Girls Incorporated of Metro Denver

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Girls Incorporated of Metro Denver

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:
1499 Julian St.
Denver, CO 80204

Website: www.girlsincdenver.org

Mission/Goals: Girls Incorporated is dedicated to assisting girls and young women to become knowledgeable, resourceful and responsible citizens.

Sources: www.guidestar.org; www.girlsincdenver.org

Over 3,000

6-18

Please click here for more information on this evaluation.

Type of Evaluation: Experimental

Note: The evaluation reported here does not include the Denver program.

Objective: To determine the impact of Friendly PEERsuasion on substance abuse behaviors in girls. This program aims to build girls' skills for resisting pressure to use harmful substances such as alcohol, tobacco, household chemicals and other drugs.

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

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