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Guiding Good Choices

Type: 
Education/Curriculum
Skill Development/Training
Parent/Family Skills Training
Age: 
Children
Adolescent
Demographics: 
Rural
Settings: 
Community
Schools
Agency/Organization
Focus area: 
Physical Violence, Aggression, and/or Conduct Problems
Outcomes: 
Alcohol and substance use (tobacco, marijuana, and hard drugs)
Problematic parenting (discipline and relationship; includes coercive, dysfunctional, harsh, inconsistent; also effective parenting)
Short description: 
Guiding Good Choices (GGC), formerly Preparing for the Drug Free Years, is a prevention program that provides parents of children in grades 4 through 8 (9 to 14 years old) with the knowledge and skills needed to guide their children through early adolescence.
Risk and protective factors: 
Child maltreatment
Harsh or inconsistent parenting
Poor parental monitoring/supervision
Substance use
Good relationship with parents
Delivery: 
Trained facilitators
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Full description: 
Guiding Good Choices (GGC) is a prevention program that provides parents with the knowledge and skills needed to support their children through early adolescence. Created for children ages 9 to 14, GGC seeks to improve family bonding and foster conditions and skills that allow children to resist substance abuse and antisocial behavior. This interactive program consists of activities and lessons that teach families how to improve communication, manage conflict, set clear expectations, and prevent substance abuse within the family.
Program website: 
http://www.channing-bete.com/prevention-programs/guiding-good-choices/guiding-go...
Data type: 
Violence-associated injuries