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Table 1 Example of Community Wise sessions description and grouping into components to be evaluated (for a participant randomized to experimental condition number 1 or number 2)

From: Optimizing a community-engaged multi-level group intervention to reduce substance use: an application of the multiphase optimization strategy

Session number and theme

Components covered

Session 1: Icebreaker and welcome

Core component

Session 2: Critical thinking class

Core component

Session 3: Solar system

Critical dialogue

Session 4: Empowerment: introduction

Half quality-of-life-wheel and half capacity building project

Session 5: Funhouse mirrors

Critical dialogue

Session 6: Empowerment: implementation

Half quality-of-life-wheel and half capacity building project

Session 7: Walls

Critical Dialogue

Session 8: Empowerment: implementation

Half quality-of-life-wheel and half capacity building project

Session 9: Historical trauma and evaluation

Critical dialogue

Session 10: Empowerment: Implementation & Evaluation

Half quality-of-life-wheel and half capacity building project

Session11: Families/relationships

Critical dialogue

Session 12: Empowerment: implementation and evaluation

Half quality-of-life-wheel and half capacity building project

Session 13: Sexuality

Critical dialogue

Session 14: Empowerment: implementation and evaluation

Half quality-of-life-wheel and half capacity building project

Session 15: Termination and plans for the future

Core component

Graduation ceremony (optional)

Core component