NCJ Number
147864
Date Published
1993
Length
42 pages
Annotation
This report contains information about the Federal role in helping communities establish drug prevention programs.
Abstract
The authors of this report attempted to determine: (1) what the Federal Government expects of community-based coalitions and how it is helping them meet those expectations; (2) what community-based coalitions are trying to accomplish and how helpful they think Federal assistance has been; (3) what information is available to show whether community-based coalitions are successful; and (4) the degree to which community groups participated annually in developing the national drug control strategy. The following are among the findings presented herein: (1) Evidence showing whether community based coalitions can succeed in reducing drug use is limited; and (2) Despite the demonstration grants awarded and the promising nature of the community coalition approach, the Federal Government still faces a number of challenges in stimulating other communities with similar problems to mobilize against drug use. Footnotes, figures, appendixes, tables, abbreviations