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How do I talk to my children about alcohol? A brief guide for parents or heads of families

Book

16 August 2021

Guide that offers information for mothers, fathers or other family leaders, about how to address the issue of alcohol consumption with their children during puberty and adolescence, favoring the establishment of clear limits and rules, but...

INEP Plus – Facilitating new learning for prevention

INEP – an INtroduction to Evidence- based Prevention – was developed and is provided by Charles University in Prague. It was an output of a project called “UPC-Adapt” funded by the European Commission in 2018.

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Apply for Early Career funding to attend EUSPR 2022

The SPR Board of Directors has allocated $3,000 in funds to support early career prevention researchers to attend the 13th EUSPR Conference.

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Prevention Science Journal, Volume 22, issue 6, August 2021

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1 August 2021

Special Issue: Optimizing the Implementation and Effectiveness of Preventive Interventions through Motivational Interviewing

Congratulations to Livia Edegger on winning the 2021 International Collaborative Prevention Research Award

It is with great pleasure that we share the news that our Deputy Director, Livia Edegger, has been awarded the 2021 International Collaborative Prevention Research Award by the Recognition and Honors Committee with nominations from the membership of the Society for Prevention Research (SPR).

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INEP Plus Opens the Door to Prevention

Learn about the successful INEP Plus pilot programme and its potential to make a major contribution to professional development in prevention.

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Training of Trainers on UPC Course 2, Physiology and Pharmacology for Prevention Specialists

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A 4 days virtual training on Universal Prevention Curriculum Course 2, “Physiology and Pharmacology for Prevention Specialists” from 02 to 05 November 2020 kicked off today by UNODC to add into pool of national master trainers on substance...

Promoting Positive Adolescent Health Behaviors and Outcomes: Thriving in the 21st Century (2020)

Book

28 February 2020

This new consensus document from the U.S. National Academy of Medicine outlines recent research on adolescent development and makes recommendations to U.S. stakeholders for improving outcomes for adolescents. While the recommendations are...

SPR: Call for Papers for Special Issue

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The Society for Prevention Research is gathering research for a forthcoming special issue of the journal Prevention Science. The title of the special edition is “Transparency, Openness, and Reproducibility: Implications for the Field of...

SPR Annual Meeting

26 May 2020

Washington, DC

Mark your calendars to attend the most important prevention science conference – the Society for Prevention Research (SPR) 28th Annual Meeting that will be held in Washington, DC, May 26 – May 29, 2020, at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill. This year’s theme is “Why Context Matters: Towards a Place-Based Prevention Science.”

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Epidemiology and Etiology

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