Implementation and Evaluation of an Intervention for Children in Afghanistan at Risk for Substance Use or Actively Using Psychoactive Substances

Table 1

Example schedule of intervention components that younger children receive while in residential inpatient treatment for 45 days.

Week	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
1	(i) Appropriate basic education; (ii) Trauma coping skills	(i) Nutrition; (ii) Drug education	(i) Appropriate basic education; (ii) Structured art therapy	(i) Hygiene; (ii) Personal safety	(i) Appropriate basic education; (ii) Communication skills
2	(i) Appropriate basic education; (ii) Trauma coping skills	(i) Nutrition; (ii) Drug education	(i) Appropriate basic education; (ii) Structured art therapy	(i) Hygiene; (ii) Personal safety	(i) Appropriate basic education; (ii) Communication skills
3	(i) Appropriate basic education; (ii) Trauma coping skills	(i) Nutrition; (ii) Drug education	(i) Appropriate basic education; (ii) Structured art therapy	(i) Hygiene; (ii) Personal safety	(i) Appropriate basic education; (ii) Communication skills
4	(i) Appropriate basic education; (ii) Trauma coping skills	(i) Nutrition; (ii) Drug education	(i) Appropriate basic education; (ii) Structured art therapy	(i) Hygiene; (ii) Personal safety	(i) Appropriate basic education; (ii) Communication skills
5	(i) Appropriate basic education; (ii) Trauma coping skills	(i) Nutrition; (ii) Drug education	(i) Appropriate basic education; (ii) Structured art therapy	(i) Hygiene; (ii) Personal safety	(i) Appropriate basic education; (ii) Communication skills
6	(i) Appropriate basic education; (ii) Trauma coping skills	(i) Nutrition; (ii) Drug education	(i) Appropriate basic education; (ii) Structured art therapy	(i) Hygiene; (ii) Personal safety	(i) Appropriate basic education; (ii) Communication skills

Notes. The first three days of inpatient stay would involve baseline assessment, introduction to the residential rules and code of conduct, and the like. Older children would cycle through these same components three additional times during their residential stay—some basic material would repeat, as necessary (e.g., education, drug education) while most components would involve additional material.