Prevention

Effectiveness of a universal classroom-based preventive intervention (PAX GBG): A research protocol for a matched-pair cluster-randomized controlled trial

Introduction The PAX Good Behavior Game (PAX GBG) is a universal classroom-based program that promotes...

Promoting Afterschool Quality and Positive Youth Development: Cluster Randomized Trial of the Pax Good Behavior Game

This randomized trial tested a strategy originally developed for school settings, the Pax Good Behavior...

A randomized controlled trial of two primary school intervention strategies to prevent early onset tobacco smoking

Abstract In this article, we examine the impact of two universal, grade 1 preventive interventions...

Developmentally inspired drug prevention: middle school outcomes in a school-based randomized prevention trial.

Prior investigations have linked behavioral competencies in primary school to a reduced risk of later...

The impact of an elementary school-based violence prevention program on visits to the school nurse.

In Tucson, Arizona, an elementary school-based violence prevention program (PeaceBuilders) was implemented during the 1994-1995...

Increasing efficacy in a population-level implementation.

Increasing efficacy in a population-level implementation Citation: Embry, D., Van Ryzin, M., Biglan, T., &...

Preventing Disruptive Behavior in Elementary Schoolchildren: Impact of a Universal Classroom-Based Intervention

A population-based, randomized universal classroom intervention trial for the prevention of disruptive behavior (i.e., attention-deficit/hyperactivity...

Transition Time and the Resource Room: Important Considerations for Mainstreaming Exceptional Children.

Children traveling from the mainstreamed classroom to the resource room or to related services may...

The health and social consequences of adverse childhood experiences (ACE) across the lifespan: an introduction to prevention and intervention in the community

This introduction to the themed issue overviews the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study and discusses...

Evidence-based kernels: fundamental units of behavioral influence

This paper describes evidence-based kernels, fundamental units of behavioral influence that appear to underlie effective...