Youth Prevention and Wellness Blog

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)...

Protective Factors for Nicotine & Marijuana Vaping Among US Adolescents

Protective Factors for Nicotine & Marijuana Vap...

A recent study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine (2022) examined the developmental assets framework is used to assess cumulative protective factors and vaping in a national sample...

Protective Factors for Nicotine & Marijuana Vap...

A recent study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine (2022) examined the developmental assets framework is used to assess cumulative protective factors and vaping in a national sample...

SPORT Prevention Plus Wellness Online Program

SPORT Prevention Plus Wellness Online Program

We are translating the evidence-based SPORT Prevention Plus Wellness (PPW) program into an online course youth can take in class, at home or anywhere they have online access.   If...

SPORT Prevention Plus Wellness Online Program

We are translating the evidence-based SPORT Prevention Plus Wellness (PPW) program into an online course youth can take in class, at home or anywhere they have online access.   If...

Positive Youth Development Programs for Preventing Substance Use & Promoting Healthy Lifestyles

Positive Youth Development Programs for Prevent...

This paper highlights positive youth development (PYD) concepts and programs for simultaneously preventing substance use and promoting healthy lifestyles.  The purpose of this paper is threefold:  Describe basic PYD facts,...

Positive Youth Development Programs for Prevent...

This paper highlights positive youth development (PYD) concepts and programs for simultaneously preventing substance use and promoting healthy lifestyles.  The purpose of this paper is threefold:  Describe basic PYD facts,...

E-Cigarette Use by Adolescents is Associated with Later Marijuana Use

E-Cigarette Use by Adolescents is Associated wi...

A study published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence (2022) examined whether e-cigarette use during adolescence is associated with higher odds of subsequent cannabis use.    Youth use of e-cigarettes by age...

E-Cigarette Use by Adolescents is Associated wi...

A study published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence (2022) examined whether e-cigarette use during adolescence is associated with higher odds of subsequent cannabis use.    Youth use of e-cigarettes by age...