Prevention Briefs
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An Introduction to Restorative Justice Restorative justice is a process for repairing harm that has been done. |
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Evaluation: Designs and Approaches The choice of a design for an outcome evaluation is often influenced by the need to compromise between cost and certainty. |
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Hiring an Evaluator Hiring an evaluator can save your program considerable time and effort. |
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How Schools Can Prevent Suicide Few suicides or suicide attempts take place in schools. |
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Implementation Research: A Synthesis of the Literature Implementation Research: A Synthesis of the Literature, by Dean Fixsen, Sandra Naoom, Karen Blase, Robert Friedman, and Frances Wallace was published in 2005 by the National Implementation Research Network |
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Key Strategies for Violence and Substance Abuse Prevention I: Working with Children and Families Children are influenced by their families, their schools, their neighborhoods, and popular culture – especially the media. |
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Key Strategies for Violence and Substance Abuse Prevention II: Working with the Classroom and the School Environment The school’s contribution to solving the problems of substance abuse and violence among youth lie in comprehensive approaches. |
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Key Strategies for Violence and Substance Abuse Prevention III: Working in the Community The nature of the community in which youth live – and their relationship to this community – can have a profound effect on whether they become involved in substance abuse and violence. |
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Managing An Evaluator It can be difficult to assess the work of an evaluator, especially if you do not have experience working with evaluators or understand evaluation methods and theories. |
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Meeting the Needs of Latino Youth: Part I: Risk Risk factors are characteristics statistically associated with an increase in health risk – in this case, violence. |
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Meeting The Needs of Latino Youth: Part II: Resilience Protective factors are characteristics statistically associated with a decrease in vulnerability to |
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Multisystemic Therapy: Strategies for Success Multisystemic Therapy (MST) is a family-based treatment model for adolescents exhibiting serious antisocial behaviors such as violence, delinquency, and substance abuse. |
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Olweus Bullying Prevention: Strategies for Success The Olweus Bullying Prevention program was designed to prevent bullying in elementary, middle, and junior high schools. |
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Prescription Drug Abuse by Adolescents The rate of prescription drug abuse among adolescents has increased dramatically over the past decade. |
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Preventing Bullying in Schools and the Community Bullying is often overshadowed by more dramatic incidents of violence, especially those involving firearms. |
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Preventing Cyberbullying in Schools and the Community Bullying is a form of emotional and physical abuse that is characterized by a power imbalance in which a bully chooses victims that he or she perceives as vulnerable. |
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Recognizing and Responding to the Warning Signs of Suicide: A Guide for Teachers and School Staff Suicide attempts rarely occur without some warning. |
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Recruiting and Retaining Mentors Mentors can change the lives of young people. A review of the literature on mentoring1 concluded the following: |
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Risk and Resilience 101 Thirty years ago, most prevention efforts relied on fear. They tried to convince young people that smoking or using drugs would damage their health and ruin their futures. |
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Social and Emotional Learning Social and emotional learning (SEL) is the process by which children and young people acquire and develop skills that support learning, positive behavior, and constructive social relationships. |
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Substance Abuse, Violence, Mental Health, and Academic Success The mission of the American school has expanded considerably over the last thirty years. |
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Truancy Prevention Compulsory school attendance is a reflection of the importance our nation places on education as well as a recognition that regular attendance is necessary if education is to effectively prepare a |
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Youth Courts Youth courts, sometimes called “teen courts,” are diversion programs that, with the consent of the juvenile justice system, allow young people who have committed delinquent acts to appear before a court operated by their peers |
