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This article describes the results of a demonstration project which focused on exploring recruitment and retention of ethnic minority families to a parent training program aimed to prevent substance abuse among their children. The Parenting for Drug-Free Children project sought to deliver a curriculum to parents from several ethnic groups in an urban setting. The targeted ethnic communities were African American, Latino, Native American, and Samoan. The project successfully recruited diverse groups of families to participate in a drug prevention program, many of whom had never participated before in a parenting program. The identification of key individuals for recruiting and accessing networks of potential participants proved to be an effective means of recruitment.
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Harachi, T.W., Catalano, R.F. & Hawkins, J.D. Effective Recruitment for Parenting Programs Within Ethnic Minority Communities . Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal 14, 23–39 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1024540829739
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