Between 1989 and 2006, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) invested more than $400 million in efforts to prevent substance abuse (including underage drinking). That work explored two basic approaches—behavioral, which focuses on individuals' behavior—and environmental, which focuses on communities and attempts to change the environment that supports substance abuse.
This report describes the results, findings and lessons learned from RWJF-supported projects that used environmental approaches to preventing substance abuse, especially by youth.