Authors: Zila Sanchez (Universidade Federal de São Paulo), Giovanni Aresi (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore)
This workshop is part of a series of workshops offered at EUSPR conferences. It is specifically aimed at those at the beginning of their careers in prevention (early career).
It is designed to help researchers improve their skills in writing scientific articles. It aims to...
Authors: Claire Collin (Université Paris Cité, France), Clara Eyraud (ECEVE UMR 1123 - Inserm - Paris Cité University - France), Philippe Martin (Inserm CIC1426 / U1123), Noëline Vivet (Université Paris Saclay, Ined, France), Lorraine Cousin Cabrolier (AP-HP. Nord-Université Paris Cité, Hôpital Universitaire Robert Debré, Unité d'épidémiologie Clinique, Inserm, CIC-1426, Paris, France.), Enora...
Authors: Dominik Röding (Hannover Medical School), Frederick Groeger-Roth (Ministry of Justice Lower Saxony)
Communities That Care (CTC) hat sich in über 50 deutschen Kommunen als wirksames Präventionssystem etabliert. Der Vortrag zeigt, wie das strukturierte 5-Phasen-Modell Kommunen befähigt, Präventionsarbeit evidenzbasiert zu gestalten – von der datengestützten Bedarfsanalyse bis zur...
Author: Kerstin Paschke (Deutsches Zentrum für Suchtfragen des Kindes- und Jugendalters, UKE Hamburg)
Statt sich auf reine Bildschirmzeit-Diskussionen zu beschränken, braucht es ein tieferes Verständnis für die diagnostischen Kriterien von Mediensucht sowie für die sozialen, emotionalen und strukturellen Faktoren, die problematische Mediennutzung begünstigen. Der Vortrag beleuchtet...
Authors: Janni Mouratidis (Stadt Wolfsburg, Jugendhilfeplanung)
Authors: Ulla Walter (Institut für Epidemiologie, Sozialmedizin und Gesundheitssystemforschung an der Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover)
Auhtors: Metin Özdemir (Örebro University), Hasnaa Amouri (Örebro University, Sweden), Layan Amouri (Örebro University), Linda Juang (University of Potsdam, Germany), Maja Schachner (Martin Luther University, Halle-Wittenberg, Germany), Maja Västhagen (Karolinska Institutet), Sandra Altebo Nyathi (Örebro University)
This workshop aims to present the barriers and facilitators of conducting...
Authors: Geoff Bates (University of Bath, United Kingdom), Wesley Hughes (University of Bath, United Kingdom)
Background: Systems thinking and methods can help us to understand and tackle complex behaviours or problems. This workshop aims to support participants to take a ‘systems approach’ for prevention, specifically through using system mapping methods. Systems mapping is an...
Authors: Katrin Hayn (FINDER Akademie), Vivien Voit (FINDER e.V.)
Adversity in early life, such as childhood abuse, neglect and loss, during times of developmental plasticity can cause lifelong neurobiological changes that leave the individual vulnerable to subsequent maladaptation and at markedly heightened risk to develop a broad spectrum of diseases. Understanding mechanisms and trajectories of biological embedding across development, as well as their...
Authors: Carmen Orte (Universitat de les Illes Balears), María Valero de Vicente (University of Balearic Islands), Joan Amer (Universitat de les Illes Balears), Pep Lluís Oliver (University of Balearic Islands), Àngel Aguiló-Zuzama (University of Balearic Islands)
Background: Exposure to sexually explicit internet material (SEIM) among adolescents has become increasingly prevalent,...
Authors: Damon Jones (Penn State University), Joel Segel (Penn State University), Michael Donovan (The Pennsylvania State University)
Background: Effective prevention policy requires decision-makers to rapidly interpret complex, cross-sector data and translate research into actionable strategies. This session explores technological and methodological innovations that bridge research,...
Author: Andy Garbacz
Background: We developed a research-practice partnership with schools, community mental health, and researchers and used the eco-interactional developmental model to develop and test a family-school partnership intervention for adolescents with emotional and behavior concerns. Aims included: (1) Determine the core components of the family-school partnership...
Authors: Margaret Kuklinski (University of Washington, Social Development Research Group), Dalene Beaulieu (University of Washington), Nicole Eisenberg (University of Washington), Eva-Lotta Björk (Prevention Sverige), Rivka Schwartz (SAR High School), Mats Glans (Swedish Institute for Applied Prevention Science), Birgitta Mansson (Swedish Institute for Applied Prevention Science), Sara Heide...
Authors: Anita Mehay (City St George’s, University of London), Charles R. Martinez, Jr (College of Education, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin and Oregon Social Learning Center, Eugene), Essi Julin (Tampere University), J. Mark Eddy (The University of Texas at Austin), Jabeer Butt (City St George’s, University of London), Jean Kjellstrand (University of Oregon), Jenni Repo (Tampere...
Authors: Georgina Warner (Department of Public Health and Caring Science, Uppsala University, Sweden), Anna Pérez-Aronsson (Department of Public Health and Caring Science, Uppsala University, Sweden)
Background: Despite its reputation for gender equality, Sweden experiences persistently high rates of gender-based violence (GBV). Refugee women can be disproportionately affected due to...
Authors: Timothy Piehler (University of Minnesota), Rachel Lucas-Thompson (Colorado State University), Nicole Morrell (University of Minnesota)
Background: Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) promote self-regulation skills in adolescents, which are critical for preventing conduct problems such as aggression, defiance, and violence. However, MBIs have rarely been tested for their...
Author: Charlotte De Kock (Ghent University)
Background: Displaced populations in Europe, including applicants for international protection and undocumented individuals, face elevated risks of mental health and substance use related problems due to pre- and post-migration stressors such as war trauma, hazardous journeys, and fragmented reception conditions. While WHO and academics...
Authors: Ina M. Koning (VU Amsterdam), Emma Morelissen, Helen Vossen (Utrecht University)
Background: This study investigated the longitudinal effects of (problematic) social media use on physical activity levels among adolescents and the extent to which gender moderated this relationship.
Methods: A total of 205 adolescents (Mage= 13.7 years; 53.7% female) participated in two...
Authors: Su Hong (UNODC), Peer van der Kreeft (Ghent University College), Johan Jongbloet (Ghent University College), Wadih Maalouf (UNODC)
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) seeks to promote a culture of prevention in line with prevention science, including through meaningful participation of youth in prevention efforts. UNODC recently developed ‘Friends in Focus’, a new...
Authors: Flavio Marsiglia (Arizona State University), Stephen Kulis (Arizona State University), Sun-Kyung Lee (Arizona State University)
Background: Exposure to violence in various forms is a common developmental risk for adolescents. Youth who witness, experience, and perpetrate violence are at high risk for maladaptive behavioral outcomes, including substance use, externalizing...
Authors:Emina Mehanović (Department of Sustainable Development and Ecological Transition, University of Piemonte Orientale, Vercelli, Italy), Marco Martorana (Department of Sustainable Development and Ecological Transition, University of Piemonte Orientale, Vercelli, Italy), Erica Viola (Department of Sustainable Development and Ecological Transition, University of Piemonte Orientale,...
Author: Zrinka Selestrin (Teaching Institute for Public Health of Primorsko-goranska County)
Background: The rapid advancement of digital technologies has led to their global proliferation, rendering their presence an unavoidable aspect of contemporary life. This widespread availability has naturally extended to the youngest population, including preschool-aged children.
Parental...
Authors: Lucija Furman (National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia), Andreja Drev (National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia), Helena Jeriček Klanšček (National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia), Vesna Pucelj (National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia), Maja Roškar (National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia)
Background: Substance use (SU) among children and...
Authors: Lorraine Cousin Cabrolier (AP-HP. Nord-Université Paris Cité, Hôpital Universitaire Robert Debré, Unité d'épidémiologie Clinique, Inserm, CIC-1426, Paris, France.), Lisa Duconget (AP-HP. Nord-Université Paris Cité, Hôpital Universitaire Robert Debré, Unité d'épidémiologie Clinique, Inserm, CIC-1426, Paris, France.), Claire Collin (Université Paris Cité, France), Clara Eyraud (ECEVE...
Authors:Jose Pedro Espada Sanchez, Marina Serrano-Ortiz, Mireia Orgilés (Miguel Hernandez University)
Background: Early intervention in emotional development is essential for preventing mental health issues. This study evaluates the impact of a socio-emotional skills enhancement program on behavioural inhibition in children aged 4 to 6 years.
Methods: Parents of 219 children...
Authors: Jorge Vacas (Smoking Cessation and Addictive Disorders Unit. Faculty of Psychology. University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain); Institute of Psychology (IPsiUS), University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain).), María Ramos-Carro (Smoking Cessation and Addictive Disorders Unit. Faculty of Psychology. University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain); Institute of Psychology (IPsiUS),...
Authors: Claire Degail (Regional Centre for Child and Youth Mental Health and Child Welfare - North, UiT The Arctic University of Norway), Sabine Kaiser (Regional Centre for Child and Youth Mental Health and Child Welfare - North, UiT The Arctic University of Norway), Reidar Jakobsen (Regional Centre for Child and Youth Mental Health and Child Welfare - North, UiT The Arctic University of...
