Gender-Responsive Substance Abuse Treatment Interventions for Adolescent Girls

The GROW Curriculum recognises the importance of providing intervention for girls who are struggling with their developmental pathways, conditions and experiences that are leading to substance abuse/addiction, delinquency/life on the streets, and a host of other health issues. GROW offers this curriculum focusing on Gender-responsive Substance Abuse Interventions for Adolescent Girls (GROW-Girls). In understanding the difficulties and challenges they face that lead to addiction and delinquency, it is helpful to consider what girls need for a healthy development, while also recognising the situations and experiences that place them at greater risk.