All Resources for 'Community-Based Prevention'

Native American Teens at Higher Risk for Substance Abuse

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Scientific article
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Data
Prevention
Public Health

A recent study has found that Native American adolescents are at greater risk of alcohol and drug abuse than other American teens.

Survey results were collected from 1,700 Native American students at 31 schools across the United States and...

World Mental Health Day 2018

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News
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Public Health
Mental Health

The World Health Organization defines mental health as “a state of well-being in which every individual realizes his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make...

NIDA International SPR Poster Session: Distal and Proximal Associations of Parental Alcohol Use with Adolescent Alcohol Use and Young Adult Alcohol Abuse in a Finnish Birth Cohort

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Scientific article
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Prevention
Populations
Family
Partner Organisation

This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.

W. Alex Mason Boys Town

Gail Smith Boys Town; Gilbert Parra University of Nebraska, Lincoln...

Epidemiology and Etiology: Drug Dealing Involvement Among People Who Inject Drugs in Colombia: Prevalence, Demographics and Injection Risk Correlates

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Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Populations
Family
Partner Organisation

This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.

David Toro-Tobón CES University

Dedsy Y. Berbesi-Fernandez CES University; Pedro Mateu...

Role of Research-Practice-Policy Partnerships in Optimizing Prevention Science and the Use of Research Evidence: Building a Stakeholder Task Force to Advance Prevention Science

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Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Populations
Family
Partner Organisation

This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.

Jenelle R. Shanley Georgia State University 

Lisa P. Armistead Georgia State University; Vi...

Promoting equity and decreasing disparities through optimizing prevention science: Feminine Traditions: Exploring Social and Behavioral Characteristics of Haitian Women at Risk for HPV-Infection and Related Cancer

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Scientific article
Themes
Populations
Women
Partner Organisation

This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.

Rhoda K. Moise University of Miami

Jordan A. Baeker Bispo University of Miami; Julia S...

Low Self-Esteem Connected to Greater Risk for Opioid Use

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Format
Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Public Health
Mental Health
Data

It has been suggested that individuals with low self-esteem are more likely to choose maladaptive coping behaviors, such as abuse of opioids, when faced with life stressors.

In a recent study conducted in New York, over 1000 adults, of...

Innovative Methods and Statistics: Predictive Analytics within a Prevention Science Framework

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Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Populations
Family
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion
Partner Organisation

This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.

Kristen R Johnson University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

This first paper will define...

Research, Policy, and Practice: Parenting Interventions to Prevent Violence Against Children in Low- and Middle-Income Countries in East and Southeast Asia: A Systematic Review and Multi-Level Meta-Analysis

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Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Populations
Family
Theories and Science
Partner Organisation

This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.  

Amalee R. McCoy University of Oxford

Frances Gardner University of Oxford; G.J. Melendez...