All Resources for 'Community-Based Prevention'

Alcohol Consumption and the Risk of Dementia

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Public Health

It is believed that the number of people living with dementia will triple by 2050. There is yet no cure for the disease therefore prevention is key. There are several modifiable lifestyle risk factors that are thought to be associated with...

Top 5 Studies to Read about Drug Education

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Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
School-Based
Public Health

Drug and Alcohol Findings have announced the top five studies in the field of drug education. 

The five studies describe drug prevention curriculum and techniques that have been tried and tested, with varying degrees of success, in Western...

World Mental Health Day 2018

Format
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...

Epidemiology and Etiology: Testing the Cross-Lagged Relationships between Parental Monitoring and Antisocial Peer Associations in a Longitudinal Adolescent Sample

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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.

Christopher Mehus University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Myriam Forster California State...

Promoting equity and decreasing disparities through optimizing prevention science: Power Differentials between Sexual Partners and Knowledge of HIV Status in Latino MSM

Format
Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Populations
Men
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.

Ben Parchem George Washington University 

Ana Maria del Rio Gonzalez George Washington...

NIDA International SPR Poster Session: Barriers and Facilitators to Treatment Seeking for Alcohol Use Among Men in Kenya

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Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Men
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.

Puja Patel Duke University

Eve S. Puffer Duke University

Introduction: Substance use...

Role of Research-Practice-Policy Partnerships in Optimizing Prevention Science and the Use of Research Evidence: A Multi-Level Parenting Skills Package for Families Living in Challenging Settings

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Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Populations
Family
Indigenous Populations, Older Adults and Refugees.
Refugees
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.

Wadih E. Maalouf United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

Virginia Molgaard Iowa State...

Promoting equity and decreasing disparities through optimizing prevention science: Traditional Gender Roles and the Narrowing Gender Gap in Substance Use Among Urban Early Adolescents in Mexico

Format
Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Populations
Family
Men
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.

Stephen S. Kulis Arizona State University

Flavio F. Marsiglia Arizona State University; B...

Daily Use of Marijuana among Non-College Young Adults at all Time High

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Book
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Public Health
Partner Organisation

A recent survey produced by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has analysed trends in substance use between young adults, aged 19-22, attending college and not attending college in the US. 

Results show that the prevalence of...