Wandersman Abraham, Florin Paul
Department of Psychology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA.
Am Psychol. 2003 Jun-Jul;58(6-7):441-8. doi: 10.1037/0003-066x.58.6-7.441.
The prevalence of pregnancy, substance abuse, violence, and delinquency among young people is unacceptably high. Interventions for preventing problems in large numbers of youth require more than individual psychological interventions. Successful interventions include the involvement of prevention practitioners and community residents in community-level interventions. The potential of community-level interventions is illustrated by a number of successful studies. However, more inclusive reviews and multisite comparisons show that although there have been successes, many interventions did not demonstrate results. The road to greater success includes prevention science and newer community-centered models of accountability and technical assistance systems for prevention.
年轻人中怀孕、药物滥用、暴力和犯罪的发生率高得令人无法接受。针对大量青少年预防问题的干预措施需要的不仅仅是个体心理干预。成功的干预措施包括预防从业者和社区居民参与社区层面的干预。一些成功的研究表明了社区层面干预的潜力。然而，更全面的综述和多地点比较表明，尽管取得了一些成功，但许多干预措施并未显示出效果。通往更大成功的道路包括预防科学以及更新的以社区为中心的问责制模式和预防技术援助系统。