Authors: Claudia Alejandra Corpus Espinosa (Universidad de Sevilla), Isotta Mac Fadden (Universidad de Salamanca), Marta Lima-Serrano (Universidad de Sevilla)
Background: Culturally adapted EBPs offer a cost-effective way to prevent substance use and mental health issues in adolescents. Therefore, understanding how to leverage and adapt EBPs is vital to ensure their effectiveness,...
Authors: Carmen Bettencourt (Associação Solidaried’arte - Associação de Educação e Integração pela Arte e Desenvolvimento Cultural Social e Local), Leonardo Sousa (Associação Solidaried’arte - Associação de Educação e Integração pela Arte e Desenvolvimento Cultural Social e Local) Natacha Torres da Silva (Instituto Português da Juventude, I.P.), Susana Henriques (Universidade Aberta,...
Authors: Emina Mehanović (Department of Sustainable Development and Ecological Transition, University of Piemonte Orientale, Vercelli, Italy), Mariaelisa Renna (Department of Translational Medicine, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy), Marco Martorana (Department of Sustainable Development and Ecological Transition, University of Eastern Piedmont, Vercelli, Italy), Erica Viola...
Authors: Jorge Vacas (Smoking Cessation and Addictive Disorders Unit. Faculty of Psychology. University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain); Institute of Psychology (IPsiUS), University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain).), María Ramos-Carro (Smoking Cessation and Addictive Disorders Unit. Faculty of Psychology. University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain); Institute of Psychology (IPsiUS),...
Authors: Xiaoning Zhang (University of Cambridge), Dave DeGarmo (University of Oregon), Dongying (Iris) Ji (University of Cambridge), Elizabeth Nixon (Trinity College Dublin), Gordon Harold (University of Cambridge), Leslie Leve (University of Oregon)
Background: Approximately 1 in 7 adolescents experience mental ill health internationally. The prevalence of these problems highlights...
Authors: Denis Veselý (Palacký University Olomouc, Department of Psychology), Martin Dolejš (Palacký University Olomouc, Department of Psychology), Natálie Kubínková (Palacký University Olomouc, Department of Psychology), Roman Procházka (Palacký University Olomouc, Department of Psychology)
Background: Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI), as a growing phenomenon among young people, implies...
Authors: Carlie J. Sloan (Arizona State University), Gregory M. Fosco (Pennsylvania State University)
Background: Digital technologies are emerging as an effective modality for delivering evidence-based interventions (Brietenstein et al., 2014). Yet, when and why parents engage with digital intervention tools in their daily life remains largely unknown. The current study assessed...
Authors: Clara Eyraud (ECEVE UMR 1123 - Inserm - Paris Cité University - France) Enora Le Roux (U1123, INSERM, Paris Cité University, PARIS, France; CIC1426, INSERM, PARIS, France; SHU-SMAJA, FSEF, PARIS, FRANCE), Agnès Dumas (SESSTIM, INSERM, Aix Marseille University, MARSEILLE, France), Philippe Martin (U1123, INSERM, Paris Cité University, PARIS, France; CIC1426, INSERM, PARIS, France;...
Author: Dr. Elina Renko (University of Helsinki)
Presenter/Corresponding author: Elina Renko
Background: Alcohol-related problems are widely viewed as health problems and thus as marginal to the social workers' job. Social workers, who work outside the substance- abuse practice settings, frequently encounter clients with hazardous and harmful drinking. This study explores how...
Authors: Siniša Baljo (Association For Addiction Prevention NARKO-NE), Amir Hasanović (Association For Addiction Prevention NARKO-NE), Andrea Mijatović (Association For Addiction Prevention NARKO-NE)
Background: Epidemiological research on addiction-related habits and behaviours has not been conducted in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the last decade. The Association for Addiction Prevention...
Authors: Carmen Orte (Universitat de les Illes Balears), María Valero (Universitat de les Illes Balears), Assia El Hindaz Navarro (Universitat de les Illes Balears), Joan Amer (Universitat de les Illes Balears)
Background: Evidence-based family programs have demonstrated effectiveness in preventing substance abuse, sexual risk behaviors, and antisocial conduct among children and...
Authors: Diana Kajic (Jönköping University), Therése Skoog (University Of Gothenburg), Tina M Olsson (Jönköping University)
Background: Social workers face unique challenges in meeting the developmental needs of young people in out-of-home care (OHC). Supporting transition from OHC to independent adulthood includes dealing with adverse experiences of the past, placement insecurities,...
Authors: Claire Collin (Université Paris Cité, France), Corinne Alberti (Université Paris Cité, France), Philippe Martin (Inserm CIC1426 / U1123), Clara Eyraud (ECEVE UMR 1123 - Inserm - Paris Cité University - France), Enora Le Roux (U1123, INSERM, Paris Cité University, Paris, France; CIC1426, INSERM, Paris, France; SHU-SMAJA, FSEF, Paris, France)
Background: Digital health...
Author: Nathaniel von der Embse (University of South Florida)
Background: Youth mental health needs have increased over the last five years, and schools are an important context to facilitate preventative services (DeFrance et al., 2022). For prevention initiatives to be effective, proactive rather than reactive assessment is necessary. Research has supported the practice of universal...
Authors: Jose Pedro Espada Sanchez, Mireia Orgilés, Marina Serrano-Ortiz (Miguel Hernandez University)
Background: Behavioural inhibition is characterized by heightened shyness and withdrawal in response to novel objects, unfamiliar situations, and unknown people. It is considered a risk factor for anxiety disorders. Understanding how this trait relates to emotional perception is...
Authors: Triin Vilms (National Institute for Health Development), Eike Siilbek (National Institute for Health Development)
Background: The European Prevention Curriculum (EUPC) is a standardized training program designed to improve professionals’ knowledge and skills in evidence-based prevention. In Estonia and across Europe, EUPC trainings have been implemented since 2018, but with...
Authors: Jose Pedro Espada Sanchez, Victor Amoros-Reche, Mireia Orgilés (Miguel Hernandez University)
Background: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) during childhood or adolescence is associated with significant impairment in academic, social, and emotional functioning. Given that OCD frequently coexists with internalizing disorders such as depression, generalized anxiety disorder...
An influential line of thinking in behavioral science, to which the two authors have long subscribed, is that many of society's most pressing problems can be addressed cheaply and effectively at the level of the individual, without modifying the system in which the individual operates. We now believe this was a mistake, along with, we suspect, many colleagues in both the academic and policy...
Authors: Nick Axford (University of Plymouth), Pamela Buckley (University of Colorado), Cady Berkel (Arizona State University), Sean Grant (University of Oregon), Kiara Alvarez (Johns Hopkins University), Catherine Bradshaw (University of Virginia), Charles Lea (Columbia University), Alyssa Lozano (University of Miami), Kiara Lyons (Arizona State University), Myra Parker (University of...
Authors: Samuel Tomczyk (University of Greifswald), Signe Gottschalk (University of Greifswald)
Background: In prevention and health promotion with children and adolescents, extended reality technologies (XR; including virtual reality, augmented reality, augmented virtuality, and mixed reality) are of high interest. However, unlike in clinical research, there is no clear overview of its...
Authors: Dominik Röding (Hannover Medical School) Dominik Röding (Hannover Medical School), Isabell von Holt (Hannover Medical School), Lea Decker (Hannover Medical School), Sibel Ünlü (Hannover Medical School), Ulla Walter (Hannover Medical School)
Background: Communities That Care (CTC) is a prevention support system designed to help communities adopt a science-based approach to...
Authors: Frank Schulte-Derne (LWL-Coordination Office for Addiction Issues, Germany), Bartosz Kehl (National Centre for Prevention of Addictions, Poland), Rebekka Kleinat (LWL), Jeroen Aerts (Integra Limburg), Sylwia Opasińska (National Centre for Prevention of Addictions, Poland), Robert Rejniak (The Polish Society for the Prevention of Drug Abuse), Ellen Gibney (Integra Limburg)
Chair:...
Authors: Joshua Patras (The Regional Centre for Child and Youth Mental Health), June T. Forsberg (UiT – The Arctic University of Norway), Mer Saus (UiT – The Arctic University of Norway), Pål Wessel (UiT – The Arctic University of Norway), Ragnhild Bjørknes (The Norwegian Center for Child Behavioral Development, Oslo, Norway; Regional Centre for Child and Youth Mental Health and Child Welfare,...
Authors: Katharina Bremer (Hannover Medical School), Ricarda Brender (Hannover Medical School), Frederick Groeger-Roth (Ministry of Justice Lower Saxony), Ulla Walter (Hannover Medical School)
Background: In Germany, the Green List Prevention evidence register was created as a tool of the prevention system Communities That Care (CTC) and so far includes measures for the psychosocial...
