A systematic review of reviews on comprehensive community initiatives to prevent or reduce alcohol and other drug harms.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Comprehensive community initiatives (CCI) aimed at reducing or preventing alcohol or other drug (AOD) harms incorporate multiple initiatives delivered to whole communities to effect community-level change on sociocultural and environmental factors. CCIs have gained in popularity and have been subject to extensive research; however, CCIs comprise multiple initiatives and evidence for effectiveness by substance type has been mixed. This umbrella review aimed to synthesise information from published reviews to describe the combination of CCIs with the most consistent evidence for impact for each substance type.

Method

We searched Embase/Medline, PsycINFO, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, two online registries and hand searched references for English

SUBMITTER: Gates PJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12779595 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature