Program Profile: Positive Action

This is a reentry program in Brooklyn, N.Y., that provides substance abuse treatment, employment, and housing services for parolees.

Evidence Rating: Effective | More than one study

Date:

This program uses a curriculum-based approach to improve youth academics, behavior, and character. The program is rated Effective. Treatment group students reported statistically significantly less substance use, sexual activity, violent behavior, serious violence-related behavior, and bullying behavior, compared with control group students. There were no statistically significant differences in measures of disruptive behaviors.

An Effective rating implies that implementing the program is likely to result in the intended outcome(s).

This program's rating is based on evidence that includes either 1) one study conducted in multiple sites; or 2) two or three studies, each conducted at a different site. Learn about how we make the multisite determination.

Date Created: July 17, 2024
Program Snapshot

Age: 0 - 18

Gender: Male, Female

Race/Ethnicity: White, Black, Hispanic, American Indians/Alaska Native, Asian/Pacific Islander, Other

Geography: Suburban Urban Rural

Setting (Delivery): School, Other Community Setting, Home

Program Type: Academic Skills Enhancement, Alcohol and Drug Prevention, Bullying and Cyberbullying Prevention/Intervention, Conflict Resolution/Interpersonal Skills, School/Classroom Environment, Truancy Prevention

Targeted Population: Families

Current Program Status: Active

Program Developer:
Carol Gerber Allred
President/Developer
Positive Action, Inc.

264 Fourth Avenue South
Twin Falls, ID 83301
United States

Phone: 1.800.345.2974
Website(link is external)
Email

Researcher:
Brian Flay
Professor, Department of Public Health
Oregon State University

321 Waldo Hall
Corvallis, OR 97331
United States

Phone: 541.737.3837
Website(link is external)
Email