Authors: Amy M. Smith Slep (New York University), Kimberly A. Rhoades (New York University)
Background: Although early childhood parenting programs have established public health benefits, voluntary and entirely self-directed programs present a challenge of engaging parents to where they receive a sufficient dose. The CDC’s Essentials for Parenting Toddlers and Preschoolers program...
Speaker: Sol Libesman (The University of Sydney)
Authors: Anna Lene Seidler (University Medicine Rostock), Kylie Hunter (The University of Sydney), Mason Aberoumand (The University of Sydney), Sol Libesman (The University of Sydney), James Sotiropoulos (The University of Sydney), Jonathan Williams (The University of Sydney), Jannik Aagerup (The University of Sydney), Angie Barba (The...
Author: Pamela Buckley (University of Colorado Boulder)
Background: Evidence reveals that minoritized groups face disparities, underscoring the need for interventions to address inequities.
Methods: Findings from two systematic reviews are presented. First, Buckley et al. (2023) conducted a descriptive analysis on the reporting of sample characteristics among 885 preventive...
Authors: Dominik Röding (Hannover Medical School), Isabell von Holt (Hannover Medical School), Lea Decker (Hannover Medical School), Sibel Ünlü (Hannover Medical School), Ulla Walter (Hannover Medical School)
Background: Communities That Care (CTC) is a prevention support system that empowers communities to adopt a science-based strategy to prevent youth problem behavior. As a...
Author: Åsa Norman (Karolinska Institutet)
Background: Children as young carers to a parent with a serious illness, substance abuse, or who has died, often struggle to understand the situation, tackle anxiety and emotions, and have increased risks of own ill-health throughout life. Very little support is currently available to young children as young carers. The ”Good Dialogues” is a...
Authors: Alfonso Osorio (Universidad de Navarra), Aranzazu Albertos (Universidad de Navarra), Maria Calatrava (Universidad de Navarra)
Background: Adolescent dating violence (ADV) is a significant public health and social concern that has gained increasing attention in recent decades. Preventing ADV requires coordinated efforts from families, educators, and policymakers. One potential...
Authors: Brenda Miller (Prevention Research Center), Elena Gervilla Garcia (University of the Balearic Islands), Livia Edegger (ISSUP), Samuel Tomczyk (University of Greifswald)
Background: Young people worldwide are increasingly exposed to both acute (e.g., floods, wildfires, hurricanes) and chronic (e.g., excessive heat, pollution, drought) severe weather events. Recent data from a...
Authors: Carlie J. Sloan (Arizona State University), Elizabeth Stormshak (University of Oregon), Joanna J. Kim (Arizona State University), Lindsey H. Rosenthal (Arizona State University), Haylie M. Schramm (University of Colorado Boulder), Jordyn M. Richard (University of Colorado Boulder), Laney Karpel (Arizona State University), Leslie Leve (University of Oregon), Liana Cass (University of...
Authors: Anita Mehay (City St George's, University of London), Charlotte Lennox (University of Manchester), Darrick Jolliffe (Royal Holloway, University of London), Helen Downham (Institute of Lifecourse Development, University of Greenwich, UK), Leandra Box (Race Equality Foundaton), Nick Axford (University of Plymouth, UK), Sajid Humayun (Institute of Lifecourse Development, University of...
Authors: Esther Mertens (Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law; Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement), Tiffany Tettero (Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law; Leiden University), Aniek Siezenga (Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law; Leiden University), Jean-Louis van Gelder (Max Planck...
Authors: Alexandria Scarlett (University of Miami), Angie Gaitan, Claudia Bonilla (University of Miami), Eric C. Brown (University of Miami), Filip Bogdan Serban Dragan (University of Miami), Leslie Leve (University of Oregon), Veronica Paley (University of Miami)
Introduction: Communities That Care (CTC) is an evidence-based community prevention system for the prevention of youth drug...
Author: Nathaniel von der Embse (University of South Florida)
Background: Schools experience significant challenges in implementing preventative mental health services due to limited staff capacity, reactive assessment practices, and a persistent research to practice gap. School administrators are often forced to make critical decisions about which interventions to implement while...
Authors: Ina M. Koning (VU Amsterdam), Helen Vossen, Hilde Brons
The use of screens are integrated in our lives, particularly in those of youth. Many parents are struggling with the supervision and guidance of their kids' screen use. We have developed national guidelines 'Healthy Screen Use' for parents in co-creation with practice organisations and scientists. First, desk-research was...
Authors: Gaia Cuomo (Eclectica+ Ricerca e Formazione Impresa Sociale srl), Franca Beccaria (Eclectica+ Ricerca e Formazione Impresa Sociale srl), Emanuela Rabaglietti (Psychology Department University of Turin), Aurelia De Lorenzo (Psychology Department University of Turin)
Background: For young people, the Internet represents a valuable resource for peer communication, identity...
Authors: Vivien Voit (FINDER e.V.), Birgitta Månsson (Swedish Institute for Applied Prevention Science), Epp Kerge (National Institute for Health Development), Frederick Groeger-Roth (Ministry of Justice Lower Saxony), Katrin Hayn (FINDER e.V.), Margaret Kuklinski (University of Washington, Social Development Research Group), Nicole Eisenberg (University of Washington, Social Development...
Authors: Rebecca Meiksin, Ruth Ponsford, Veena Muraleetharan, Josephine McAllister, Alison Hadley, GJ Melendez-Torres, Maria Lohan, Catherine Mercer, Honor Young, Rona Campbell, Karin Coyle, Steve Morris, Elizabeth Allen, Chris Bonell
Background: Young people in the UK are at disproportionate risk of STIs and experience high rates of adolescent pregnancy and dating violence. Effects of...
Authors: Swetha Sampathkumar (Cardiff University), Nina Heinrichs (Department of Psychology, Bielefeld University, Universitätsstrasse 25, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany), Rhiannon Evans (Cardiff University), Lara Barg (Department of Psychology, Bielefeld University, Universitätsstrasse 25, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany), Graham Moore (Cardiff University), Marija Raleva (Institute for Marriage- Family-...
Author: Gino Casale (University of Wuppertal)
Background: Students with refugee backgrounds frequently experience psychosocial stress due to traumatic events before and during migration, elevating their risk for developing mental health issues (Carter & Blanch, 2019). Emotion regulation competencies and supportive peer relationships, however, can significantly mitigate trauma-related...
Authors: Charles Martinez (The University of Texas at Austin), J. Mark Eddy (The University of Texas at Austin)
Background: While much attention in prevention science has been directed towards identifying “best practice” programs, little attention has been placed on identifying the best processes needed for carrying out the work of implementing such programs on a day-to-day basis in...
Authors: Soohyun Kang (National Health Insurance Services Ilsan Hospital), Selin Kim (Health Insurance Review&Assessment Service), Eun-Cheol Park (Yonsei University)
Background: Material hardship (MH)—encompassing difficulties with food, housing, paying utility bills, medical care, finances, and education—is a multidimensional socio-economic indicator to identify the struggles that...
Authors: Anselme Simeon Sanou (UNODC), Karen Peters (UNODC), Wadih Maalouf (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime)
Background: In settings where structural or systemic barriers to service delivery exist as is the case in certain parts of Burkina Faso, where access to treatment services and prevention infrastructure remains limited, scalable, evidence-based prevention is critical. To...
Authors: Josipa-Lovorka Andreić (Head of the Department for Quality and Standards in Addiction Policies, Addiction Policies Division, Croatian Institute of Public Health (CIPH); PhD candidate in Sociology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb, Croatia), Martina Ferić (Ph.D., full professor, Laboratory for prevention research (PrevLab), Department of Behavioural...
Authors: Luciana Assini Meytin (Johns Hopkins University), Kerry Green (University of Maryland), Yi Sun (Johns Hopkins University), Elizabeth Letourneau (Johns Hopkins University)
Background: One in four girls will experience sexual abuse before the age of 18. While the ubiquity of reproductive health problems among women survivors of CSA is well-documented, the epidemiology of...
Authors: Lucía Jiménez (University of Seville), Shirley Arias-Rivera (Universidad Loyola Andalucía), Bárbara Lorence (University of Seville), Victoria Hidalgo (University of Seville), Sofía Baena (Universidad Loyola Andalucía)
Background: Child-to-Parent Violence is an increasingly prevalent issue that poses significant challenges for community, educational, health, justice, and...
Authors: Björn Hofvander (Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund Clinical Research on Externalizing and Developmental Psychopathology, Lund University), Carl Delfin (Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Evidence-based Forensic Psychiatry, Lund University), Dariush Djamnezhad (Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund Clinical Research on Externalizing and Developmental Psychopathology,...
Authors: Sonam Prakashini Banka-Cullen (Trinity College Dublin), Catherine Comiskey (Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin), Debra O'Neill (Trinity College Dublin)
Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) launched the alcohol prevention programme called SAFER initiative in 2018. The objective of the initiative is to provide support for Member States in reducing the...
Authors: Suzanne Hamilton (University of Manchester), Annie O'Brien (The University of Manchester), Jan Boehnke (University of Dundee), Neil Humphrey (University of Manchester), Pamela Qualter (University of Manchester)
Background: the mental health of young people is a global concern, with approximately 1 in 6 five-to sixteen-year-olds reporting mental health difficulties. Universal...
