Youth Prevention and Wellness Blog

How to Enjoy Life Without Marijuana

How to Enjoy Life Without Marijuana

With the expanding legalization of cannabis across the US and world, it’s imperative that prevention specialists continue to educate youth, families, and communities that not only can marijuana use be...

How to Enjoy Life Without Marijuana

With the expanding legalization of cannabis across the US and world, it’s imperative that prevention specialists continue to educate youth, families, and communities that not only can marijuana use be...

Mental Health in Lifestyle Medicine: Implication for Substance Use Prevention Specialists

Mental Health in Lifestyle Medicine: Implicatio...

A paper published in Analytic Review (2021) described how the field of lifestyle medicine, which emphasizes the role of lifestyle factors in the onset and treatment of disease and wellbeing,...

Mental Health in Lifestyle Medicine: Implicatio...

A paper published in Analytic Review (2021) described how the field of lifestyle medicine, which emphasizes the role of lifestyle factors in the onset and treatment of disease and wellbeing,...

An Open Letter Asking CADCA to Increase Evidence Underpinning the Prevention Field

An Open Letter Asking CADCA to Increase Evidenc...

Thank you CADCA!  We at Prevention Plus Wellness (PPW) think the idea of encouraging Blue Ribbon Coalitions is pure genius for advancing the prevention field. The Blue Ribbon Coalition recognition...

An Open Letter Asking CADCA to Increase Evidenc...

Thank you CADCA!  We at Prevention Plus Wellness (PPW) think the idea of encouraging Blue Ribbon Coalitions is pure genius for advancing the prevention field. The Blue Ribbon Coalition recognition...

New SPORT Health Behaviors Program

New SPORT Health Behaviors Program

SPORT Health Behaviors (HB) (previously SPORT 2 PPW) is a 6-session easy to use positive youth development program for prevention and health professionals and parents who want to prevent substance...

New SPORT Health Behaviors Program

SPORT Health Behaviors (HB) (previously SPORT 2 PPW) is a 6-session easy to use positive youth development program for prevention and health professionals and parents who want to prevent substance...

Reduced Cell Phone Use Increases a Healthy Lifestyle

Reduced Cell Phone Use Increases a Healthy Life...

Less time spent on the smartphone leads to more well-being and a healthier lifestyle, according to a new study published in Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied (2023). The study compared...

Reduced Cell Phone Use Increases a Healthy Life...

Less time spent on the smartphone leads to more well-being and a healthier lifestyle, according to a new study published in Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied (2023). The study compared...

Happiness, Healthy Behaviors & Mental Health

Happiness, Healthy Behaviors & Mental Health

Eating healthy and engaging in physical activity positively influences happiness, according to a new study published in Nutrients (2022). This study used data from the second cycle of the Abu...

Happiness, Healthy Behaviors & Mental Health

Eating healthy and engaging in physical activity positively influences happiness, according to a new study published in Nutrients (2022). This study used data from the second cycle of the Abu...