Prevention Action

A safe landing on the other side of the Atlantic

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 10:07:23 +0100

It works in the US but does it work in the UK? Multisystemic Therapy has made its way across the Atlantic. But, the first UK trial of MST asks, will it have a similar impact upon youth offending behavior as it does in the country where it was developed?

Back to the drawing board

admin — Tue, 15 May 2012 11:17:50 +0100

Their work on interventions to tackle aggressive and anti-social behaviour in children has given Mark Fraser and Maeda Galinsky valuable insights into the wider lessons for the design and development of evidence-based programs.

A small step toward EPEC success?

admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 10:35:55 +0100

Is parenting advice easier to take when it comes from a well-meaning expert who is a complete stranger or from a knowledgeable person in your own community? Parenting program developers in South London think they know the answer.

The man who is making a difference

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 09:48:29 +0100

Richard Catalano, director of the Social Development Research Group in Seattle, talks about how he came to devote his professional career to understanding and intervening in the pathways to delinquency and drug abuse and what the consequences of this has been.

Generic interventions “just as effective” as the brand

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100

While Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy undoubtedly works for traumatized children, a new review of the evidence base suggests that non-branded versions of this popular intervention reduce stress symptoms just as much as the branded package.

Exposing new strategies

admin — Wed, 09 May 2012 09:18:32 +0100

Exposure to domestic violence is now recognised as a form of serious child abuse. But therapeutic services for victims might need to develop along different routes from preventive services, with the latter tied closely to general child protection strategies.

Unfreeze, transition, and refreeze

admin — Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100

What frameworks can help organizations make lasting changes for the better? “Getting to Outcomes” sets out a model for planning, changing, and evaluating – in 10 useful steps.

Can a universal, community-wide prevention system deliver big benefits?

admin — Fri, 04 May 2012 09:18:26 +0100

Past studies have found that the Communities That Care (CTC) prevention system prevents early teens from engaging in cigarette smoking, alcohol use, and delinquency. Now a new study by CTC’s developers at the University of Washington claims it does all this – and also returns at least $5 in savings for every dollar invested.

Who benefits from Early Head Start?

admin — Thu, 03 May 2012 10:03:48 +0100

Children who participate in the US’s Early Head Start program do better in the short run than their peers, on average. But these averages hide a lot of variation – variation that may be due to family characteristics, a new study claims.

Time to hop on the therapist’s couch?

admin — Wed, 02 May 2012 09:41:16 +0100

Traditionally, psychodynamic psychotherapy has been seen as lacking a credible evidence base, whether for children or adults. This is changing for adults. Is it about to change for children?