Authors: Garry Prentice (Dublin Business School), Margarita Ordoñez Andrade (Dublin Business School)
Background: Despite the idea that e-cigarettes can help to quit smoking and are less harmful, all forms of tobacco use are harmful, and there is no safe level of exposure to tobacco. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of stress, coping methods, smoking, access, and...
Authors: Christine Steeger (University of Colorado Boulder), Katie Massey Combs (University of Colorado Boulder), Sophia Zaugg (University of Colorado Boulder), Karl Hill (University of Colorado Boulder)
Background: Concerns about the rise in adolescent vaping and cannabis use highlight the need for effective substance use prevention programs. Botvin LifeSkills Training (LST) has a...
Authors: Aisha Saddiqua (Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic), Muhammad Zunnurain
Background: The education sector, particularly universities, plays a crucial role in the implementation of preventive initiatives. To participate in effective evidence-based prevention programs, educators at universities must undergo professional training. Colombo Plan's Universal Prevention...
Authors: Jordan Van Godwin (Cardiff University), Megan Hamilton (Cardiff University), Graham Moore (Cardiff University), David O'Reilly (Cardiff and Vale Health Board), Simon Moore (Cardiff University)
Background: Hospital-based violence programmes (HVIPs) are an increasingly popular method to identify and support patients attending Emergency Departments (EDs) due to violence. However,...
Authors: Alicia Hamilton (CHUSJ), Kelly Mohan (CHU Sainte-Justine Mother and Child Hospital - Azrieli Research Centre)
Background: Designed to equip high-risk adolescents with effective coping strategies, the PreVenture Program uses cognitive-behavioural techniques tailored to four personality traits associated with elevated risk for substance use and mental health challenges....
Authors: Lana Juranić (Music School „Elly Bašić“), Martina Ferić (University of Zagreb Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences), Radojka Sućeska Ligutić (Music School „Elly Bašić“), Daniela Noll (Music School „Elly Bašić“)
Introduction: There is growing evidence of the positive influence of music education on the emotional, social and cognitive development of young people....
Authors: Accacia Russell (Florida International University), Catalina Cañizares (Florida International University), Marc Macgowan (Florida International University)
Feelings of hopelessness in adolescents are consistently associated with mental health outcomes such as depression and suicidality (suicide ideation and suicide attempts). Hopelessness has been added to the DSM and research...
Author: Patricia Conrod (Université de Montreal)
Background: The selective drug and alcohol prevention program, PreVenture, was recently shown to reduce long-term risk for Substance Use Disorders (SUDs) among youth reporting personality risk factors for substance misuse. This study investigates the intermediate change processes that mediate the five-year SUD outcomes using a mediated...
Authors: Alina Novacek (Institute for Surveillance and Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES)), Alena Chalupka (Institute for Surveillance and Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES)), Andrea Brunner (Aids Hilfe), Dirk Werber (Institute for Surveillance and Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Austrian Agency...
Authors: Amanda Nilsson, Linnéa Wihlborg, Metin Özdemir (Örebro University)
Background: Experiencing a sense of belonging is considered a fundamental human need, and its fulfillment is closely linked to several positive adjustment outcomes such as self-esteem, psychological well-being, low levels of symptoms and behavioral problems among youth. Yet, youth with immigration background,...
Authors: Simon-Peter Neumer (RBUP), Joshua Patras (RBUP), Frode Adolfsen (RKBU Nord), Lene-Mari Rasmussen (RKBU Nord), Jo Magne Ingul (RKBU Midt), Kristin Ytreland (RKBU Midt), Ida Mari Haug (RKBU Nord), Carina Lisøy (RBUP), Kristin Martinsen (UiO)
Background: Barriers encountered when providing Evidence Based Interventions (EBI) in practice are well known, especially for indicated...
Authors: Lucía Jiménez (University of Seville), Bárbara Lorence (University of Seville), Victoria Hidalgo (University of Seville), Anna Jean Grasmeijer (University of Huelva)
Background: While the relevance of parental competencies is unanimously recognized in terms of both family assessment and intervention, there is no clear and agreed framework about the dimensions that integrate...
Author: Lynsey Gregg (The University of Manchester)
Objectives: Parental psychosis poses challenges for families but tailored support for parents and their children remains limited. Few studies have explored the day-to-day parenting practices of parents with psychosis in depth, and none have qualitatively compared their parenting to that of parents without serious mental illness (SMI)....
Authors: Gerard Verges Granados (Plan Nacional Sobre Drogas (PNSD)), Antonia Martín Perdíz (University of the Balearic Islands), Federico Leguizamo (University of the Balearic Islands - Health Research Institute of the Balearic Islands (IdISBa)), Liana Abrao Romera (Universidade Federal do Espirito Santo), Mireia Guillem Solà (University of the Balearic Islands), Patricia García-Pazo...
Authors: Nikol Bogdan (Faculty of Law Osijek), Dinka Caha (Faculty of Law Osijek)
Presenter/Corresponding author: Nikol Bogdan
Background. Professionals in helping professions constitute a particularly high-risk group for the development of mental health problems. Among these, social workers are especially vulnerable, with numerous studies indicating a heightened risk of mental...
Authors: Zuzana Vojtová (The Research Institute of Child Psychology and Pathopsychology (Slovak abbr. VÚDPaP), Cyprichova 42, 831 05, Bratislava, Slovak Republic), Robert Tomšik (The Research Institute of Child Psychology and Pathopsychology (Slovak abbr. VÚDPaP), Cyprichova 42, 831 05, Bratislava, Slovak Republic)
Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the psychometric...
Authors: Sheridan Sweet (Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.), Emily Dauria (Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.), Iris Olson (Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, School of...
Authors: Kira Watson (Scottish Ambulance Service) Suzie Gallagher (Scottish Ambulance Service)
Presenter/Corresponding author: Kira Watson
Background: This poster describes an audit carried out on drug-related incidents attended by the Scottish Ambulance Service between 2022 and 2025 involving young people aged 12-25.
There are currently limited data measures specifically exploring...
Authors: Matea Belošević (Senior Research and Teaching Assistant), Katarina Serdar Čerpnjak, Martina Ferić (Full professor)
Background: Although peer violence varies from country to country due to cultural, social and other factors, it is present in all EU Member States and significantly affects youth development. One of the factors that can influence the prevalence of peer violence is...
Authors: Livia Van Leuven (Karolinska institutet), Maria Lalouni (Karolinska institutet), Martin Forster (Karolinska institutet), Pia Enebrink (Karolinska institutet)
Background: Child abuse affects millions of children world-wide with long-lasting health consequences. Preventing repeated child abuse have the impact to prevent mental illness throughout lifetime. Parenting programs...
Authors: Hanna Heikkilä (The Finnish Association for Substance Abuse Prevention EHYT), Aala El-Khani (Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section, Drug Prevention and Health Branch, Division of Operations, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC); Division of Psychology and Mental Health, The University of Manchester), WADIH MAALOUF (UNODC), Karen Peters (UNODC)...
Authors: Kathryn Mills-Webb (University of Manchester), Emma Thornton (University of Manchester), Michael Wigelsworth (University of Manchester), Neil Humphrey (The University of Manchester)
Background: This paper shares preliminary findings from a scoping review exploring what is known about the influence of school and neighbourhood environments on adolescent mental health and...
Abstract: A growing evidence base demonstrates the mental health benefits of school-based prevention strategies, but scaling and sustaining these prevention efforts effectively is extremely difficult. This presentation will highlight opportunities and challenges related to embedding mental health-related prevention strategies within schools. Evidence-based approaches at different levels of the...
Authors: Karine Le Roch (Action contre la Faim), Anna Garriott (Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health), Clara Bigel (Action Against Hunger), Florence Boffa Washington Beyslow (Action Against Hunger), Myrthe van den Broek (War Child Holland), Sehwah Sonkarlay (LiCORMH), Sofia Rodriguez (Action Against Hunger), Xuan Phan (Action contre la Faim)
Background: In Liberia, the...
Authors: Dominik Röding (Medizinische Hochschule Hannover), Maram Salem (FINDER Akademie), Katrin Hayn (FINDER Akademie), Ulla Walter (Medizinische Hochschule Hannover)
Background: Weitblick is a school-based participatory program that empowers German schools to develop data-informed, locally tailored strategies for selecting and implementing evidence-based interventions. This session...
Authors: Camilla Lauritzen (UiT - Arctic university of Norway), Charlotte Reedtz (UiT - Arctic university of Norway), Kjersti Bergum Kristensen (UiT - Arctic university of Norway)
Background: In many contexts, healthcare professionals are in a key position to prevent long lasting and adverse outcomes by addressing risk- and resilience factors in patients and their families. Students...
Authors: Nicole Eisenberg (University of Washington), Steven Joyce (County Kildare SW Regional Drug and Alcohol Task Force), Darren Shanahan (County Lois SW Drugs Prevention & Education Initiative), Dalene Beaulieu (University of Washington), Mats Glans (Swedish Institute for Applied Prevention Science), Karin Streimann (National Institute for Health Development), Frederick Groeger-Roth...
