Strong African American Families – Teen

Target Population

SAAF-T is designed to serve families with youth ages 14–16 who identify as being African American or Black. 

Dosage

SAAF-T is delivered over five weekly 2-hour sessions. Sessions typically consist of groups of 6–8 families, and up to a maximum of 12 families.

Location/Delivery Setting

Recommended Locations/Delivery Settings

SAAF-T is delivered in community settings.

Location/Delivery Settings Observed in the Research

• Community Center (e.g., religious or recreational facility)

Education, Certifications and Training

SAAF-T is delivered by certified SAAF-T facilitators. Sites implementing SAAF-T are required to have at least five certified facilitators. Each session is intended to be led by a team of three certified facilitators. In the first hour of the program, two facilitators lead the youth-only content while the third facilitator leads the caregiver-only content. In the second hour of the program, all three facilitators work together to implement the family content. To become certified as a SAAF facilitator, individuals must complete a 3-day “training of facilitators” led by a certified agency trainer.

To become certified as an agency trainer, certified SAAF facilitators must (1) complete an additional “training of trainer” training; (2) implement the full SAAF-T program at least two times as a parent or caregiver facilitator and at least two times as a youth facilitator; and (3) submit videos of session implementation, self-evaluation forms, and fidelity observation forms for select sessions.

Program or Service Documentation

Book/Manual/Available documentation used for review

Molgaard, V. K., Renfro, T., & Stewart, L. (2014). Strong African American Families Teen Program. Center for Family Research, University of Georgia.

Available languages

 SAAF-T materials are available in English.

Other supporting materials

Strong African American Families. (2017). SAAF-T site resource manual. Center for Family Research, University of Georgia.

Training Information 

For More Information

Website: https://cfr.uga.edu/saaf-programs/saaf-t/  

Phone: (706) 425-2992

Contact Form: https://cfr.uga.edu/contact-us/ 

Note: The details on Dosage; Location; Education, Certifications, and Training; Other Supporting Materials; and For More Information sections above are provided to website users for informational purposes only. This information is not exhaustive and may be subject to change.

Results of Search and Review	Number of Studies Identified and Reviewed for Strong African American Families – Teen
Identified in Search	1
Eligible for Review	1
Rated High	1
Rated Moderate	0
Rated Low	0
Reviewed Only for Risk of Harm	0

Outcome	Effect Size	95% Confidence Interval	Implied Percentile Effect	N of Studies (Findings)	N of Participants	Summary of Findings
Child well-being: Behavioral and emotional functioning	0.06	[-0.12, 0.24]	2	1 (2)	478	Favorable: 2 No Effect: 0 Unfavorable: 0
Child well-being: Substance use	0.19	[0.01, 0.37]	7	1 (1)	478	Favorable: 1 No Effect: 0 Unfavorable: 0
Adult well-being: Positive parenting practices	0.02	[-0.16, 0.20]	0	1 (3)	483	Favorable: 1 No Effect: 2 Unfavorable: 0

Note: For the effect sizes and implied percentile effects reported in the table, a positive number favors the intervention condition and a negative number favors the comparison condition. A range of comparison conditions, including no intervention, minimal intervention, placebo or attention, treatment as usual, and head-to-head comparison conditions are eligible for review (see Section 4.1.7 of the Handbook Version 2.0). Different types of comparison conditions may affect the magnitude of the effect sizes across studies. For example, an intervention compared to a no treatment comparison condition may produce a larger effect size than the same intervention compared to another intervention because the other intervention may itself be effective. The effect sizes shown may be derived from samples that overlap across studies. See the Individual Study Findings table for information about the specific comparison conditions used in each study and the Studies Reviewed section for information about any overlapping samples. The effect sizes presented here are provided for informational purposes only and are not used in determining a program or service rating.

Outcome	Effect Size	Implied Percentile Effect	Months after treatment when outcome measured	Number of Participants
Child well-being: Behavioral and emotional functioning
Study 14225 - SAAF–T vs. Attention Control (Brody, 2012)
Conduct Problems	0.11 *	4	21	478
Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale	0.01 *	0	21	478
Child well-being: Substance use
Study 14225 - SAAF–T vs. Attention Control (Brody, 2012)
Substance Use (Past 3 Months)	0.19 *	7	21	478
Adult well-being: Positive parenting practices
Study 14225 - SAAF–T vs. Attention Control (Kogan, 2012a)
Communication of Parental Expectations	-0.04	-1	21	483
Parental Academic Involvement	0.09 *	3	21	483
Effective Problem Solving	0.01	0	21	483

