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Cultural Adaptations, Engagement and Outcomes of the Thailand Strengthening Families Program 12-16

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Scientific article
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Prevention
Populations
Family
Indigenous Populations, Older Adults and Refugees.
Refugees
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion
Partner Organisation

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...

Predictors of Educational Attainment in a Disadvantaged French-Canadian Sample

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Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Populations
Family
Partner Organisation

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...

Most-Read Knowledge Share Articles of 2017

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News
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Public Health
Statistics
Mental Health
Policy
Here is a selection of the most-read Knowledge Share articles of 2017. These are the articles that captivated our members most.

Tobacco Product Use among Military Veterans — United States, 2010–2015

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Scientific article
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Populations
Family
Public Health

Summary

What is already known about this topic?

In the United States, the prevalence of adverse health conditions caused by tobacco use is particularly high among veterans; however, data on use of tobacco products other than cigarettes in...

Generating Revenue by Raising Tobacco Taxes in Latin America and the Caribbean

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Scientific article
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Policy
Public Health

Abstract

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine if raising tobacco taxes in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region will generate extra tax revenue, even at outer edges of the sensitivity analysis, with relatively...

Correlates of Substance Use in Male Pakistani Adolescents

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Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Populations
Family
Partner Organisation

Salman Shahzad, Wendy Leigh Kliewer, Muzafar Ali, Nasreen Begum

Substance use is a significant problem in Pakistan, particularly among male adolescents, yet there are few studies of the correlates of use in this population. As a first step...

Predictors of Treatment Response Following Parent Management Training: Child, Context, and Therapy Factors

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Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Partner Organisation

Terje Gunnar Ogden, Kristine Amlund Hagen

Parent Management Training- the Oregon model (PMTO) was introduced as a treatment alternative to families in both child welfare services and child psychiatric out-patient clinics in Norway, in 2001...

Effectiveness Bank Hot Topic: Measuring Alcohol-Related Harm: Politics and Science

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Book
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Policy
Public Health

At national level alcohol-related harm and especially the net cost of harm versus benefits are slippery concepts. Malleability and policy salience combine to make the estimates contested territory, seen as justifying reduced alcohol taxes...