Authors: Anwen Rhys Jones (Bangor University), Jeremy Segrott (Cardiff University), Judy Hutchings (Bangor University), Lucy Bowes (Oxford University)
Chairs: Frances Gardner
Discussant: Christina Salmivalli
Background: The levels of victimisation and bullying are impacted by the behaviour of all pupils. The Stand Together trial show reductions in victimisation. This symposium...
Authors: Geoff Bates (University of Bath, United Kingdom), Eleanor Eaton (University of Bath, United Kingdom), Jack Newman (University of Bristol, United Kingdom), Sarah Ayres (University of Bristol, United Kingdom)
Background: Urban environments are important determinants of health. Prevention of many diseases can be supported by policies that improve the quality and design of urban...
Author: Ludwig Grillich (Danube University Krems)
Background: Social isolation and loneliness among older adults represent significant public health challenges with impacts comparable to smoking or obesity. Municipal interventions span from universal to indicated approaches, yet lack systematic quality assessment frameworks. This study aimed to develop and apply evidence-informed...
Authors: Matilda Karlsson (University of Gothenburg, Department of Social Work), Martin Bergström (Lund University, School of Social Work), Therése Skoog (University Of Gothenburg), Tina M Olsson (Jönköping University)
Presenter/Corresponding author: Matilda Karlsson
Background: Adolescents with experience of out-of-home care (OHC; e.g. foster care, group home care) have an increased...
Authors: Michael Coleman (Claremont Graduate University), William Crano (Claremont Graduate University)
Background: Use of ENDS (e-cigarettes or vapes) has risen substantially among youth, prompting costly prevention campaigns that failed frequently owing to neglect or misuse of established persuasion theory, poor instrumentation, or failure to tailor communications to audience...
Author: Lyndah Jakandang'o (Postgraduate Student, Liverpool John Moores University, UK Community-Based Organization: Solidarity for Children with Disabilities Initiative (SCDI), Kenya)
Background: Adolescents in rural Kenya, like in Rarieda Sub-County, are faced with mounting mental health concerns linked to poverty, academic stress, and limited access to psychological services....
Authors: Megan Hamilton (Cardiff University), Adele Battaglia (Public, Patient Involvement Lay Member), Daniel Tod (Swansea University), Henry Yeomans (Public, Patient Involvement Lay Member), Jonathan Shepherd (Cardiff University), Lara Snowdon (Public Health Wales), Shainur Premji (University of York), Simon Moore (Cardiff University)
Presenter/ Corresponding Author: Megan Hamilton, Simon...
Authors: Charles Martinez (The University of Texas at Austin), J. Mark Eddy (The University of Texas at Austin)
Background: For over a century, relationship-based youth mentoring has been a frequently employed preventive intervention in the U.S., particularly for children who are perceived to be “at risk” for problematic outcomes, such as involvement with the juvenile justice system....
Authors: Ali Yassine (Associate Drug Control and Crime Prevention Officer), Wadih Maalouf (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) Wadih Maalouf (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime)
Background: The UNODC CHAMPS initiative, is availed in response to UN Member States political commitment through a resolution prioritizing prevention response at early ages of development and most...
Authors: Renata Habinakova (Charles University, First Faculty of Medicine), Elizabeth Novakova (Charles University, First Faculty of Medicine) Jaroslav Sejvl (Charles University, First Faculty of Medicine), Michal Miovsky (Charles University, First Faculty of Medicine)
The Czech Republic was among the first European countries to implement national quality standards in preventive practice,...
Authors: Annie O'Brien (The University of Manchester), Margarita Panayiotou (The University of Manchester), Neil Humphrey (The University of Manchester), Joao Santos (The University of Manchester)
Background: The relationship between implementation (e.g., fidelity, quality of delivery, responsiveness) and intervention outcomes in educational settings is difficult to establish due to a...
Authors: Katalin Felvinczi (Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem), Ketevan Chanturia (Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem)
Background: Substance use continues to be a significant public health challenge. Effective prevention interventions need to be tailored to the specific needs of target populations. Needs assessment is a critical step in understanding those needs and integrating the information...
Authors: Carine Mutatayi(French Monitoring Centre on Drugs and Addiction (OFDT)), Duong Vu (Alive & Thrive (A&T)), Roger Mathisen (Alive & Thrive (A&T))
Background: Since its legalization in France in 2010, online gambling has continuously increased among teenagers (14,7% of gamblers aged 17 in 2011 vs 27,9% in 2022), despite the legal ban on sale, free offers, and advertising to...
Authors: Margaret Kuklinski (University of Washington), Frederick Groeger-Roth (Ministry of Justice Lower Saxony), Marica Ferri (European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA)), Karin Streimann (National Institute for Health Development), Maximilian von Heyden (FINDER e.V.), Elena Gervilla Garcia (University of the Balearic Islands), Samuel Tomczyk (University of Greifswald), Gregor Burkhart (EUSPR)...
Authors: Elizabeth Zimmermann (Universität Greifswald), Samuel Tomczyk (Universität Greifswald)
Background: Social media platforms like Instagram present unique opportunities for prevention due to their widespread use and interactive features that encourage user engagement, particularly among adolescents. However, research on purposefully utilizing Instagram for health promotion remains...
Authors: Eike Siilbek (National Institute for Health Development), Andero Uusberg (University of Tartu), Karin Streimann (National Institute for Health Development)
Background: Effective school-based mental health problem prevention requires collaboration across multiple levels of the prevention system. However, different actors may have diverging perspectives on how this system...
Authors: Lucía Jiménez (University of Seville), Ana Catarina Canário (Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences of the University of Porto), Ninoslava Pecnik (University of Zagreb), Patty Leijten (University of Amsterdam), Sofía Baena (Universidad Loyola Andalucía), Sonia Byrne (University of La Laguna), Orlanda Cruz (Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences of the University of Porto),...
Authors: Djoeke van Dalen (National Institute for Public Health and the Environment), Elke Hackländer (Federal Institute of Public Health (BIÖG)), Marika Kylänen (Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)), Yvette Shajanian Zarneh (Federal Institute of Public Health (BIÖG)) Katarzyna Lewtak (National Institute of Public Health (PZH)), Laetitia Gouffé-Benadiba (Santé publique...
Authors: Stefanie Maria Helmer (Working Group Evidence-Based Public Health, Institute of Public Health and Nursing Research,), Katja Matthias (Faculty of Health Service, Catholic University of Applied Sciences, Cologne, Germany), Knarik Nikoyan (Working Group Evidence-Based Public Health, Institute of Public Health and Nursing Research, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany), Karina Karolina...
Authors: Diva Eensoo (National Institute for Health Development, Estonia, EUSPR member), Hedvig Sultson (National Institute for Health Development, Estonia, EUSPR member), Eike Siilbek (National Institute for Health Development, Estonia, EUSPR member), Jaana Rahno (National Institute for Health Development, Estonia, EUSPR member), Kaia Laidra (National Institute for Health Development,...
Authors: Giovanni Aresi (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore), Chiara Arienti (ATS Città Metropolitana di Milano, Milano), Elena Marta (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore)
Background: Despite the implementation of legal age restrictions, gambling has become a prevalent activity among high school students, particularly among male adolescents. A notable limitation of extant research...
Authors: Eric C. Brown (University of Miami), Filip Bogdan Serban Dragan (University of Miami) Francisco Cardozo (University of Miami)
Background: The ability to provide students with accurate real-time information and real-world scenarios by which they can learn and apply the concepts of prevention science is fundamental for gaining mastery in the field.
Methods: This study...
Authors: Davide Valenzona (University of Genoa), Daniel Lloret-Irles (University Miguel Hernández), Elena Gervilla (University of the Balearic Islands)
Background: Gambling-like video games refer to those that incorporate elements of gambling within their gameplay. These simulated gambling features can take various forms, with loot boxes being among the most prevalent. Previous studies...
Authors: Hana Gačal (University of Zaregb Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences; University of Amsterdam), Josipa Mihić (University of Zaregb Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences; University of Amsterdam), Asmir Gračanin (University of Rijeka Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences)
Background: Self-compassion can be described as a positive attitude towards...
Authors: Pamela Buckley (University of Colorado Boulder), Diana Fishbein (National Prevention Science Coalition to Improve Lives; Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; Human Development and Family Studies, The Pennsylvania State University), Neil J. Wollman Fishbein (National Prevention Science Coalition to Improve Lives) ...
Authors: Daniel Lloret Irles (Universidad Miguel Hernández), Davide Valenzona (University of Genoa), Elena Gervilla (University of the Balearic Islands)
Background: In the absence of a unified EU legal framework, some countries have adopted varying restrictions on gambling advertising, reflecting growing awareness of gambling as a public health issue. Italy imposed a total advertising...
Authors: Kath Wilkinson (University of Exeter), Georgina Marks (Action for Children), Iain Lang (University of Exeter), Jenny Lloyd (University of Exeter), Vashti Berry (University of Exeter)
Background: Early childhood experiences are of critical importance to children’s cognitive, social and emotional development and depend heavily upon a sensitive and responsive relationship with...
