School-Based

Using educational settings to foster social-emotional learning and prevent the use of substances.

Training of Trainers on the Universal Prevention Curriculum (UPC) in Pakistan

News

From 17 - 21 June 2019, UNODC trained a total of 16 trainers in Pakistan on the Universal Prevention Curriculum (UPC) Course-5 which covers school-based interventions. The training of trainers (ToT) of UPC in Pakistan consists of 3 selected...

Trained Trainers in Pakistan on UPC Course 5

Children Learning About Secondhand Smoke (CLASS II): A Pilot Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

Scientific article

16 May 2018

Abstract Introduction Children exposed to secondhand smoke (SHS) are at increased risk of respiratory illnesses. We piloted a Smoke Free Intervention (SFI) and trial methods before investigating its effectiveness and cost-effectiveness in...

Universal Prevention Curriculum (UPC) Preparation Workshop in Islamabad, Pakistan

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The Ministry of Narcotics Control (MNC) – Government of Pakistan in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) organized a preparation workshop on the Universal Prevention Curriculum (UPC) on psychoactive and...

Effects of Early Childhood Education Attendance on Achievement, Social Skills, Behaviour, and Stress

Scientific article

15 February 2017

The impact of school attendance on the lives and development of students is hardly overestimated. Children go to school at an increasingly precocious age. With the universalization of access to Early Childhood Education (ECE), starting at...

A Qualitative Exploration of School-Based Staff’s Experiences of Delivering an Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention in the High School Setting

Scientific article

29 October 2018

Abstract Background Whilst underage drinking in the UK has been declining in recent years, prevalence is still higher than in most other Western European countries. Therefore, it is important to deliver effective interventions to reduce...

Promoting Equity and Decreasing Disparities through Optimizing Prevention Science: Student Risk Behaviors and School Prevention Efforts in Kenyan Primary Schools: Perspectives of Teachers and School Administrators

Scientific article

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. Yu Lu University of Texas Medical Branch Mary Gitau Clarke University; Peter Gitau Dixie...

NIDA International SPR Poster Session: Concurrent Validity of Adolescent Risk and Protective Factors for Substance Use in Colombia

Scientific article

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. Pablo Montero-Zamora University of Miami Eric Brown University of Miami; María Fernanda Reyes...

NIDA International SPR Poster Session: Comparing Colombian- and US-Based Cut Points for Measuring “High” Risk and “Low” Protection for Adolescent Drug Use

Scientific article

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. Juliana Mejía-Trujillo Corporación Nuevos Rumbos María Fernanda Reyes-Rodríguez El Bosque...

Epidemiology and Etiology: Changes in Adolescent School Bonding, Developmental Assets, and Depression

Scientific article

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. Margit Wiesner University of Houston Andrew Kapral University of Houston; Moumita Mukherjee...