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Positive youth development (PYD) interventions to reduce substance use

Summary of the evidence

Rating: 
  • Unknown effectiveness

Positive youth development (PYD) interventions i.e. programmes that favour the promotion of positive assets were found in a systematic review with meta-analysis (Melendez-Torres et al., 2016, 10 studies) to have no significant effect in:

  • reducing substance use

Details

Note: this evidence summary is only valid for the outcomes, target groups, settings and substances/patterns of use described below.

Name of response option
  • behavioural prevention interventions
Desired outcome(s)
  • reduce substance use
Area(s)
  • Prevention
Specific substance or pattern of use
  • not-drug specific
Target group(s) or setting(s)
  • communities
  • young people

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