PAXIS Institute

Parent-Child Connectedness as a Predictor of Positive Youth Development in Early Adolescence

Parent-Child Connectedness is a strong emotional bond between a child or adolescent and their parental...

PAX GBG: A qualitative inquiry into population-level implementation

This study examines the experiences of participants who were part of a PAX Good Behavior...

PAX Tools: A Case Study of Evidence-based Strategies Implementation with Diffusion across the System of Care

This illustrative case study documents programmatic diffusion across the system of care when implementing evidence-based...

PAX Tools: Behavioral Support Programming for Youth Workers

PAX Tools is a collection of trauma-informed strategies for adults who work with or care...

First in flight: Population-level prevention in Ohio

Ohio Mental Health and Addiction Services (OMHAS) sponsored the first statewide scale-up of the PAX...

Population-level PAX: Prevention Programming Across the Youth System of Care

PAX Good Behavior Game and PAX Tools are trauma-informed, evidence-based preventive interventions with proven effectiveness...

Integrated models of school-based prevention: Logic and theory

School-based prevention programs can positively impact a range of social, emotional, and behav-ioral outcomes. Yet...

Measuring collective efficacy among children in community-based afterschool programs: Exploring pathways toward prevention and positive youth development

Citation: Smith EP, Osgood DW, Caldwell L, Hynes K, Perkins DF: Measuring collective efficacy among...

Online training for teachers delivering evidence-based preventive interventions

This study investigated the perceived feasibilityand pattern of implementation following an online trainingfor teachers delivering...

Impact of a universal prevention strategy on reading and behavioral outcomes

This quantitative study addresses the problem of reading and behavioral performance in elementary school by...