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: Vasiliki (Vicky) Yotsidi (Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Association for Regional Development and Mental Health (EPAPSY)), Charis Asimopoulos (University of West Attica, Association for Regional Development and Mental Health (EPAPSY)), Stelios Stylianidis (Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Association for Regional Development and Mental...
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...
Authors: Joseph Coombes (University of Birmingham), Marie Murphy (University of Birmingham), Abby Russell (University of Exeter), Amy Turner (University of Bristol), Miranda Pallan (University of Birmingham)
Background: A healthy diet is a crucial component for adolescents’ health and wellbeing as having a balanced nutritional intake during adolescence is essential for cognitive...
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...
Authors: Gerard Verges Granados (Plan Nacional Sobre Drogas (PNSD)), Antonia Martín Perdíz (University of the Balearic Islands), Elena Gervilla Garcia (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...
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: Katarina Serdar Čerpnjak, Matea Belošević (Senior Research and Teaching Assistant), Martina Ferić (Full professor)
This poster presents the ERASMUS+ project “Digital Platform for Secondary School Teachers on Adolescent Risk Behaviours” (2023–2026), which addresses the evident need across Europe to improve the competences of secondary school teachers and provide them with tools to...
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...
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...
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
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...
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 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 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: 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:
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...
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. Delivered in a series of structured group sessions, the program helps young people recognize their emotional and behavioural...
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...
Background:
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...
Background
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: 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...
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...
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...
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
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....
