Webinar Resources | Youth Substance Misuse: Understanding Prevention and Communication Strategies
OneOp Resources
For Youth Substance Misuse: Understanding Prevention and Communication Strategies https://oneop.org/learn/160116/
- Webinar Series | The Substance Use, Stigma, and Recovery: Trends in Military Contexts https://oneop.org/series/substance-use-stigma-and-recovery-trends-in-military-contexts/
External Resources
- AUDIT (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test) https://auditscreen.org/
- Challenge of Tarrant County https://challengetc.org/
- 2025 Red Ribbon Week | Piece by Piece – Connecting with Your Kids https://challengetc.org/red-ribbon-week-2025
- “I Choose” Campaign https://challengetc.org/i-choose
- Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) | Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Resources https://www.cadca.org/homepage/drug-free-communities-dfc-resources/
- CRAFFT | Substance use screening tool for adolescents aged 12-21 https://crafft.org/
- Department of Defense Education Activity (DODEA) resources https://www.dodea.edu/curriculum/health-education
- Military OneSource | Substance Abuse and Addiction https://www.militaryonesource.mil/resources/millife-guides/substance-abuse-addiction/
- About Military Family Life Counselors (MFLC) https://www.militaryonesource.mil/benefits/military-family-life-counseling-program/
- MFLC Locator https://www.militaryonesource.mil/resources/tools/mflc-locator/
- National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) https://www.nctsn.org/
- Understanding Youth Substance Use: For Military Parents and Caregivers https://www.nctsn.org/resources/understanding-youth-substance-use-for-military-parents-and-caregivers
- Office of Justice Programs (OJP) | Problem-Oriented Screening Instrument for Teenagers (POSIT) https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/problem-oriented-screening-instrument-teenagers-posit
- Plano City of Excellence | How to Raise a Drug-Free Child https://www.plano.gov/1336/How-to-Raise-a-Drug-Free-Child
- Book Recommendation | How to Raise a Drug-Free Kid by Joseph A. Califano Jr.
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) https://www.samhsa.gov/
- Substance Use Prevention Campaigns, Events, and Observances https://www.samhsa.gov/substance-use/prevention/campaigns-events
- Focus On Prevention – Strategies and Programs to Prevent Substance Use https://library.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/focus-on-prevention-sma10-4120.pdf
- Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) https://www.samhsa.gov/substance-use/treatment/sbirt
- Strategic Prevention Framework https://www.samhsa.gov/technical-assistance/sptac/framework
Citations
- Adams, T., Goldston, D., Tunno, A. M., & Leskin, G. (2020). Understanding youth substance use: For military parents and caregivers. National Center for Child Traumatic Stress.
- Cunitz, K., Beierlein, V., Kropp, P., & Schmid, M. (2019). Parental military deployment as risk factor for children’s mental health: A meta-analytical review. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 13(17). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13034-019-0287-y
- De Pedro, K. T., Astor, R. A., Gilreath, T. D., Benbenishty, R., & Berkowitz, R. (2018). School climate, deployment, and mental health among students in military-connected schools. Youth & Society, 50(1), 93–115. https://doi.org/10.1177/004411X15592296
- Frederick, R. (2022). Military children: Unique risks for mental health and developmental outcomes. Social Work & Christianity, 49(1), 45–61. https://doi.org/10.1080/00377317.2023.2189469
- Gilreath, T. D., Astor, R. A., Cederbaum, J. A., Benbenishty, R., Pineda, D., & Atuel, H. (2013). Substance use among military-connected youth: The California Healthy Kids Survey. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 44(2), 150–153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2012.09.054
- Gilreath, T. D., Lee, J., Pineda, D., Atuel, H., & Astor, R. A. (2022). Maladaptive coping among military-connected adolescents: Implications for prevention and intervention. Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 31(4), 267–279. https://doi.org/10.1080/1067828X.2022.2031553
- James, T., Cheung, S., & Harold, G. (2012). Psychiatric effects of military deployment on children and adolescents: A review of the literature. Psychiatric Quarterly, 83(3), 305–326. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11126-011-9202-x
- Lucier-Greer, M., Arnold, A. L., Mancini, J. A., Ford, J. L., & Bryant, C. M. (2015). Influences of cumulative risk and protective factors on the adjustment of adolescents in military families. Family Relations, 64(3), 363–377. https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.12123
- Mack, K. A., Clapperton, A., Cammack, A., Ilgen, M., Hanna, C., & Hemenway, D. (2020). Gun carrying among military-connected youth with past-year suicidal ideation and suicide plans. JAMA Network Open, 3(6), e208184. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.8184
- Martin, L. T., Trail, T. E., & Jeffries, J. (2025). Assessing the needs of military-connected children and resources to address those needs (RAND Report No. RRA463-2). RAND Corporation. https://doi.org/10.7249/RRA463-2
- Opie, J. E., Hameed, M., Vuong, A., Painter, F., Booth, A. T., Jiang, H., Dowling, R., Boh, J., McLean, N., & McIntosh, J. E. (2024). Children’s social, emotional, and behavioral outcomes in military families: A rapid review. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 33(6), 1949–1967. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-024-02856-5
- Ruff, S. B., & Matthews, K. A. (2014). The impact of multiple school transitions on military children. The Professional Counselor, 4(2), 103–113. https://tpcjournal.nbcc.org/revolving-doors-the-impact-of-multiple-school-transitions-on-military-children/
- StopBullying.gov. (2023). Military-connected youth and bullying. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. https://www.stopbullying.gov/bullying/military-connected-youth-and-bullying
- Sullivan, K. S., Hawkins, S. A., Gilreath, T. D., & Castro, C. A. (2021). Mental health outcomes associated with risk and resilience among military-connected youth. Family Process, 60(2), 507–522. https://doi.org/10.1111/famp.12596
- University of Iowa. (2016, August 12). Children of deployed military parents more at risk for alcohol, drug use. https://psychiatry.medicine.uiowa.edu/news/children-deployed-military-parents-more-risk-alcohol-drug-use
- Wadsworth, S. M., Cardin, J. F., Christ, S., Willerton, E., O’Grady, A. F., Topp, D., Copella, E., Lester, P., & Mustillo, S. (2016). Accumulation of risk and promotive factors among young children in U.S. military families. American Journal of Community Psychology, 57(1–2), 190–202. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.12025
- Williamson, V., Greenberg, N., Murphy, D., & Fear, N. T. (2018). The impact of military life on the development of children. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 12(46). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13034-018-0252-1
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