SAMHSA’s Strengthening Families Project (1999-2004) provided communities the opportunity to select from among 35 programs.   Grantees were encouraged to make modifications to meet specific cultural and community needs  The Strengthening Multi-Ethnic Families and Communities Program was invited to participate, and was classified as a “Promising Program.”

Cohort I – A total of 32 groups (30%) selected the SMEFC Curriculum

Results showed that the SMEFC Program was particularly suited to meeting community high-risk issues, the program was implemented with good fidelity, and grantees made fewer cultural and structural modifications to this program, reporting that the curriculum was already well suited to meeting the needs of the families being served.

Cohort II – A total of 16 groups (50%) selected the SMEFC Curriculum

Results showed that the SMEFC Program was the only program that significantly (p<.01) impacted all four core family variables:  resilience, conflict, coherence, and attachment.

SAMHSA Family Strengthening Program - Cohort I Report (pdf)

SAMHSA Family Strengthening Program - Cohort II Report (pdf)

Barrio Families Program, Luz Social Services, Tucson, AZ (pdf)
Reliability ratings calculated for program concepts;  6-month Follow-up

Strong Families – Familias Fuertes Program, CWCMH, Yakima, WA (pdf)
Used the Protective Factor Inventory and Pre/Post/Retrospective Design

Thousand Hands Joined Together, Asian Pacific Family Center, Rosemead, CA (pdf)
Translated SMEFC into Chinese.  Graduated 587 parents in 29 classes

Parenting Early Intervention Pathfinder Executive Summary, England (pdf)
SMEFC, Incredible Years, Triple P – results show programs equally effective