*p <.05

Note: For the effect sizes and implied percentile effects reported in the table, a positive number favors the intervention condition and a negative number favors the comparison condition. Effect sizes and implied percentile effects were calculated by the Prevention Services Clearinghouse as described in the Handbook of Standards and Procedures, Version 2.0, Sections 6.4 and 6.5 and may not align with effect sizes reported in individual publications. The Prevention Services Clearinghouse uses information reported in study documents and, when necessary, information provided by study authors in response to author queries to assign study ratings and calculate effect sizes (see Section 8.4.2 in the Handbook of Standards and Procedures, Version 2.0). The Prevention Services Clearinghouse typically relies on study-reported p-values to form the basis of the assessment of statistical significance for a finding, but will perform its own statistical test of a finding using any available information in study documents or author queries, as needed (see Section 6.3 in the Handbook of Standards and Procedures, Version 2.0). As a result, the effect sizes and statistical significance reported in the table may not align with the estimates as they are reported in study documents.

Only publications with eligible contrasts that met design and execution standards are included in the individual study findings table.

Full citations for the studies shown in the table are available in the "Studies Reviewed" section.

The participant characteristics display is an initial version. We encourage those interested in providing feedback to send suggestions to preventionservices@abtglobal.com.

The table below displays locations, the year, and participant demographics for studies that received moderate or high ratings on design and execution and that reported the information. Participant characteristics for studies with more than one intervention versus comparison group pair that received moderate or high ratings are shown separately in the table. Please note, the information presented here uses terminology directly from the study documents, when available. Studies that received moderate or high ratings on design and execution that did not include relevant participant demographic information would not be represented in this table.

For more information on how Clearinghouse reviewers record the information in the table, please see our Resource Guide on Study Participant Characteristics and Settings.

Characteristics of the Participants in the Studies with Moderate or High Ratings
Study Location	Study Year	Demographic Characteristics	Populations of Interest*	Household Socioeconomic Status
Study 14225 - SAAF–T vs. Attention Control
Characteristics of the Children and Youth
Georgia, USA	2007	Age range: 15-16 years; 100% in 10th grade 100% Black 56% Girls	--	--
Characteristics of the Adults, Parents, or Caregivers
Georgia, USA	2007	Average age: 43.1 years 100% Black	56% Single mothers	73% Within 150% of the poverty threshold

“--” indicates information not reported in the study.

* The information about disabilities is based on initial coding. For more information on how the Clearinghouse recorded disability information for the initial release, please see our Resource Guide on Study Participant Characteristics and Settings.

Note: Citations for the documents associated with each 5-digit study number shown in the table can be found in the “Studies Reviewed” section below. Study settings and participant demographics are recorded for all studies that received moderate or high ratings on design and execution and that reported the information. Studies that did not report any information about setting or participant demographics are not displayed. For more information on how participant characteristics are recorded, please see our Resource Guide on Study Participant Characteristics and Settings.

Sometimes study results are reported in more than one document, or a single document reports results from multiple studies. Studies are identified below by their Prevention Services Clearinghouse study identification numbers. To receive a rating of supported or well-supported, the favorable evidence for a program or service must have been obtained from research conducted in a usual care or practice setting.

Studies Rated High

Study 14225

Brody, G. H., Chen, Y.-F., Kogan, S. M., Yu, T., Molgaard, V. K., DiClemente, R. J., & Wingood, G. M. (2012). Family-centered program deters substance use, conduct problems, and depressive symptoms in Black adolescents. Pediatrics, 129(1), 108-115. https://doi.org/10.1542%2Fpeds.2011-0623

Kogan, S. M., Brody, G. H., Molgaard, V. K., Grange, C. M., Oliver, D. A. H., Anderson, T. N., DiClemente, R. J., Wingood, G. M., Chen, Y.-F., & Sperr, M. C. (2012a). The Strong African American Families-Teen trial: Rationale, design, engagement processes, and family-specific effects. Prevention Science, 13(2), 206-217. https://doi.org/10.1007%2Fs11121-011-0257-y

Kogan, S. M., Yu, T., Brody, G. H., Chen, Y.-F., DiClemente, R. J., Wingood, G. M., & Corso, P. S. (2012b). Integrating condom skills into family-centered prevention: Efficacy of the Strong African American Families-Teen program. Journal of Adolescent Health, 51(2), 164-170. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2011.11.022

This study was conducted in a usual care or practice setting (Handbook Version 2.0, Section 7.2.2)