Strong African American Families – Teen
Strong African American Families – Teen (SAAF-T) is a 5-session, group-based adaptation of the SAAF parenting program designed for families with youth ages 14–16. SAAF-T aims to build on the strengths of African American families to prevent substance use and other risky youth behaviors. The program focuses on strengthening parental monitoring and involvement, communicating with youth about sex and substance use, engaging in cooperative problem-solving, and providing positive racial socialization. SAAF-T promotes youth goal-setting and attainment, resistance of involvement in risky behaviors, strategies for addressing experiences of racism, and acceptance of parental influences. Each 2-hour session has two parts. In the first hour, youth and caregivers meet in separate groups for activities, discussion, and skill-building. In the second hour, families come back together for activities with their family and the larger group.
SAAF-T does not currently meet criteria to receive a rating because no studies met eligibility criteria for review.
Date Last Reviewed (Handbook Version 1.0): Sep 2022
Sources
The program or service description, target population, and program or service delivery and implementation information were informed by the following sources: the program or service manual and the program or service developer’s website.
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Target Population
SAAF-T is designed to serve families with youth ages 14–16 who identify as being African American or Black.
Dosage
SAAF-T is delivered over five weekly 2-hour sessions. Sessions typically consist of groups of 6–8 families, and up to a maximum of 12 families.
Location/Delivery Setting
Recommended Locations/Delivery Settings
SAAF-T is delivered in community settings.
Education, Certifications and Training
SAAF-T is delivered by certified SAAF-T facilitators. Sites implementing SAAF-T are required to have at least five certified facilitators. Each session is intended to be led by a team of three certified facilitators. In the first hour of the program, two facilitators lead the youth-only content while the third facilitator leads the caregiver-only content. In the second hour of the program, all three facilitators work together to implement the family content. To become certified as a SAAF facilitator, individuals must complete a 3-day “training of facilitators” led by a certified agency trainer.
To become certified as an agency trainer, certified SAAF facilitators must (1) complete an additional “training of trainer” training; (2) implement the full SAAF-T program at least two times as a parent or caregiver facilitator and at least two times as a youth facilitator; and (3) submit videos of session implementation, self-evaluation forms, and fidelity observation forms for select sessions.
Program or Service Documentation
Book/Manual/Available documentation used for review
Molgaard, V. K., Renfro, T., & Stewart, L. (2014). Strong African American Families Teen Program. Center for Family Research, University of Georgia.
Available languages
SAAF-T materials are available in English.
Other supporting materials
Strong African American Families. (2017). SAAF-T site resource manual. Center for Family Research, University of Georgia.
For More Information
Website: https://cfr.uga.edu/saaf-programs/saaf-t/
Phone: (706) 425-2992
Contact Form: https://cfr.uga.edu/contact-us/
Note: The details on Dosage; Location; Education, Certifications, and Training; Other Supporting Materials; and For More Information sections above are provided to website users for informational purposes only. This information is not exhaustive and may be subject to change.
| Results of Search and Review | Number of Studies Identified and Reviewed for Strong African American Families – Teen |
|---|---|
| Identified in Search | 1 |
| Eligible for Review | 0 |
| Rated High | 0 |
| Rated Moderate | 0 |
| Rated Low | 0 |
| Reviewed Only for Risk of Harm | 0 |
The participant characteristics display is an initial version. We encourage those interested in providing feedback to send suggestions to preventionservices@abtglobal.com.
The table below displays locations, the year, and participant demographics for studies that received moderate or high ratings on design and execution and that reported the information. Participant characteristics for studies with more than one intervention versus comparison group pair that received moderate or high ratings are shown separately in the table. Please note, the information presented here uses terminology directly from the study documents, when available. Studies that received moderate or high ratings on design and execution that did not include relevant participant demographic information would not be represented in this table.
For more information on how Clearinghouse reviewers record the information in the table, please see our Resource Guide on Study Participant Characteristics and Settings.
| Characteristics of the Participants in the Studies with Moderate or High Ratings | ||||||
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Study Location
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Study Year
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Demographic Characteristics
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Populations of Interest*
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Household Socioeconomic Status
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| Study 14225 - SAAF–T vs. Attention Control | ||||||
| Characteristics of the Children and Youth | ||||||
| Georgia, USA | 2007 |
Age range: 15-16 years; 100% in 10th Grade
100% Black
56% Girls
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| Characteristics of the Adults, Parents, or Caregivers | ||||||
| Georgia, USA | 2007 |
Average age: 43.1 years
100% Black
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55.5% Single mothers | 73% Percent within 150% of the poverty threshold | ||
“--” indicates information not reported in the study.
* The information about disabilities is based on initial coding. For more information on how the Clearinghouse recorded disability information for the initial release, please see our Resource Guide on Study Participant Characteristics and Settings.
Note: Citations for the documents associated with each 5-digit study number shown in the table can be found in the “Studies Reviewed” section below. Study settings and participant demographics are recorded for all studies that received moderate or high ratings on design and execution and that reported the information. Studies that did not report any information about setting or participant demographics are not displayed. For more information on how participant characteristics are recorded, please see our Resource Guide on Study Participant Characteristics and Settings.
Studies Not Eligible for Review
Study 14225
Brody, G. H., Chen, Y.-f., Kogan, S. M., Yu, T., Molgaard, V. K., DiClemente, R. J., & Wingood, G. M. (2012). Family-centered program deters substance use, conduct problems, and depressive symptoms in Black adolescents. Pediatrics, 129(1), 108-115. https://doi.org/10.1542%2Fpeds.2011-0623
Kogan, S. M., Brody, G. H., Molgaard, V. K., Grange, C. M., Oliver, D. A. H., Anderson, T. N., DiClemente, R. J., Wingood, G. M., Chen, Y.-f., & Sperr, M. C. (2012). The Strong African American Families-Teen trial: Rationale, design, engagement processes, and family-specific effects. Prevention Science, 13(2), 206-217. https://doi.org/10.1007%2Fs11121-011-0257-y
Kogan, S. M., Yu, T., Brody, G. H., Chen, Y.-f., DiClemente, R. J., Wingood, G. M., & Corso, P. S. (2012). Integrating condom skills into family-centered prevention: Efficacy of the Strong African American Families-Teen Program. Journal of Adolescent Health, 51(2) 164-170. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2011.11.022
This study is ineligible for review because it does not use an eligible study design (Handbook Version 1.0, Section 4.1.4).