Authors: Janina Mueller (Department of Health Psychology, University of Klagenfurt), Franziska Waller (Department of Health Psychology, University of Klagenfurt), Lara Barg (Department of Psychology, Bielefeld University), Nina Heinrichs (Department of Psychology, Bielefeld University), Viorel Babii (Asociatia Obsteasca Sanatate Pentru Tineri - Health for Youth Association), Nevena Calovska...
Authors: Moshe Israelashvili (School of Education, Tel Aviv University), Zili Sloboda (Applied Prevention Science International)
The field of prevention science, although fairly new, has advanced the development of evidence-based prevention strategies. Whether a media campaign, a parenting program for families, a school-based curriculum, policies for the workplace, environmental programs...
Authors: Britt Bilderbeek (Trimbos-institute), Martha de Jonge (Trimbos Institute)
Background: The STAD approach (STockholm prevents Alcohol and Drug problems) is an integrated prevention model aimed at reducing overserving, drug use, and drug dealing in nightlife settings. In the Netherlands, a four-year pilot is underway to culturally adapt the STAD model to the Dutch context,...
Authors: Georgina Warner (Uppsala University, Sweden), Amy Bond (University of Exeter, UK), Vashti Berry (University of Exeter, UK), Eleanor Bryant (University of Exeter, UK), Nick Axford (University of Plymouth, UK), Nina Johansson (Uppsala University), Claire Cameron (University College London, UK), Mary-Alice Doyle (Nesta, UK), Georgia Smith (University of Exeter, UK), Kath Wilkinson...
Authors: Frances Gardner (Oxford University), Francisco Calderon (University of Oxford, UK), Liina Björg Laas Sigurðardóttir (University of Oxford), Nina Heinrichs (Dept of Psychology, Universität Bielefeld, Germany), Patty Leijten (University of Amsterdam), Sophia Backhaus, Ankie Menting, Bram O. De Castro, Constantina Psyllou, European Parenting Program Research Consortium, GJ Melendez...
Authors: Mari-Anne Sørlie (Norwegian Center for Child Behavioral Development (NUBU)), Terje Ogden (Norwegian Center for Child Behavioral Development (NUBU)), Torbjørn Torsheim (University of Bergen)
Background: The School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SWPBIS) model is among the most used and evaluated interventions worldwide to prevent problem behavior and create...
Authors: Renate K. Vesterbekkmo (KORUS Central, St. Olavs University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway), Yvonne Larsen (KORUS Oslo, Norway), Katrin Øien (KORUS central, St. Olavs university hospital. Trondheim, Norway)
Background: Effective substance use prevention requires coordinated, evidence-based efforts across the entire prevention continuum. In 2023, Norway became the first country to...
Authors: Anwen Jones (Bangor University), Judy Hutchings (Bangor University), Margiad Williams (Bangor University)
Background: Teaching Assistants (TAs) work with some of the most vulnerable and challenged pupils but often lack the necessary skills to manage child behavioural and social-emotional problems due to the limited training opportunities presented to them. SKILLS (Support for...
Authors: Annie O'Brien (The University of Manchester), Margarita Panayiotou (The University of Manchester), Joao Santos (The University of Manchester), Suzanne Hamilton (The University of Manchester), Neil Humphrey (The University of Manchester)
Background: There is theoretical support for, and emerging empirical evidence that, implementation variability (e.g., fidelity, dosage,...
Authors: Ruth Ponsford (London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Department of Public Health, Environments and Society), Veena Muraleetharan (London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Department of Public Health, Environments and Society), Rebecca Meiksin (London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Department of Public Health, Environments and Society), Jo Sturgess (London School...
Authors: Filip Andersson (Karolinska Institutet), Cecilia Magnusson (Karolinska Institutet), Mats Ramstedt (Karolinska Institutet), Nicola Orsini (Karolinska Institutet), Robert Thiesmeier (Karolinska Institutet), Rosaria Galanti (Karolinska Institutet)
Background: Many countries and jurisdictions have recently adopted more lenient laws concerning cannabis use (decriminalization or...
Authors: Maja Västhagen (Karolinska Institutet), Agnes von Schreeb (Karolinska Institutet), Birgitta Kimber (Umeå University), Metin Özdemir (Örebro University), Pia Enebrink (Karolinska institutet)
Background: Parenting adolescents presents universal challenges, which are further intensified when navigating a new cultural context. The post migration stressors immigrant parents often...
Authors: Ali Yassine (Associate Drug Control and Crime Prevention Officer), Wadih Maalouf (Coordinator of Prevention Programme), Zila Sanchez
Background: While law enforcement officers (LEOs) often engage in school-based drug prevention, their efforts are usually improvised and not science-based. In this regard, the UNODC developed a guidance document to align LEOs’ roles with...
Authors: Noëline Vivet (Université Paris Saclay, École Doctorale de Santé Publique; Institut National d’Études Démographiques (INED), UR14-Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Campus Condorcet, 9 cours des Humanités, F-93300 Aubervilliers, Paris, France; Université Paris Cité, ECEVE, UMR 1123, Inserm, 10 rue de Verdun, F-75010 Paris, France), Elise de La Rochebrochard (Institut...
Author: Samuel Tomczyk (University of Greifswald)
Background: The mental health of children and young people is a key issue for prevention: for years, research has pointed to negative spirals of increasing illness-related stress, school absenteeism and unsuccessful educational and integration processes. The reasons range from insufficient consideration of life circumstances in the...
Authors: Ola Siljeholm (STAD, Centre for Psychiatry Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, & Stockholm Health Care Services, Region Stockholm, Sweden), Johanna Gripenberg (STAD, Centre for Psychiatry Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, & Stockholm Health Care Services, Region Stockholm, Sweden), Tobias H. Elgán (STAD, Centre for...
Authors: Fatumo Osman (School of Health and Welfare, Dalarna University, Sweden), Giovanni Aresi (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore), Hasnaa Amouri (Center for Lifespan Development Research, Örebro University, Sweden), Layan Amouri (Center for Lifespan Development Research, Örebro University, Sweden), Lucia Jiménez Garcia (University of Seville, Spain), Maja Västhagen (Department of...
Authors: Elena Gervilla Garcia (University of the Balearic Islands), Joan Pons Bauza (University of the Balearic Islands), Maria Wei Blanes Perez (University of the Balearic Islands), Victòria Romero Feliu (University of the Balearic Islands)
Chair: Elena Gervilla, Joan Pons
This symposium develops the applications of Social Network Analysis (SNA) in prevention research, integrating...
Authors: Natacha Torres da Silva (Instituto Português da Juventude, I.P.), Susana Henriques (Universidade Aberta, CEG), Leonardo Sousa (Associação Solidaried’arte - Associação de Educação e Integração pela Arte e Desenvolvimento Cultural Social e Local), Carmen Bettencourt (Associação Solidaried’arte - Associação de Educação e Integração pela Arte e Desenvolvimento Cultural Social e Local),...
Authors: Tobias Elgan (STAD, Karolinska Institutet), Anna K. Strandberg (STAD, Karolinska Institutet), Helena Hansson (Lunds University), Johanna Gripenberg (STAD, Karolinska Institutet), Julia Eriksson (Karolinska Institutet), Ola Siljeholm, Pia Kvillemo (STAD, Karolinska Institutet), Ulla Zetterlind (Lund University)
Background: Children with parents who have substance use problems...
Authors: Leslie Leve (University of Oregon), Elizabeth Stormshak (University of Oregon), Gordon Harold (University of Cambridge)
Background: Personalized health interventions based on an individual's biology are on the rise. Although advances have been made in personalized medicine approaches for disease conditions such as cancer, there has been limited progress on the implementation of...
Authors: Desiree Spronk (Trimbos Institute), Marjan Mohle (Trimbos Institute)
Background: From the 7th of April 2025 coffeeshops in ten participating municipalities of The Netherlands entered the experimental phase of the closed coffeeshop chain experiment (also called cannabis experiment or experiment). In this phase, regulated cannabis from government appointed growers is produced....
Author: Rachele Donini (ASL 2 Savonese)
Background: The communication aims to offer suggestions and reflections on prevention practice and implementation based on the knowledge and experience of the author, who has been operating in the drug demand reduction field for the past 35 years. The communication will likely encourage and motivate young researchers and professionals to pursue...
Authors: Rasha Abi Hana (Vrije University Amsterdam), Hala Najm (International Society of Substance Use Professionals (ISSUP)), Gregor Burkhart (Principal Scientific Analyst for Prevention, Public Health Unit, European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA), President of the EUSPR (2022-2025))
Background: Advancing the professionalism of the drug prevention workforce and improving evidence-based...
Authors: Lorraine Cousin Cabrolier (AP-HP. Nord-Université Paris Cité, Hôpital Universitaire Robert Debré, Unité d'épidémiologie Clinique, Inserm, CIC-1426, Paris, France.), Philippe Martin (AP-HP. Nord-Université Paris Cité, Hôpital Universitaire Robert Debré, Unité d'épidémiologie Clinique, Inserm, CIC-1426, Paris, France.), Thibault Contant (Morning Company, Marclopt, France), Claire Collin...
