prevention

A safe landing on the other side of the Atlantic

16 May 2012 |

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

15 May 2012 |

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?

14 May 2012 |

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

11 May 2012 |

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

10 May 2012 |

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

9 May 2012 |

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.