Alcohol Literacy Challenge (ALC)

At a glance

Program or Strategy Type
Direct Service
Intervention Continuum
Selective
Indicated
Age group(s)
Age 14
Late Adolescence (15-18)
Early Adulthood (19-22)
Adulthood to 24
Setting(s)
School
Campus
DBHR Prevention Funding Source(s)
EIP
EBP Designation
Evidence Based Program (EBP) for EIP
Versions with EBP Designations
N/A
Program or Strategy Description

The Alcohol Literacy Challenge (ALC) is a single-session, group-delivered intervention for college and high school students that challenges participants’ alcohol expectancies. Alcohol expectancies are the ways in which individuals perceive that alcohol will affect them or alter their experiences while drinking. Beliefs held about alcohol are linked to alcohol consumption, and research suggests that changing beliefs about alcohol can change individuals’ consumption patterns (Dunn and Goldman 1998, 2000). The goals of the program are to change students’ alcohol expectancies and lower alcohol use. The program was shown to have a statistically significant effect on modifying alcohol expectancy processes and reducing alcohol consumption in college students, however, there was No statistically significant impact on high school students.

Status on Other Registries or Inventories
Blueprints: Not on registry
CrimeSolutions: Promising
CEBC: Not on registry
WSIPP Youth Cannabis 2019: Research-based
WSIPP Children's Services 2020: Promising
Title IV-E Clearinghouse: Not on registry
What Works Clearinghouse: Not on registry
CASEL Program Guide: Not on registry
Suicide Prevention Resource Center: Not on registry

Contexts

Race/Ethnicity
 Black, American Indians/Alaska Native, Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, White, Other
(Dis)ability
Not specified
Gender
Female, Male
LGBTQ+
Not specified
Urbanicity
Suburban
Language
Not specified
Program Website
https://www.alcoholliteracychallenge.com/
Name and Contact of Program Developer

e-mail: info@alcoholliteracychallenge.com

Characteristics

Protective factor(s) addressed

Individual Protective Factors
Not Specified
Peer Protective Factors
Not Specified
Family Protective Factors
Not Specified
School Protective Factors
Not Specified
Neighborhood/Community Protective Factors
Not Specified

Risk factor(s) addressed

Individual Risk Factors
Favorable Attitudes Towards Drug Use
Substance Use
Peer Risk Factors
Not Specified
Family Risk Factors
Not Specified
School Risk Factors
Not Specified
Neighborhood/Community Risk Factors
Not Specified

Outcomes targeted

Problem Behavior Outcomes
Alcohol
Education Outcomes
Not Specified
Emotional Well-being Outcomes
Not Specified
Positive Relationships Outcomes
Not Specified

Implementation stories