Lead Sponsor

Brown University

Age

13 - 16 years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

•1. between the ages of 13-16 at the start of the project and living at home with at least one parent/guardian,
•2. t- score of 70 or above on one of the diagnostic-oriented scales (internalizing or externalizing problems) on the Child Behavior Checklist (i.e. reach the clinical cut-off),
•3. the child must report 6 or more incidences of substance use in the last 90 days,
•4. parental consent and child assent are obtained.

•1. adolescent meets diagnostic criteria for substance dependence suggesting need for more intensive services,
•2. the family is not able to speak and understand English or Spanish well enough to complete study procedures.