Project SUCCESS

Website

http://www.sascorp.org/success.html

Program Description

Project Schools Using Coordinated Community Efforts to Strengthen Students (SUCCESS) is a school-based, multicomponent substance abuse prevention program that reduces risk factors for and increases protective factors against substance misuse among students ages 12-18. The program includes an eight-session prevention education series, individual and group counseling, a parent education program, and community referral to treatment or additional services for students as needed.

Prevention Category

Universal
Selective
Indicated

Practice Level

Individual
Relationship

Strategies

Education

Practice Components

Level
Components
Individual
Connection to More Services
Education
Psychoeducation
Self-Efficacy or Self-Esteem Enhancement
Skills Training
Relationship
Parenting Education/Skills
Peer Norm Development
Community/Society
None

Risk and Protective Factors

Risk Factors
Protective Factors
Individual Risk Factors
Early initiation of substance use
Favorable attitudes towards substance abuse
Internalizing behaviors (e.g., anxiety, depression, social withdrawal)
Negative emotional state
Rebelliousness
Individual Protective Factors
Emotional self-regulation
Family Risk Factors
History of family substance misuse
Family Protective Factors
Attachment between caregivers and youth, including unity, warmth, and attachment
School, Peer, and Community Risk Factors
Norms favorable towards substance use
Peer aggression or violence
Substance use among peers
School, Peer, and Community Protective Factors
Community norms, beliefs, and standards against substance use
Opportunities for prosocial engagement in the school and community
Positive social norms

Population Age

Age 6-12
Age 13-17
Age 18-20

Populations of Focus

General Population

Settings

School (K-12)
Community-based program

Parental/Caregiver Involvement

Recommended or optional

Substance Use Prevention Focus

Alcohol
Cannabis
Tobacco

Recommended Staffing

Health or social work counselor, therapist or professional (unlicensed)

Empirical Evidence of Impact

Substance Substance-Related Behavior Age Evidence Strength and Study Populations of Focus
Alcohol Changes in Knowledge, Attitudes, or Beliefs High School Moderate (General Population)1
Alcohol Reduced Use or Delayed Initiation High School Moderate (General Population)2-3
Cannabis Changes in Knowledge, Attitudes, or Beliefs High School Moderate (General Population)1
Cannabis Reduced Use or Delayed Initiation High School Moderate (General Population)2-3
Tobacco Reduced Use or Delayed Initiation High School Promising (General Population)2
References

1 Clark, H. K., Ringwalt, C. L., Shamblen, S. R., & Hanley, S. M. (2011). Project SUCCESS' effects on substance use-related attitudes and behaviors: a randomized controlled trial in alternative high schools. Journal of Drug Education, 41(1), 17–44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2009.10.004

2 Clark, H. K., Ringwalt, C. L., Hanley, S., Shamblen, S. R., Flewelling, R. L., & Hano, M. C. (2010). Project SUCCESS' effects on the substance use of alternative high school students. Addictive Behaviors, 35(3), 209–217. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2009.10.004.

3 Vaughn, R., Roberts, K.J., Schweizer, N.E. (2021). The impact of Project SUCCESS on adolescent school and marijuana use. Unpublished manuscript.

 

Training and Technical Assistance

Virtual or in-person trainings are available for $350, and these costs include the Implementation manual, optional Resource Manual, and optional Data Collection Log. Onsite group trainings are also available for $4,500 plus trainer travel and expenses. There is no cost to ask brief questions by phone or email, and more intensive phone and virtual consultations can be provided for $150 per hour.

Adaptations

Project SUCCESS can be translated into any language, and materials can be adapted to reflect the needs and preferences of participants. Other evidence-based substance use curricula can be substituted for Project SUCCESS’ Prevention Education Series if they are delivered by a Counselor. Providers can also choose to implement parts of the program (rather than the entire thing) if they choose.

Program Costs

Please visit the developer’s website listed above for updated information about implementation costs.

What California Providers Are Saying

We have not yet spoken to any California service providers who have experience implementing Project Success. If you have implemented it, we would like to hear from you and add what you learned about to SUPER. Please contact us.

Labels

Universal,
Selective,
Indicated,

Individual,
Relationship,
Community/Society, community society, community-society,

Information dissemination,
Education,
Problem identification and referral,
Community-based processes,
Environmental,

Connection to More Services,
Education,
Psychoeducation,
Self-efficacy/self-esteem enhancement,
Skills Training,

Parenting Education/Skills,
Peer Norm Development,

Early initiation of substance use,
Favorable attitudes towards substance abuse,
Internalizing behaviors (e.g. anxiety, depression, social withdrawal),
Negative emotional state,
Rebelliousness,

Emotional self-regulation,

History of family substance misuse,

Attachment between caregivers and youth, including unity, warmth, and attachment,

Norms favorable towards substance use,
Peer aggression or violence,
Substance use among peers,

Community norms, beliefs, and standards against substance use,
Opportunities for prosocial engagement in the school and community,
Positive social norms,

Age 6-12, ages 6-12,
Age 13-17, ages 13-17,
Age 18-20, ages 18-20,

General Population,

Recommended/optional,

Alcohol,
Cannabis,
Tobacco,

School (K-12), k-12,
Community-based program, community based program, community/based program,

Health/social work counselor, therapist or professional (unlicensed), health social,