Authors: Kristin Liabo (University of Exeter, UK), Emma Cockcroft (University of Exeter), Kate Boddy (University of Exeter)
Background: In public involvement people who have relevant lived experience as patients or community members are partners in research and inform study design. ‘Lived experience’ might have a different meaning in primary prevention research, when the focus is on...
Authors: Zila Sanchez (Universidade Federal de São Paulo), Hugo Cogo-Moreira (Ostfold University College)
Background: Parental influence plays a critical role in adolescent substance use. However, it remains unclear how parenting styles may moderate the intergenerational association between parental and adolescent patterns of drug consumption. This study aims to evaluate whether...
Authors: Jeremy Segrott (Cardiff University), Harshdeep Kaur (Cardiff Third Sector Council; Cardiff University), Layan Amouri (Örebro University), Ina M. Koning (VU Amsterdam)
Background: Involving members of the public in the development and evaluation of interventions is now widely recognised as important. Such involvement helps ensure that interventions meet the needs of target...
Authors: Seamus Harvey (NetwellCASALA, Dundalk Institute of Technology), Isil Coklar Okutkan (Trinity Centre for Practice and Healthcare Innovation, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin), Filipa Teixeira (Trinity Centre for Practice and Healthcare Innovation, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin), John Dinsmore (Trinity Centre for Practice and Healthcare...
Author: Anja Wittkowski (The University of Manchester)
Background: It has been well established that parenting influences a child’s early life experiences and their psychosocial development across the life span. The importance of supporting parents to succeed in meeting the challenges of their caregiving role has been recognised as a public health concern.
Around 27% of mothers...
Background: Systematic reviews reported a high prevalence of psychological distress among university students. As a response to this concerning scenario, the Italian Ministry of University and Research funded the multicentric project "Health Mode On" (HMO) involving 10 academic institutions and aimed to map psychological distress, coordinate counselling services and set up health promotion...
The rapid advancement of digital technologies has led to their global proliferation, rendering their presence an unavoidable aspect of contemporary life. This widespread availability has naturally extended to the youngest population, including preschool-aged children.
Parental attitudes represent one of the key determinants of a child's exposure to digital technologies. In the context of...
Background: While much attention in prevention science has been directed towards identifying “best practice” programs, little attention has been placed on identifying the best processes needed for carrying out the work of implementing such programs on a day-to-day basis in real-world community settings. As the field continues to attempt to transport prevention programs developed largely in...
Background
Substance use (SU) among children and adolescents remains a pressing public health issue, highlighting the importance of implementing effective prevention efforts in schools. Although science-based guidelines for SU prevention have been established, literature reviews show that schools often implement both evidence-based programmes and programmes lacking proven effectiveness....
Title: Beyond Income: Transitions in Material Hardship and Suicidal Behaviour Risk in Korea
Authors: Soohyun Kang, PhD1), Selin Kim, MPH2), Eun‑Cheol Park, MD, PhD3)
Affiliations:
1) National Health Insurance Services Ilsan Hospital,
2) Health Insurance Review&Assessment Service, Wonju, Korea,
3) Yonsei University College of Medicine
Presenter: Soohyun...
Background: Adolescent well-being impacts lifelong health outcomes. Understanding how youth conceptualize well-being is essential for developing effective prevention approaches across the continuum . Digital environments, central to youth culture, offer innovative methodologies to explore youth perspectives at different prevention levels. This study investigates how adolescent gamers represent...
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Efforts to rank addiction prevention projects based on their effectiveness in the Republic of Croatia began in 2016, when the first Committee for the Assessment of the Quality of Drug Demand Reduction Projects was established. Nearly a decade later, for the first time, quality certificates are being issued to addiction prevention programs following the operational launch of the...
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The purpose of this presentation will be to show novel research examining the effectiveness and intervention scale up of Check-In/Check-Out (CICO; Hawken et al., 2021). CICO is a Tier 2 behavioral intervention designed to prevent challenging student behavior and to promote student wellbeing. Although empirical studies (e.g., Flannery et al., 2024; Kittelman et al., 2024) have shown...
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One in four girls will experience sexual abuse before the age of 18. While the ubiquity of reproductive health problems among women survivors of CSA is well-documented, the epidemiology of reproductive health problems specifically associated with childhood sexual trauma remains understudied. In this study, we aimed to estimate the association between CSA and women's reproductive...
Background: Child-to-Parent Violence is an increasingly prevalent issue that poses significant challenges for community, educational, health, justice, and protection services. Despite its complexity, there is limited systematization of the key components necessary for a comprehensive response. This study aimed to identify, reach consensus on, and prioritize fundamental elements for universal...
Background: Good Behavior Game (GBG) is a school-based intervention designed to reduce conduct problems, while increasing on-task behavior and a positive classroom climate. Earlier studies have shown long-term effects in several outcomes, making GBG a promising method of universal prevention. This study evaluates the effectiveness of an adapted version of GBG in a pragmatic,...
Background: Given that juvenile delinquency is a multifaceted mental health issue, community-based selective prevention interventions for youth at risk should take place in a continuum so that individual, family, school, and social risk factors are simultaneously addressed. This study includes the development and design of a pilot program of psychosocial intervention for the prevention of...
Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) launched the alcohol prevention programme called SAFER initiative in 2018. The objective of the initiative is to provide support for Member States in reducing the harmful use of alcohol at a national level. Twelve communities, across Ireland, were identified where the SAFER interventions will be delivered over three years. The stakeholders...
Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared climate change as one of the greatest health threats to humanity. Current trajectories in climate change thus indicate that chil-dren of today, regardless of their residence, face a future in which they will need to be prepared to navigate the increasingly complex challenges related to climate change. This emphasizes a need for...
Background: the mental health of young people is a global concern, with approximately 1 in 6 five-to sixteen-year-olds reporting mental health difficulties. Universal school-based (USB) social-emotional learning (SEL) interventions are an effective public health strategy for promotion and prevention. However, universal programs target all individuals with the same content, regardless of level...
Despite the idea that e-cigarettes can help to quit smoking and are less harmful, all forms of tobacco use are harmful, and there is no safe level of exposure to tobacco. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of stress, coping methods, smoking, access, and social influence on e-cigarette use. From April to July 2024, 145 adults from 33 different countries completed an...
Background. Concerns about the rise in adolescent vaping and cannabis use highlight the need for effective substance use prevention programs. Botvin LifeSkills Training (LST) has a strong evidence base at the middle school level for preventing or reducing tobacco use and related problems. A high school version of LST has been developed but not sufficiently tested in experimental trials,...
Background: Relapse is a common phenomenon in the smoking cessation process. While previous research has shown a positive association between social support and smoking cessation outcomes, little is known about the specific impact of different sources of social support on smoking relapse, particularly exploring differences by sex. The aim of this study was to examine the association...
Background: The education sector, particularly universities, plays a crucial role in the implementation of preventive initiatives. To participate in effective evidence-based prevention programs, educators at universities must undergo professional training. Colombo Plan's Universal Prevention Curriculum (UPC) attempts to bridge the gap between the scientific knowledge of substance use...
Background: Norway’s Child Welfare Services (CWS) are municipal services that aim to prevent child abuse and neglect. To this end, CWS often work with other health or social services, frequently referred to as interorganizational collaboration. This study aims to investigate the associations of different factors with parents and employees’ evaluations of interorganizational collaboration,...
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Hospital-based violence programmes (HVIPs) are an increasingly popular method to identify and support patients attending Emergency Departments (EDs) due to violence. However, research on HVIP implementation remains limited. The Violence Prevention Teams (VPTs) are novel nurse-led HVIPs situated in two emergency departments in Wales, UK. This abstract presents the factors...
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Designed to equip high-risk adolescents with effective coping strategies, the PreVenture Program uses cognitive-behavioural techniques tailored to four personality traits associated with elevated risk for substance use and mental health challenges. Delivered in a series of structured group sessions, the program helps young people recognize their emotional and behavioural...
Background: Culturally adapted EBPs offer a cost-effective way to prevent substance use and mental health issues in adolescents. Therefore, understanding how to leverage and adapt EBPs is vital to ensure their effectiveness, relevance, and sustainability in real-world settings. This research, employing a community-based approach, examines the cultural adaptation process of prevention programs...
Introduction: There is growing evidence of the positive influence of music education on the emotional, social and cognitive development of young people. Studies show that music education supports the development of social-emotional skills (e.g. Porter et al., 2017), self-confidence and self-discipline (e.g. Zapata & Hargreaves, 2018), coping mechanisms (e.g. Knoerl et al., 2022), social...
Feelings of hopelessness in adolescents are consistently associated with mental health outcomes such as depression and suicidality (suicide ideation and suicide attempts). Hopelessness has been added to the DSM and research has demonstrated that prominent levels of hopelessness, hopelessness despite treatment, or a co-occurring diagnosis of depression, have been predictors of suicide. As a...
