Prevention scientists have speculated that children’s genes play a part in determining how receptive they will be to early intervention. A long-term study of programs for reducing impulsive and aggressive behavior among American schoolchildren provides hard evidence that this may, indeed, be the case.
February 2014
24 February 2014
When transferring an evidence-based intervention program across national frontiers, a simple language translation may not be enough. Results from a substance use prevention program in Mexico suggest that wider cultural adaptations are necessary to maximize effectiveness.
17 February 2014
Play, reading, and storytelling help children learn. Knowing which groups in society who are less likely to engage in these activities could help target preventative programs that promote reading and play.
10 February 2014
Research from the United States shows that parent training programs can result in big improvements in parents’ skills and children’s behavior. Now, a version of the Incredible Years program translated to Portugal shows similarly impressive preliminary results.
07 February 2014
Surveys suggest as many as one in five young people are affected by internet ‘cyberbullying’ – on-line abuse whose most serious consequences for victims extend to depression, self-harm and even suicide. Results from the first-known trial of a prevention program, conducted in Germany, reveal a promising approach to tackling a growing social menace.
04 February 2014
Postnatal depression affects around 70,000 women and their families in the UK each year. Popular interventions have improved mothers’ mental health but don’t always improve developmental outcomes for infants. The Mellow Babies program offers a fresh approach.
