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WELCOME
Welcome to the Strengthening Families Program
official web page. The Strengthening Families Program (SFP)
is a nationally and internationally recognized parenting
and family strengthening program for high-risk families.
SFP is an evidence-based family skills training program
found to significantly reduce problem behaviors, delinquency,
and alcohol and drug abuse in children and to improve social
competencies and school performance. Child maltreatment
also decreases as parents strengthen bonds with their children
and learn more effective parenting skills.
SFP was developed and found effective on
a National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) research grant
in the early 1980s. More than 15 subsequent independent
replications have found similar positive results with families
in many different ethnic groups. Both culturally adapted
versions and the core version of SFP have been found effective
with African-American, Hispanic, Asian, Pacific Islander,
and First Nations families.
The original SFP for high-risk families
with children ages 6 to 11 years (SFP6-11) was joined in
the early 1990’s by a shorter 7-session version for
low-risk families with pre- and early teens (SFP10-14).
SFP6-11 has now been joined by 14-session versions for
high-risk families with both younger children (SFP3-5) and
early teens (SFP12-16).
In the more than two decades since its
development, SFP has been reviewed by researchers and rated
as an exemplary, evidence-based program. It has been approved
for implementation with federal and state funds by:
The
White House Office of the First Lady Helping America’s
Youth (HAY)
The
White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)
The National
Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
The
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)
The
Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS)
The U.S. Department
of Education (USDOE)
The
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
For information contact:
Strengthening Families Program Office
Department of Health Promotion and Education
1901 E South Campus Drive, Room 2107
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-0920
Phone: (801)581-8498 Fax: (801)581-5872
karol.kumpfer@health.utah.edu
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