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ArticleDrug and alcohol dependence2023

Preventing substance use among urban, African American youth: The potential of mentor-mentee conversations.

Michelle R Kaufman, Kate Wright, Jeannette Simon, Alicia Bazell, David L DuBois, Lori-Ann Palen, Carl Latkin

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Article in Drug and alcohol dependence, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Michelle R KaufmanJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Health, Behavior & Society, 624 N. Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. Electronic address: MichelleKaufman@jhu.edu.
Kate WrightJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Health, Behavior & Society, 624 N. Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Jeannette SimonAnanizach, LLC, P.O. Box 47741, Windsor Mill, MD 21244, USA.
Alicia BazellJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Health, Behavior & Society, 624 N. Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
David L DuBoisDivision of Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Illinois Chicago, 1603 W. Taylor (M/C 923), Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
Lori-Ann PalenData Soapbox, LLC, Cary, NC, USA.
Carl LatkinJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Health, Behavior & Society, 624 N. Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Johns Hopkins University · USUniversity of Illinois Chicago · US

Funding

mHealth Intervention via Mentors: Preventing Substance Use, Sexual Risk and Violence among Inner City Youth through Technology-Enhanced MentoringK01DA042138 · NIDA · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI KAUFMAN, MICHELLE R. · 2017 to 2021
$896k
NIDA NIH HHS K01 DA042138
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEarly adolescence is a critical time for preventing substance use onset. Mentoring can help protect youth via social influence; however, little is currently known about direct mentor-mentee interactions around substance use. To investigate this topic, interviews were conducted with mentors to explore their comfort with, and perceived barriers and facilitators to, discussions about substance use with youth mentees.

methodsInterviews were conducted with 26 adults serving as mentors to African American youth ages 12-14 in programs in the Baltimore/Washington, DC area. Themes were identified through qualitative analysis and pertained to comfort and engagement, commonly discussed topics, and barriers and facilitators.

resultsAlthough mentors expressed comfort with the idea of talking about substance use with their mentees, there also was an equally salient theme of having not actually done so beyond relatively cursory conversations. Salient expressed barriers to substance use discussions with mentees included fear of overstepping unclear boundaries in the mentor role and concern about having accurate information. Facilitators included training provided by programs, personal or familial experience with substance use, and concern with disparate legal ramifications for youth of color if caught in possession of, using, or selling drugs. Mentors also were in general agreement that a digital app could serve as a useful resource for discussing substance use with mentees.

conclusionsThese results suggest mentors of urban youth of color may benefit from additional training and support for engaging them in discussions about substance use as well as useful topics to address in this regard.

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MentoringMentorsSubstance-Related DisordersAdolescentAdultBaltimoreBlack or African AmericanChildCommunicationDistrict of ColumbiaHumansProgram EvaluationAdolescentAfrican American youthMentoringSubstance useUrban youth

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PMID37722205
PMCPMC10615866
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