ArticleSubstance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy2023
Engaging youth as leaders and partners can improve substance use prevention: a call to action to support youth engagement practice and research.
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- Perceived Social Connectedness and Substance Use among Adolescents and Young Adults in North Carolina.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2026Article
- Exploring prevention and control mechanisms of youth substance use: a case of North Wollo and Waghimra, Northeast Ethiopia.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Not Just a Strategy, But the Heartbeat of Our Work: The Importance of Youth Engagement in Drug-Free Communities Coalitions.Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMPArticle
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backgroundAs a subfield of prevention science, substance use prevention researchers and professionals are increasingly focused on translating research into practice, developing the workforce of prevention specialists, and creating a robust prevention infrastructure. One critical need for professional development among the substance use prevention workforce is training and technical assistance around how to include young people in developing, implementing, and evaluating substance use prevention programs. MAIN BODY: Amplifying youth voices can increase the quality and responsiveness of youth prevention research and practice, as well as hasten and improve the translation of prevention interventions into practice while also benefiting youth themselves. Yet, youth engagement is multi-layered and nuanced. Training prevention professionals who work with youth in youth development and youth/adult partnerships is critical to support meaningful youth engagement efforts. We assert that the substance use prevention workforce needs at least three specific competencies to engage youth meaningfully in prevention: 1) understand adolescent development and the core elements of youth-adult partnerships; 2) apply this knowledge to program design and practice; and 3) implement relational practices to share power with young people.
conclusionIncorporating the insights of young people can improve substance use prevention. The substance use prevention workforce should be supported in developing competencies to meaningfully engage youth. These competencies require training, and resources must be devoted to support appropriate training.
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