used substances among adolescents.

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Talk to your health care provider, or your adolescent’s school nurse to see if they utilize Teen Intervene or know someone who does.

 

How to Use

Learn more about the program, what’s included and its potential benefits by watching this short video first.

The program manual and CD include a facilitator’s guide, screening tool, exercise packets, drug fact sheets, a parent guide, referral worksheet, parent consent forms and a post test for CE credits.

There is also information on how to purchase the program.

Who Should Use

This resource can be an effective tool for anyone skilled at working with youth in many settings, including teachers/community support personnel, guidance counselors, and health professionals of young adolescents (ages 12 – 17) and older teens/young adults (up to age 19).

Scientific Evidence

This program is based on the screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) model, an evidence-based approach with multiple citations and publications referencing its validity, including the following:

Winters, K. C., Fahnhorst, T., Botzet, A., Lee, S., & Lalone, B. (2012). Brief intervention for drug-abusing adolescents in a school setting: Outcomes and mediating factors. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 42(3), 279–288. 

Winters, K. C., & Leitten, W. (2007). Brief intervention for drug-abusing adolescents in a school setting. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 21(2), 249-254. 

Beaton, A, Shubkin, CD, Campman, S. (2016). Addressing substance misuse in adolescents: A review of the literature on the screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment model. Current Opinion on Pediatrics, 28(2): 258-65.

This program also complies with DSM-5, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders  and is listed on the National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP).

 

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