An Alcohol Treatment Program for College Students: Community Model of Inclusion in the University Setting.

Abstract: 

Students struggling with alcohol problems continue to be part of the college experience. A community model of inclusion consisting of the components of embeddedness, interdependence, intradependence, and evolution (CMEIIE) was used to conceptualize an alcohol treatment program that encourages campus agencies to share resources, training, and ideas. The use of CMEIIE allows universities flexibility to design their own community model of intervention that takes into account (a) current policies, programming, and services; (b) relationships between offices; (c) extensiveness of mental health services; (d) resources of local community agencies; and (e) continual evaluation of the effectiveness of their intervention programs.