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ArticleJournal of community psychology2025

Acceptability and Improvement of a Library-Based Substance Use Prevention Intervention.

Bailey Holmes Spencer, Terrinieka W Powell, Nancy Adane, Andrea Hwang, Emily Davie, Tosheania M Phoenix, Bianca D Smith

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Article in Journal of community psychology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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7 authors.

Bailey Holmes SpencerJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Terrinieka W PowellJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3254-059X
Nancy AdaneTennessee State University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Andrea HwangJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Emily DavieGila River Health Care, Sacaton, Arizona, USA.
Tosheania M PhoenixJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Bianca D SmithJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.ORCID 0009-0006-0200-8518

Funding

Integrating data for causal inference in behavioral healthT32MH122357 · NIMH · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI Rashelle Jean Musci, Elizabeth A. Stuart · 2020 to 2026
$1.8M
NIMH NIH HHS T32 MH122357The Bloomberg American Health Initiative funded this study. Bailey Holmes Spencer was supported as a doctoral student on a NIMH T32 Training Grant (T32 MH 122357).
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Youth affected by household challenges are more susceptible to early substance use and are more than twice as likely to develop a substance use disorder later in adulthood than their peers. Despite the considerable need, effective, community-based substance use prevention programs are limited and may not address the current needs of youth, specifically for Black youth. Better Together is an age-appropriate, culturally relevant intervention designed to prevent substance use among Black youth exposed to household challenges. The newly created intervention is intended to be delivered in partnership with libraries. This study describes the process used to assess the acceptability and improvement of the Better Together Intervention. A total of 23 individuals (i.e., 9 librarians, 6 parents, and 8 youth) participated in focus groups. In terms of acceptability, participants found Better Together to be clear, relatable, and well-organized. They made five recommendations for improvements. Steps to revise the intervention based on participant responses and assess feasibility are discussed.

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Black or African AmericanLibrariesPatient Acceptance of Health CareSubstance-Related DisordersAdolescentAdultFemaleFocus GroupsHumansMaleYoung Adultadverse childhood experienceshousehold challengeslibrary‐based interventionparental substance abuseprocess evaluationqualitative research

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PMID40788670
PMCPMC12447705

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