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ICR works with school and after-school programs to develop, implement, and test innovative programs in Drug and HIV/AIDS prevention among young people throughout Connecticut. ICR staff partners with school districts and community-based agencies in the development and testing of education curricula among diverse ethnic populations.

Building Preventative Group Norms in Urban Middle Schools
Research Method: Intervention Research
Principal Investigators: Jean J. Schensul, Ph.D. (PI), Bonnie K. Nastasi, Ph.D. (Co-PI)
Grant: National Institute on Drug Abuse (#DA12015)
Partners: Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven Public Schools, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Dates of Study: 1999-2004
This intervention study is developing, conducting and evaluating a new approach to drug and sex-risk prevention in urban middle schools. Working with students and teachers in New Haven, CT, the project compares the standard social development curriculum to one based upon collaborative learning, problem-solving and group consensus.
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