The goal of the program is to reduce risk factors and increase protective factors for substance abuse in families where a parent is a known substance abuser. Youth targeted by the program are children between 6 and 12 years of age whose parents have been admitted for substance abuse treatment services. The program curriculum includes parent, child, and family components and is carried out by trainers using program manuals and videotapes. The parent training component is based on a model in which parents are taught more appropriate ways of coping with their children's problem behaviors. The children's skills training component is designed to teach a variety of prosocial skills, such as coping with loneliness, making choices and living with the consequences, controlling anger, recognizing feelings, and dealing with peer pressure. The family skills training component involves both parents and children as a family unit. Evolutionary stages of the program are detailed with respect to program implementation, process/outcome evaluation, environmental impacts, cultural specificity evaluation, cross-site evaluation, and future development. 14 references