Investing in Children launched

23 April 2012

The first reliable data on the costs and benefits of youth justice, early years and education interventions in the UK backs greater investment in selected evidence-based programs.

Improving outcomes for children in Spain and the UK

17 April 2012

On the 16th of April, 2012, the Spanish and UK governments demonstrated a shared commitment to evidence, and better outcomes for children and families using reduced public resources.

Gun crime: Disarming perceptions

14 February 2012

Preventive interventions take many forms – education, mentoring, alternatives and limiting supply – but a study of gun carrying among young people suggests that these approaches should be complemented by changing the perceptions of young people on the extent of gun possessions and the availability of weapons.

Second Conference of the EUSPR

16 January 2012

Prevention and implementation research are often seen as an American discipline, but a recent conference showed that while a huge debt is owed to US scientists there is a growing and active community undertaking similar work across Europe. Prevention Action was at the 2nd Conference of the European Society for Prevention Research in Lisbon, Portugal.

French care leavers overcoming the odds

13 January 2012

A new follow-up study of young people who were formerly looked after in foster care suggests that despite the considerable risks they typically face, many achieve independence with few problems.

Preventing intimate partner violence: a two-way street

12 January 2012

Severe domestic violence is not very likely to change with treatment. But violence between teenage partners – which tends to be milder and mutual – can be prevented or reduced with early intervention that targets both sexes, a new report claims. And with more than a third of U.S. high schoolers admitting they have been violent to a boyfriend or girlfriend, it’s an urgent issue.