One session Prevention Plus Wellness (PPW) programs have multiple layers of evidence supporting their efficacy to prevent and reduce substance use/misuse while promoting healthy lifestyle behaviors promoting the mental health of youth and adults.
SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) lists our single-session SPORT Prevention Plus Wellness intervention as an evidence-based prevention program for youth ages 10-17 in the Evidence-Based Resource Guide Series: Substance Misuse Prevention for Young Adults (pg. 66): https://odp.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/SAMHSA-EBP-Guide-pep19-pl-guide-1.pdf
SAMHSA also lists SPORT PPW as a promising marijuana use prevention intervention for youth 7-18 years old in the Evidence-Based Resource Guide Series: Preventing Marijuana Use Among Youth (pg. 23): https://store.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/pep21-06-01-001.pdf
The SPORT PPW program for youth and/or the InShape PPW program for young adults are listed in a broad-range of national evidence-based program registries and publications, including:
- Blueprints for Healthy Youth Development
- Results First Clearinghouse Database: The Pew Charitable Trusts
- NREPP (National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices)
- Promising Practices Network
- Child Trends
- Prevention Matters
- Excellence in Prevention Strategies List
- Clearinghouse for Military Family Readiness
PPW interventions including SPORT PPW and InShape PPW are also listed as model, exemplary or promising programs in dozens of state-level evidence-based program directories.
Learn more: https://preventionpluswellness.com/pages/ppw-programs-evidence-base