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?

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.

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.

Past studies have found that the Communities That Care (CTC) prevention system prevents early teens from engaging in cigarette smoking, alcohol use, and delinquency. Now a new study by CTC’s developers at the University of Washington claims it does all this – and also returns at least $5 in savings for every dollar invested.

Children who participate in the US’s Early Head Start program do better in the short run than their peers, on average. But these averages hide a lot of variation – variation that may be due to family characteristics, a new study claims.

Drug and alcohol use, mental health problems, obesity, traffic crashes, violence and unsafe sex practices: all are major causes of adolescent death worldwide. It may not be widely known, but they are also preventable, according to a new article in The Lancet.

Latino parents are less likely than their non-Latino white counterparts to put their children in formal, center-based early care. Some say this results from parents’ cultural choices – but new research shows it may have more to do with cost.

During April and May Prevention Action will report in Spanish and English. Coverage will include a major conference in Madrid on evidence based programs and social finance sponsored by Dartington and the Mayor of Madrid, La Evaluacion de la Calidad y Eficiencia en los Programas de Intervencion Social.

During April and May Prevention Action will report in Spanish and English. Coverage will include a major conference in Madrid on evidence based programs and social finance sponsored by Dartington and the Mayor of Madrid, La Evaluacion de la Calidad y Eficiencia en los Programas de Intervencion Social.

If the characteristics of organizations affect the success of the programs they provide, it creates a big risk when interventions transfer from research to community settings. A rare study of organizational climate highlights some surprising findings.

Canadian psychologists join forces with an Italian criminologist to drive home the politically unpalatable message that some juvenile justice interventions are pushing the crime rate up.

Nutrition in developing countries is not just about access to food, a new study argues. The feeding practices of parents must also improve to combat child malnutrition.