All Resources for 'Community-Based Prevention'

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...

Cultural Adaptation of the Strengthening Families Program in Brazil

Format
Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Populations
Family
Partner Organisation

Clarisse Moreira Alo, Marina Pedralho, Juliana Seidl, Mariana Russo Voydeville Damasceno, Viviane de Paula Rocha, Camila de Aquino Morais

Introduction: The Strengthening Families Program (SFP) was originally developed at the University of...

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

Format
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...

Drug Use in Adolescence: Association with Gender, Parenting Practices, Self-Efficacy and Future Time Perspective

Format
Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Populations
Women
Theories and Science
Partner Organisation

Luis G. A. Vinha, Nayara D M A A Khouri, Sheila Giardini Murta

The use of both illegal and legal drugs among adolescents poses a serious problem to societies worldwide. In this sense, it is fundamental to determine the risk and protective...

Risk and Resilience among Out-Of-School Youth in South Africa

Format
Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Populations
Family
Partner Organisation

Lisa Wegner, Joachim Jacobs, Renette J Blignaut, Innocent Karangwa, Elizabeth Weybright, Linda Lee Caldwell, Edward Allan Smith

South African youth experience many challenges including unemployment, poverty, disorganised families, health...

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

Publication Date
Format
Book
Themes
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...

Results of the Spanish Cultural Adaptation of the Strengthening Families Program 12-16

Format
Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Populations
Family
Partner Organisation

Carmen Orte, Lluís Ballester, Joan Amer, Marga Vives, Maria Antònia Gomila, Rosario Pozo, Belén Pascual, Karol L. Kumpfer

Introduction: The Family Competence Program (FCP) for 12 to 16-year-old teenagers is the Spanish adaptation of the...

Influence of Cumulative Contextual Risk on Academic Performance and Substance Abuse

Format
Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Populations
Family
Partner Organisation

W. Alex Mason, Mary B. Chmelka, Stacy-Ann A. January, Jukka Savolainen

Introduction: Children exposed to cumulative contextual risk (CCR) are vulnerable to experiencing adverse outcomes, including academic failure as well as substance use...

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