Rowland, Bosco http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0192-809X
Jonkman, H.
Steketee, M.
Solomon, Renati J.
Solomon, Shreeletha
Toumbourou, J. W.
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01-DA012140-05))
University Grants Commission (F No 5-236/2008(HRP)
ZonMw (120610017)
Article History
First Online: 6 April 2019
Compliance with Ethical Standards
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: The present study uses the Communities That Care survey that Professor Catalano co-designed. Professors Toumbourou and Dr. Rowland have served as volunteer Directors or Officers with Communities That Care Ltd., the not-for-profit company that owns the Communities That Care survey in Australia.
: For the IYDS US sample, ethics approval was obtained from the University of Washington (Washington State) and for the Australian sample from the University of Melbourne and the Royal Children’s Hospital in Victoria. Appropriate school districts and administrators gave permission for school data collection in each location. Written parental consent was obtained, and students provided assent to participate in the study on the day of the survey.Ethics procedures for Mumbai mirrored the IYDS in the USA and Australia. The Research Ethics Committee at the Rayat Shikshan Sanstha’s Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil College, Vashi, Mumbai, reviewed and approved the Mumbai IYDS study design in early 2010.
: Approval was obtained from school authorities and from principals. After obtaining the school approval, parental permission was sought to survey children in the target classrooms. After receiving school and parental consent, students were asked to provide their assent before filling out the questionnaire. Approval for the Dutch study was provided by the Verwey-Jonker Institute and regional municipal authorities. Parents and young people provided informed consent as a requirement for young people to participate.