TY - JOUR AU - Herbert, Patrick C. AU - Rhodes, Darson AU - Whitney, Elizabeth A. AU - Tiberi-Ramos, Jelynn AU - Baer, Hailee AU - Bylina, Haley AU - Cox, Carol PY - 2020/12/31 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Effects of a Prosocial Skills Curriculum in an Afterschool Program JF - American Journal of Health Studies JA - AJHS VL - 35 IS - 3 SE - Articles DO - 10.47779/ajhs.2020.239 UR - https://amjhealthstudies.com/index.php/ajhs/article/view/239 SP - AB - <p class="p2">School-based substance use prevention and prosocial skills-based interventions have demonstrated promise, however, there is less known about the cognitive and behavioral benefits of such programs conducted in afterschool settings. A four-lesson, early intervention program focused on prosocial behavior development and facilitated by community substance use prevention coalition members was delivered to early elementary-aged participants in an afterschool program. Participant prevention knowledge as measured by brief pre-post quiz improved significantly (p &lt; 0.001), but their mentor-observed prosocial behaviors as measured by pre-post behavioral attribute scale did not. A brief afterschool early prevention intervention can change substance use knowledge among early elementary participants. Prosocial behavior change, though, still warrants future investigation in the afterschool setting.</p> ER -