Keeping Children Drug Free:
Using Family-Centered Approaches

Parent and Community Guide
Second in a Series

Department of Health and Human Services
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention

Table of Contents

• Family Involvement is Key to Stopping Substance Abuse!

• Why Focus on Families?

• How Big is the Problem? What Are the Facts?

• What Puts Children at Risk for Substance Abuse?

• What Protects Children From Substance Abuse?

• How Do We Know What Works?

• What You Can Do!

• For More Information...

This parent and community guide is based on the recommendations of a panel of nongovernmental experts who systematically reviewed the current research on the family's role in reducing substance abuse among youth. The Center for Substance Abuse Prevention/Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration offers these recommendations in the hope that they will enhance local efforts to reduce substance abuse by minors.