Girls, INC Friendly PEERsuasion Program

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Girls, INC
Friendly PEERsuasion Program

Approach
Out of School/ Summer	Mentoring	Tutoring	Counseling/ Therapy	School-based	Clinic/ Provider-based	Service/ Vocational learning	Parent or family component	Other
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Outcomes
Educational/ Cognitive	Social/ Emotional	Life Skills	Physical Health	Behavior Problems	Reproductive	Citizenship	Mental Health
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Background Information

Program size

Age range

Research

Program Fee?

Contact information:
Girls INC in Chicago is licensed through the
YWCA of Metropolitan Chicago
180 North Wabash, Suite 300
Chicago, IL 60601

Website: www.girlsinc.org/ic; www.ywca.org/chicago

Mission/Goals: Girls, INC develops research-based informal education programs that encourage girls to take risks and master physical, intellectual and emotional challenges.

Source(s): www.girlsinc.org/ic

Girls, INC has over 1,000 sites across the nation

6-18 year olds

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Type of Evaluation: Experimental.

Note: The research sample did not include any Chicago programs.

Objective: To determine the impact of Friendly PEERsuasion on substance abuse behaviors in girls.

Impact/Outcomes: The program was found to be most successful delaying substance use in younger participants: 22% of younger, treatment participants reported substance abuse compared to 34% in the control group. Younger participants were less likely to use "gateway" drugs. Participants also reported leaving situations where substance abuse was present more often than control groups.

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