The materials are also relevant to the needs and concerns of low-income families with young children. Clinically oriented materials are not included. Head Start manuals are included, but this bibliography does not include program manuals for specific substance-abuse prevention approaches. The bibliography has been developed for a variety of audiences, including parents, program administrators, and community activists, but particularly for Head Start programs that receive Free to Grow funding and for the nearly 1,900 other Head Start programs across the country. It is also intended for other early childhood programs, community groups, partnering organizations such as mental health and drug abuse prevention agencies, service providers, and policymakers.
Selections are from the popular as well as scholarly research literature.
Materials in this bibliography were published within the past ten years and are available from a publisher, distributor, or library. Publication and purchasing information appears for all items except journals, whose publishers are listed in standard directories found in most libraries. Readers should request documents directly from the listed publisher or distributor, many of which also produce other relevant materials. If difficulties are encountered obtaining journal articles, contact the National Center for Children in Poverty Library. For more information about the prevention of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug abuse, readers should contact the following organizations and resources, as well as other organizations described in many of the publications listed in this bibliography.