Youth Prevention and Wellness Blog

Why Add PPW to Your Current Evidence-Based Prevention Programming?

Why Add PPW to Your Current Evidence-Based Prev...

Prevention Plus Wellness (PPW) can be used as a stand-alone evidence-based prevention program, but it also works great for filling the gaps when using other evidence-based prevention programs. First, most...

Why Add PPW to Your Current Evidence-Based Prev...

Prevention Plus Wellness (PPW) can be used as a stand-alone evidence-based prevention program, but it also works great for filling the gaps when using other evidence-based prevention programs. First, most...

Two New Prevention and Wellness Grant Funding Programs

Two New Prevention and Wellness Grant Funding P...

Community-Based Violence Prevention Program Evaluation Grant Funding With this solicitation, NIJ seeks applications for funding for rigorous, independent evaluation projects funded under the OJP Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative...

Two New Prevention and Wellness Grant Funding P...

Community-Based Violence Prevention Program Evaluation Grant Funding With this solicitation, NIJ seeks applications for funding for rigorous, independent evaluation projects funded under the OJP Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative...

Movement Behavior & Mental Health of Children & Youth

Movement Behavior & Mental Health of Children &...

A recent review of research found that there is a wealth of knowledge on the association between combined 24-hour movement behaviors (MB) (i.e., physical activity (PA), sedentary behavior (SED) and...

Movement Behavior & Mental Health of Children &...

A recent review of research found that there is a wealth of knowledge on the association between combined 24-hour movement behaviors (MB) (i.e., physical activity (PA), sedentary behavior (SED) and...

Recreational Exercise & Mental Health in Adolescents & Young Adults

Recreational Exercise & Mental Health in Adoles...

A new study found that adolescents and young adults who increase exercise participation over time to even moderate levels (i.e., once weekly or more) experience health and mental health advantages...

Recreational Exercise & Mental Health in Adoles...

A new study found that adolescents and young adults who increase exercise participation over time to even moderate levels (i.e., once weekly or more) experience health and mental health advantages...

Physical Activity & Mental Health in Children & Youth

Physical Activity & Mental Health in Children &...

A recent review of research concluded that physical activity participation and mental health among children and youth deteriorated during the COVID-19 pandemic and were closely associated with each other. The...

Physical Activity & Mental Health in Children &...

A recent review of research concluded that physical activity participation and mental health among children and youth deteriorated during the COVID-19 pandemic and were closely associated with each other. The...

Leisure-Time Physical Activity and Mental Health of Youth

Leisure-Time Physical Activity and Mental Healt...

A large-scale study found a positive association between leisure-time physical activity and mental health among youth. The paper was published in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports...

Leisure-Time Physical Activity and Mental Healt...

A large-scale study found a positive association between leisure-time physical activity and mental health among youth. The paper was published in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports...