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January 24, 2012 | Program Result
Free to Grow: Head Start Partnerships to Promote Substance-Free Communities tested an innovative approach to two closely related public health problems - substance abuse and child abuse.
May 9, 2011 | Journal Article
This article describes the independent evaluation conducted of Free to Grow (FTG) based at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Researcers compared 14 FTG sites with 14 matched Head Start agencies and communities without the program.
National Program
Program to support selected Head Start agencies to adapt and evaluate innovative substance abuse prevention models that aim to strengthen a young child's environment, specifically the family and community.
October 1, 2003 | Program Result
Aspira de Puerto Rico developed a family-to-family peer mentoring model of substance abuse prevention based on the Latino concept of compadres (godparents).
October 1, 2003 | Program Result
The Community Partnership for Child Development planned and implemented a Free to Grow project under the RWJF national program, Free to Grow: Head Start Partnerships to Promote Substance-Free Communities.
June 27, 2011 | Program Result
Fresh Ideas was a targeted solicitation for proposals that aimed to give immigrants and refugees the tools and support they need to improve and maintain their own health.
October 5, 2009 | Program Result
Drug dealers selling crystal methamphetamine, known as ice, used to be a common site at Kahekili Terrace, a low-income housing project on the Hawaiian island of Maui.
October 5, 2009 | Program Result
Expanding the capacity of Head Start agencies to identify and assist families in need was a key ingredient of Free To Grow. That was especially so in New Britain, Conn., and Orange, Calif.
October 5, 2009 | Program Result
Free To Grow brought together diverse community partners to help strengthen families and communities. At one site, Wausau, Wis., the partners worked to change social norms on alcohol use and abuse.
January 1, 2006 | Book
Recommended Reading Evaluation of the Free to Grow Initiative: Head Start Partnerships to Promote Substance-Free Communities Executive Summary: Protecting Children from Substance Abuse Protecting Children from Substance Abuse: Lessons from Free to ...