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A healthy diet is a crucial component for adolescents’ health and wellbeing as having a balanced nutritional intake during adolescence is essential for cognitive development as well as the prevention of health problems in adulthood. Current literature surrounding dietary intake and its association with cognition, mental health and wellbeing has mainly focused on younger...
Background: The selective drug and alcohol prevention program, PreVenture, was recently shown to reduce long-term risk for Substance Use Disorders (SUDs) among youth reporting personality risk factors for substance misuse. This study investigates the intermediate change processes that mediate the five-year SUD outcomes using a mediated moderation analytic approach.
Methods: The CoVenture...
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Socioemotional development strategies are an important way of empowering individuals to choose healthy behaviours. Scientific evidence shows that the earlier socio-emotional learning/management issues are addressed, the better the outcomes.
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The program “Calmly– Learning to Learn Yourself” focuses on the development of children’s socio-emotional skills and positive...
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People from the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, and other gender identities (LGBTQ+) community face higher risk of sexual transmitted infections and human immunodeficiency infection. Open sexual health (SH) communication with healthcare practitioner (HCP), including doctors, nurses, and therapists, is key for prevention and early detection. We identified...
Background: Antisocial behaviour is a result of a multifactorial process involving social-level and individual-level factors. Only few studies explored the mediating effects of social-level factors through proximal influences of individual-level factors. To extend previous findings, this study aims to investigate the association of social-level factors with the probability of engaging in...
Background: Knowing which personal variables influence smoking relapse can help to improve cessation treatment effectiveness. Previous research has indicated that high body mass index (BMI) may be associated with smoking cessation treatment failure. However, scarce research has analyzed the relationship of this variable with long-term relapse outcomes. This study examines whether baseline...
Approximately 1 in 7 adolescents experience mental ill health internationally. The prevalence of these problems highlights the importance of identifying risk factors for adolescent mental health to develop effective prevention strategies. Family processes and relationship dynamics have a pronounced influence on child development. Previous studies have demonstrated that interparental conflict...
Background | Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI), as a growing phenomenon among young people, implies a substantial threat to the mental health of adolescents and young adults, thus becoming a significant global public health problem.
Methods | Data were collected through a quantitative questionnaire survey administered face-to-face to students in ISCED 2 and ISCED 3 education levels. The...
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In Sweden, approximately 20% of children and adolescents grow up with at least one parent who misuses alcohol. These children are at increased risk not only for developing substance use problems themselves but also for a range of behavioral and emotional difficulties. This study aims to evaluate the effects of the most commonly used selective prevention strategy in Sweden: child...
Background: While the relevance of parental competencies is unanimously recognized in terms of both family assessment and intervention, there is no clear and agreed framework about the dimensions that integrate this construct. The complexity of the concept and the lack of consensus in relation to the dimensions that comprise it is evident in the diversity observed in its assessment. In this...
$\textbf{Background:}$ Digital technologies are emerging as an effective modality for delivering evidence-based interventions (Brietenstein et al., 2014). Yet, when and why parents engage with digital intervention tools in their daily life remains largely unknown. The current study assessed barriers and promoters of daily engagement with the Family Relationships Toolkit, a brief family-based...
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NEET refers to people aged 15-29 who are "Not in Employment, Education, or Training." They accounted for 11.2% of young people in Europe (2023). This heterogeneous population has a social status that influences health behaviours. Problematic substance use is particularly prevalent among NEETs compared to their peers, potentially reinforcing their already existing isolation or...
Title: Perceptions of alcohol-related problems among social workers and their clients
Authors: Dr. Elina Renko
Affiliation(s): University of Helsinki
Presenter/Corresponding author: Elina Renko
Contact details: elina.renko@helsinki.fi
Background: Alcohol-related problems are widely viewed as health problems and thus as marginal to the social workers' job. Social workers, who work...
Introduction: Substance use among university students represents a serious public health concern. This study evaluated the impact of the "TU PUNTO" program, an educational intervention designed to promote healthy habits and prevent addictive behaviors among first-year Nursing students at the University of the Balearic Islands. Methods:A longitudinal design applied an ad-hoc online...
Title: Prevention of Mental Health Problems Among Social Workers Through Strengthening Self-Efficacy and Emotion Regulation
Authors: Nikol Bogdan, univ. mag. act. soc.1, Assist. Prof. Dinka Caha, PhD2
Affiliation(s): Josip Juraj Strossmyer University of Osijek1,Josip Juraj Strossmyer University of Osijek2
Presenter/Corresponding author: Nikol Bogdan
Contact details:...
The aim of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Cyber-aggression and Cyber-victimization Scale (CAV), developed to assess adolescents’ experiences with cyber-aggression and cyber-victimization. The instrument consists of 24 items divided into two subscales: Cyber-aggression (CAV-CB; 12 items) and Cyber-victimization (CAV-CV; 12 items). The research sample comprised N =...
Background : Young adults surveilled by the US criminal legal system (YA-USCLS) experience disproportionately high rates of substance use (SU) and HIV incidence. Few evidence-based approaches exist to connect YA-USCLS to substance use treatment (SUT) and HIV-related services following detention. Recent US policy shifts have led to increased criminalization of marginalized groups, and...
Epidemiological research on addiction-related habits and behaviours has not been conducted in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the last decade. The Association for Addiction Prevention NARKO NE, based on the European Prevention Curriculum, conducted the first analytical epidemiological research since 2016. The study examined internet usage habits, gambling, consumption of tobacco products, alcohol...
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Harmful gambling is a public health issue linked to adverse health outcomes as well as high levels of suicidality, and there is pressing need for initiatives to minimise such harms. However, gamblers experiencing harm do not ordinarily seek help, and if they do it is typically ‘crisis driven’, only occurring after experiencing severe harm. Community healthcare services for mental...
Background: The project aimed to synthesise the processes, theory, outcomes and implementation of school-based indicated interventions. Indicated interventions attempt to prevent the first onset of anxiety and depression in at-risk children and adolescents. Effectiveness reviews show indicated interventions can decrease students’ anxiety and depression symptoms, and, for depression, that...
Title: Sirens and Substances: What Ambulance Data Reveals About Youth Drug Trends
Authors: Miss Kira Watson; Mrs Suzie Gallagher, Miss Madie Stork
Affiliation : The Scottish Ambulance Service
Presenter/Corresponding author: Kira Watson
Contact details: kira.watson@nhs.scot
Background: This poster describes an audit carried out on drug-related incidents attended by...
Background: Evidence-based family programs have demonstrated effectiveness in preventing substance abuse, sexual risk behaviors, and antisocial conduct among children and adolescents (Arnason et al., 2020). Trainers play a key role in the success of these programs, influencing participant recruitment, engagement, and implementation (Negreiros et al., 2020). Equipping facilitators with the...
Background: Digital health interventions (DHIs) are complex and rapidly evolving, posing challenges for research programme design. Using the UK Medical Research Council’s four-phase research framework (development, feasibility, evaluation, implementation) as a reference, this study examines how researchers select and progress through phases when evaluating DHIs.
Methods: A...
Although peer violence varies from country to country due to cultural, social and other factors, it is present in all EU Member States and significantly affects youth development. One of the factors that can influence the prevalence of peer violence is how students who witness the peer violence respond to it. This poster presents the study results showing that students’ responses to peer...
Background. Youth mental health needs have increased over the last five years, and schools are an important context to facilitate preventative services (DeFrance et al., 2022). For prevention initiatives to be effective, proactive rather than reactive assessment is necessary. Research has supported the practice of universal screening to facilitate early identification and preventative mental...
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Child abuse affects millions of children world-wide with long-lasting health consequences. Preventing repeated child abuse have the impact to prevent mental illness throughout lifetime. Parenting programs based on social learning theory are an evidence-based prevention strategy. However, effects often diminish over time and few trials have assessed effects over more than one...
Background: The Finnish law on substance use prevention mandates the municipalities to engage CSOs as well as citizens in prevention. The CSO-field in Finland is challenged by a scarcity of evidence-based approaches, while engaging voluntary workforce is increasingly difficult. The national prevention plan calls for parenting skills support, but no universal group-based parenting skills...
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This paper shares preliminary findings from a scoping review exploring what is known about the influence of school and neighbourhood environments on adolescent mental health and wellbeing. Framed within a social determinants of health model, this review investigates how social, cultural, economic, and physical conditions shape mental health outcomes and drive inequalities....
Background: This study aimed to understand the context and needs of adolescents experiencing subclinical anxiety and depression symptoms, who are termed in policy as the missing middle in Wales. It is part of a project to inform the identification and adaptation of a feasible, acceptable and effective targeted secondary school-based intervention to Wales.
Methods: The study drew on two...
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The European Prevention Curriculum (EUPC) is a standardized training program designed to improve professionals’ knowledge and skills in evidence-based prevention. In Estonia and across Europe, EUPC trainings have been implemented since 2018, but with varying goals, target groups, and expectations, leading to differing assumptions about the training’s short- and long-term...
