 The primary impetus for the development and implementation of the TG program is the desire to reduce risk for substance abuse problems among American Indian adolescents by preventing early initiation of substance use. Assessment of the success of the TG program components will hinge on observed impacts on substance use initiation and on the putative mediators of parental self-efficacy, strengthened family relationships, and cultural knowledge and values. Given the short timeline of the outcome evaluations limited to 6 months post-intervention, effects on mediators are anticipated to stronger than distal effects on behavioral outcomes. 