Reducing the risk factors and enhancing the protective factors associated with initiating substance use.
Prevention
Mortality in the United States from Self-Injury Surpasses Diabetes: A Prevention Imperative
Abstract This report uses an enhanced conceptualisation of self-injury mortality (SIM), which comprised registered or known suicides by any method and estimated non-suicide deaths from opioid and other drug self-intoxication. SIM surpassed...
Approaches to Substance Use Prevention Utilizing School Curriculum Plus Social Environment Change
Hundreds of studies have tested the efficacy or effectiveness of school curriculum-based (CB) substance use prevention programs. Over the years, various researchers have also tested programs that included school curricula, but with the...
Cannabis Fact Sheet for Parents and Caregivers
Canada's largest mental health teaching hospital (CAMH) has developed a new fact sheet on recreational cannabis for parents/guardians and caregivers of youth aged 12-18. It provides information about cannabis, cannabis legalisation, risks...
New App: Underage Drinking Prevention
"Talk. They Hear You." App Research shows that parents are the number one reason young people decide not to drink alcohol. This new App developed by SAMHSA features an interactive simulation that helps parents learn the do's and don'ts of...
Informational Video on the Humphrey Fellowship Program
This two minute video provides a look at one fellow's experience
Differential Intervention Effectiveness of a Universal School-Based Resilience Intervention in Reducing Adolescent Substance Use within Student Subgroups
Abstract Objectives: Interventions addressing the individual and environmental protective factors of adolescents are suggested to have potential for reducing adolescent substance use. While universally delivered school-based substance use...
Application of Research Design and Methods for Optimizing Prevention Science: Planning for Suicide Prevention Strategies
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. Emily Haroz The Johns Hopkins University; Shoshanna Fine, The Johns Hopkins University...
Application of Research Design and Methods for Optimizing Prevention Science: Growth in Depression among Adolescents
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. Mijin Kim University of Houston; Alexandria Posada, University of Houston; Wiesner Margit...
Application of Research Design and Methods for Optimizing Prevention Science: Optimizing the Use of Free Online Technological Tools to Monitor Prevention Program Implementation and Outcomes in Chile
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. Camila Astrain San Carlos de Maipo Foundation; Maria Luisa Correa, Fundación San Carlos de...
Application of Research Design and Methods for Optimizing Prevention Science: For Whom Do Parenting Interventions to Prevent Adolescent Substance Use Work?
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. Diego Garcia-Huidobro Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile; Jennifer L. Doty, University...