Format
Scientific article
Publication Date
Published by / Citation
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews: 2019, Issue 3. Art. No.: CD012287.
Keywords
alcohol
parenting
Prevention
universal
selective
young
indicated
meta-analysis
school
computer
family therapy
home
gender
minorities
moderation
abstinence

Effectiveness Bank Analysis: ‘No Effect’ from Targeting Child Drinking via the Parents

Findings of this comprehensive review seem to almost entirely deflate what in the mid-2000s was a bubble of enthusiasm for parental programmes as a way to prevent or reduce drinking among teenagers - but despite this overall verdict, some interventions have had remarkable results.