Public Schools' Identification and Management of Underage Alcohol Use: A Qualitative Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The objective of this qualitative study was to investigate how public schools in the Miami-Dade County School District identify and manage students' underage alcohol use and to explore the benefits and challenges of systematic screening for underage alcohol use in district schools.

Methods

Face-to-face interviews were conducted with 16 school officials directly responsible for addressing underage alcohol use incidents at district middle and high schools. These individuals included assistant principals, guidance counselors, social workers and school-based health care professionals. A grounded-theory approach was used to code and synthesize informants' responses.

Results

No informants reported systematic screening for underage alcohol use at their schools, al

SUBMITTER: Robison WT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8247791 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature