M. Woodside et al., EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION OF THE IMAGES WITHIN - AN ALCOHOL EDUCATION AND PREVENTION PROGRAM, Journal of drug education, 27(1), 1997, pp. 53-65
A program titled ''The Images Within'' was implemented and evaluated i
n three sites on the east coast of the United States. This school curr
iculum uses art work developed by children of alcoholics to stimulate
classroom discussions of the problems of parental alcohol abuse. The e
valuation with 278 experimental and 310 control students indicated inc
reased knowledge about the effects of alcohol and improved skills in c
oping with alcohol problems and help seeking behavior. Process data in
dicated that related programs were initiated, students were stimulated
by the program and teachers were positive in their perceptions of the
program. Schools implementing this program need to have developed ref
erral networks to handle the individual concerns that are expressed as
a result of participation in ''The Images Within.''