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PYD as Evidence-Based Model Programs

PYD as Evidence-Based Model Programs

Positive Youth Development (PYD) programs, such as Prevention Plus Wellness (PPW) interventions for youth and parents, are asset-based strategies that aim to help youth acquire adequate attitudes, behaviors, and skills...

PYD as Evidence-Based Model Programs

Positive Youth Development (PYD) programs, such as Prevention Plus Wellness (PPW) interventions for youth and parents, are asset-based strategies that aim to help youth acquire adequate attitudes, behaviors, and skills...

How to Implement PPW Programs

How to Implement PPW Programs

Prevention Plus Wellness (PPW) programs are implemented in three easy steps.  These include:  Step #1: Administer the pretest survey to youth. Step #2: Select and read the single-lesson script while...

How to Implement PPW Programs

Prevention Plus Wellness (PPW) programs are implemented in three easy steps.  These include:  Step #1: Administer the pretest survey to youth. Step #2: Select and read the single-lesson script while...

Invest in Youth Prevention

Invest in Youth Prevention

The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health published a list of Principles for the Use of Funds from the Opioid Litigation.  Principle #3 is a Call to Invest in...

Invest in Youth Prevention

The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health published a list of Principles for the Use of Funds from the Opioid Litigation.  Principle #3 is a Call to Invest in...

Programs to Prevent Adolescent E-Cigarette Use

Programs to Prevent Adolescent E-Cigarette Use

A paper recently published in Current Problems in Pediatric & Adolescent Health Care (2022) explored best practices for programs aimed at reducing and preventing e-cigarette use among adolescents.  The author’s...

Programs to Prevent Adolescent E-Cigarette Use

A paper recently published in Current Problems in Pediatric & Adolescent Health Care (2022) explored best practices for programs aimed at reducing and preventing e-cigarette use among adolescents.  The author’s...

Grants for Addiction & Substance Abuse Programs

Grants for Addiction & Substance Abuse Programs

Here is a resource for prevention and treatment professionals and organizations searching for grant funding for their programs.    Learn more: https://www.instrumentl.com/browse-grants/addiction-and-substance-abuse-grants    

Grants for Addiction & Substance Abuse Programs

Here is a resource for prevention and treatment professionals and organizations searching for grant funding for their programs.    Learn more: https://www.instrumentl.com/browse-grants/addiction-and-substance-abuse-grants    

Mental Health & Positive Youth Development

Mental Health & Positive Youth Development

A recent paper published in Pediatrics (2022) synthesized the available evidence from systematic reviews of mental health and positive development interventions for children aged 5–14.9 years in both high-income (HIC)...

Mental Health & Positive Youth Development

A recent paper published in Pediatrics (2022) synthesized the available evidence from systematic reviews of mental health and positive development interventions for children aged 5–14.9 years in both high-income (HIC)...