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Reducing the risk factors and enhancing the protective factors associated with initiating substance use.
But Who Does It Work for? Impacts of Executive Function on Healthy Relationships Program Efficacy
Deinera Exner-Cortens, David A Wolfe, J. Bruce Morton, Claire V Crooks
Introduction: Promoting healthy relationships is increasingly recognized as key to violence prevention; however, evaluation of healthy relationships programs for...
Promoting Healthy Relationships and Masculinities among Adolescent Boys
Deinera Exner-Cortens, Debb Hurlock, Pam Krause
Introduction: A large body of research demonstrates that adolescence is a key period for promoting healthy relationship skills as part of efforts to prevent bullying and dating violence...
Preventing Sleep Deprivation in a 24/7 Society: A Universal School-Based Intervention for Adolescents
Serena Bauducco, Ida Flink, Steven Linton
Introduction: Growing evidence shows that adolescents are at risk for sleep deprivation, which has serious consequences on adolescents´ functioning, including emotional and physical health, and...
Studio di fattibilità di un intervento sul telefono cellulare per promuovere la salute mentale tra i migranti messicani deportati
Ietza Bojorquez, Rosa M Aguilera-Guzman, Adrian Aguilera, Silvia Mejia
Introduzione: Le deportazioni di migranti messicani che avevano vissuto negli Stati Uniti per lunghi periodi di tempo sono aumentate negli ultimi dieci anni. Come...
Un intervento di gruppo basato sul web per ragazzi di 15-25 anni i cui genitori hanno uso di sostanze o problemi di salute mentale
Tobias H. Elgan, Anna K Strandberg, Johanna Gripenberg
Introduzione: A seconda di come viene definito il problema, tra il 5-20% di tutti i bambini svedesi cresce con genitori che hanno uso di sostanze e / o problemi di salute mentale, il...
Effetti a lungo termine di un programma di servizio responsabile delle bevande
Johanna Gripenberg, Tobias Elgán, Sven Andréasson
Introduzione: Nel 1996, un programma di prevenzione dell'alcol nel Responsible Beverage Service (RBS) mirato a locali autorizzati è stato avviato da STAD (Stockholm Prevent Alcohol and...
Is Young Adolescents’ Self-Esteem Predicted by Peer Acceptance? A Gender Perspective
Olivier Gaudet, Justin Vollet, Marie-Helene Veronneau, Thomas Kindermann, Cécile Mathys
Introduction: Self-esteem influences youth’s mental and physical health (Tzesniewski et al., 2006) and is central to adolescent development. During...
Cultural Adaptations, Engagement and Outcomes of the Thailand Strengthening Families Program 12-16
Kannikar Nolrajsuwat
Introduction: The Thailand culturally adapted version of the Strengthening Families Program (12-16) was evaluated for high risk 12 to 17-year-olds. After the success of the SFP 6-11 in Thailand, the Thailand juvenile...
Cultural Adaptation, Appropriateness and Perceptions of Change after Participation in the SFP 10-14 in Panama
Anilena Mejia Lynch
Introduction: The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime has invested widely in the dissemination and implementation of the Strengthening Families Program 10-14 (SFP 10-14) in Central America. SFP 10-14 is a family...
Cultural Adaptation and Results of the Strengthening Families Program 12-16 for Spanish Families
Carmen Orte
Introduction: The Family Competence Program (FCP) for 12 to 16-year-old teenagers is the Spanish adaptation of the Strengthening Families Program (SFP) (Kumpfer & DeMarsh, 1985). This EBI consisted of 14 sessions that target...
Risks and Opportunities of Growing Up as Refugees
Ha Yeon Kim, Lindsay Brown
Introduction: The world currently faces the largest refugee crisis since WWII[1]. Lebanon alone, a nation of approximately 4 million citizens, is sheltering over 1 million registered Syrian refugees. The...
Predictors of Educational Attainment in a Disadvantaged French-Canadian Sample
Marie-Helene Veronneau, Lisa Serbin, Kathleen Kennedy-Turner, Dale M. Stack, Alex Schwartzman, Jane Ledingham
Introduction: Educational attainment predicts health and well-being throughout the lifespan. Although educational attainment is...
A Multilevel Analysis of School Influences on Student Mental Health: The Role of School and Classroom Climate
Katholiki Georgiades, Anna Kata, Laura Duncan, Michael Boyle
Introduction: Reducing inequalities in child mental health constitutes an important public health priority in Canada, and schools represent an ideal context for effective...
Coalition Development for Drug Prevention in Mexico
Louis D Brown, Rebecca Wells, Alexia A. Wilson, Sarah Meyer Chilenski
Introduction: Illegal drug use rose 87% from 2002 to 2011 in Mexico. To help address this problem, 19 substance use prevention coalitions were organized across Mexico...
Financial Capability Program and Condom Use among Sexually-Active Youth in the Ghana Youthsave Project
Rainier Masa, Gina Chowa
Background: Despite high level of knowledge about condoms, condom use remains low among sexually active youth globally, including Ghana. Although interventions that promote condom use have been implemented, few...
Most-Read Knowledge Share Articles of 2017
Here is a selection of the most-read Knowledge Share articles of 2017. These are the articles that captivated our members most.
CONADIC presenta linee guida preventive per bambini, adolescenti, genitori e insegnanti
Le Linee Guida Preventive sono costituite da sei esercizi, lettere descrittive e procedure, le cui attività e strategie sono finalizzate allo sviluppo di competenze e abilità specifiche in ogni fascia di età.
Gender Differences in Risk Factors for Adolescent Binge Drinking & Implications for Interventions
Alcohol use, particularly binge drinking (BD), is a major public health concern among adolescents. Recent national data show that the gender gap in alcohol use is lessening, and BD among girls is rising. Considering the increase in BD among...
Material Hardship, Perceived Stress, and Medication Adherence among Treatment-Experienced People Living with HIV in Rural Zambia
Rainier Masa, Gina Chowa
Introduction: The intersection of poverty and HIV/AIDS creates a cycle, with poverty increasing risk to HIV exposure and infection, and HIV/AIDS in turn heightening vulnerability to poverty. Further, economic...
Prevenzione indicata di ansia e depressione nei bambini in età scolare
Kristin Martinsen, Simon-Peter Neumer, Solveig I Holen, Anne Mari Sund, Joshua Patrasso, Lene-Mari Rasmussen, Frode Adolfsen, Mona Elisabeth Løvaas, Marit Loetveit Pedersen, Trine Waaktaar
Introduzione: Ansia e depressione sono disturbi...