Reducing the risk factors and enhancing the protective factors associated with initiating substance use.
Prevention
Families Preparing a New Generation: Adaption of a Parent-Adolescent Substance Use Intervention for Burmese Refugee Families
Craig Nagoshi , Julie L. Nagoshi, Eusebius Small, Flavio F. Marsiglia Introduction: The overall goal of the proposed research project was to implement an adaptation of the established Families Preparing a New Generation ( FPNG) substance...
UNODC-Lcif Case Control Trials of Lionsquest Skills for Adolescence in South East Europe: Research Results and Policy Implications
Wadih E. Maalouf , Milos Stojanovic, Matthew Kiefer, Giovanna Campello, Hanna E. Heikkila, Ziad El Khatib UNODC has an ongoing global initiative promoting evidence based prevention programmes in line with the UNODC International Standards...
Using Tableau Technology to Share Risk and Protective Factor Data with Local Communities for Prevention Planning
Nicole Eisenberg , John S. Briney, Richard F. Catalano, Kevin P. Haggerty, Ilene Berman, Daniela Castillo, Cynthia Weaver Introduction: Assessment of risk and protective factors is a key element of science-based approaches to community...
Does School Climate Mean the Same Thing in the U.S. as in Mexico?
Catherine Bradshaw , Kathan D. Shukla, Tracy E. Waasdorp, Sarah Lindstrom Johnson, Mercedes Gabriela Orozco Solis, Amanda J. Nguyen, Cecilia Colunga Rodriguez Introduction: School climate is an important construct for guiding violence...
Improving the Measurement of School Climate
Sarah Lindstrom Johnson , Ray E. Reichenberg, Kathan Shukula, Tracy E. Waasdorp, Catherine Bradshaw Introduction: Research over the past decade has provided clarity in defining school climate, improvements in its measurement, and more...
Triangulating School Climate: Areas of Convergence and Divergence in Multilevel Perspective
Jessika H. Bottiani , Sarah Lindstrom Johnson, Katrina J. Debnam, Catherine Bradshaw Introduction: School stakeholders, including students, staff, and parents, often differ in their perceptions of school climate, making a multiple informant...
Ungsinn (Young Mind) - An Online Journal to Promote Evidence Based Practice in Norway
Helene Eng , Monica Martinussen, Charlotte Reedtz, Joshua Patras, Simon-Peter Neumer Background: Although knowledge about effective interventions for children and adolescents is regularly made available through scientific journals, most...
Exploring the Associations Between Symptoms of Anxiety and/or Depression and Adaptive School Functioning in Young School Children
Marit Loetveit Pedersen , Solveig I Holen, Simon-Peter Neumer, Kristin Martinsen, Lene-Mari Potulski Rasmussen, Frode Adolfsen, Joshua Patras, Mona Elisabeth Løvaas, Anne Mari Sund Introduction: Several studies have shown a reciprocal...
Testing the Social Interaction Learning Model with Adolescent Substance Use Outcomes in a Prospective Australian Sample
Christopher Mehus , Jennifer L. Doty, Gary C. K. Chan, Adrian B. Kelly, Richard F. Catalano, John Toumbourou, Barbara McMorris Introduction: Parents and peer contexts both impact the development of adolescent substance misuse. The Social...
The Administration of Web-Based Questionnaires in UK Biobank, a Prospective Cohort Study of 500,000 UK Adults
Jo Holliday , Thomas Littlejohns, Naomi Allen, Nicola Doherty, Cathie Sudlow Introduction: In an increasingly digital environment, web-based questionnaires are a convenient and cost-effective way of collecting data from participants in...