Measuring Sustainment in Prevention Programs and Initiatives

Sustaining prevention efforts directed at drug and alcohol abuse, HIV, and related mental health problems is currently one of the greatest, yet least understood challenges in the field of implementation science. A large gap in knowledge exists regarding what is meant by the term "sustainment" and what factors predict or even measure sustainability of effective prevention programs and support systems, in continually evolving communities,...

Assessing Health Behaviors and Mental Health among Deaf Students at CSUN

Federal agencies such as the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration invest substantial amounts of money to prevent risky substance use on college campuses; however, these prevention programs do not reach all types of students. College students who are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing (D/HH), for example, are not surveyed about their substance use and other health behaviors. Most substance use prevention programs ar...