Youth Prevention and Wellness Blog
National Summer Learning Week
National Summer Learning Week is a celebration dedicated to elevating the importance of summer learning! Let's work together to keep kids safe and healthy every summer, and ensure they return...
National Summer Learning Week
National Summer Learning Week is a celebration dedicated to elevating the importance of summer learning! Let's work together to keep kids safe and healthy every summer, and ensure they return...
Adolescent Lifestyle Behaviors and Suicide
A new cross-national study of 45 countries (BMC Global and Public Health, 2024) examined the role of adolescent lifestyle risk behaviors and suicide thoughts and behaviors (STBs). This study strongly...
Adolescent Lifestyle Behaviors and Suicide
A new cross-national study of 45 countries (BMC Global and Public Health, 2024) examined the role of adolescent lifestyle risk behaviors and suicide thoughts and behaviors (STBs). This study strongly...
Multiple Health Behavior Interventions
A new meta-analysis of research reports (Psychological Bulletin, 2024) showed a positive, linear effect of the number of behavioral recommendations associated with behavioral and clinical change across all domains. This linear relation...
Multiple Health Behavior Interventions
A new meta-analysis of research reports (Psychological Bulletin, 2024) showed a positive, linear effect of the number of behavioral recommendations associated with behavioral and clinical change across all domains. This linear relation...
Why Promote Physical Activity in Substance Use/...
Below are six recent systematic reviews of published research examining the role of physical activity on substance use/misuse. Implications for youth prevention and intervention are discussed. Publication #1 A systematic...
Why Promote Physical Activity in Substance Use/...
Below are six recent systematic reviews of published research examining the role of physical activity on substance use/misuse. Implications for youth prevention and intervention are discussed. Publication #1 A systematic...
Boys & Girls Club Finds SPORT PPW Improves Yout...
A Boys & Girls Club in New York City implemented the SPORT Prevention Plus Wellness (PPW) program during the 2023-2024 academic year. SPORT PPW is a 45-minute evidence-based motivational substance...
Boys & Girls Club Finds SPORT PPW Improves Yout...
A Boys & Girls Club in New York City implemented the SPORT Prevention Plus Wellness (PPW) program during the 2023-2024 academic year. SPORT PPW is a 45-minute evidence-based motivational substance...
Letter to Athletic Director and Coaches
Below is a letter that can be provided to middle and high school athletic director and coaches to help enlist their support for providing the SPORT Prevention Plus Wellness (PPW)...
Letter to Athletic Director and Coaches
Below is a letter that can be provided to middle and high school athletic director and coaches to help enlist their support for providing the SPORT Prevention Plus Wellness (PPW)...