All Resources for 'Community-Based Prevention'

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

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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...

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...

Strengthening Families Program: Evaluation of Implementation Quality and Social Validity

Format
Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Populations
Family
Quality Assurance
Partner Organisation

Sheila Giardini Murta, Luis G. A. Vinha

The enhancement of positive parenting practices, family cohesion and family values has been shown to be one of the ways to prevent drug abuse among young people. The Strengthening Families Program...

Gender and Regional Differences of Cigarette Smoking and Alcohol Consumption

Format
Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Populations
Men
Women
Partner Organisation

Jinsong Tang, Yanhui Liao

Introduction: Generally, the prevalence of cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption in male Chinese is higher than that in female Chinese. However, little is known about the regional differences in prevalence of...

Evaluation of an Online Parenting Programme Based on ‘the Little Parent Handbook’

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

Margiad Elen Williams, Dawn Adele Owen

Introduction: Whilst there are evidence based services for parents of children with identified behaviour problems, the demands on parents have increased and now many parents are seeking advice on...

Psychological Distress, Family Functioning and Use of Psychoactive Substances in Administrative Workers of an Institution of Higher Education in Nicaragua

Format
Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Psychoactive Substances
Populations
Family
Women
Partner Organisation

Alinka Patricia Avendaño Balladares

Introduction: Professionals in the field of mental health and addictions try to identify situations that cause psychoactive substances use in the population, especially the working population, due to...

PROSPER Community-University Partnership Delivery System Effects on Substance Misuse

Publication Date
Format
Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Populations
Family

Evaluated prevention programmes are typically implemented by research teams, raising questions over real-world applicability, but a groundbreaking US trial is said to have produced a ‘robust’ demonstration of the potential of a system in...

Exposure to Tobacco Secondhand Smoke and Its Associated Factors among Non-Smoking Adults in Smoking-Restricted and Non-Restricted Areas

Publication Date
Format
Scientific article
Themes
Public Health
Law Enforcement

Abstract

Objectives: Secondhand smoke (SHS) has been associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Therefore, the aims of the paper are to assess SHS exposure among non-smoking adults in Malaysia attending various smoking-restricted...

Association of Occasional Smoking with Total Mortality in the Population-Based Tromsø Study

Publication Date
Format
Scientific article
Themes
Populations
Men
Women
Public Health

Abstract

Objectives: There is a shift in the smoking population from daily smokers to light or occasional smokers. The knowledge about possible adverse health effects of this new smoking pattern is limited. We investigated smoking habits...

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