Society for Prevention Research (SPR) Spring 2013 Newsletter

The US-based Society for Prevention Research (SPR) has just published its Spring newsletter. It shares information and commentary that will also be of  interest to the EUSPR’s membership, in particular International Networking activities. You can read the newsletter online here.

2013 Drug Prevention and Information Programme

DG Justice have just opened their call for Action grants for the 2013 Drug Prevention and Information Programme (DPIP). The deadline for this call for proposals is: 11/07/2013 12:00 (noon) CET. Please click here for further information. Details of projects funded in 2011/2012 can be found here.

Call for Papers – Environmental Interventions Targeting Drug Abuse Risk and Protective Factors

Special Issue of Drugs: Education, Prevention, and Policy Topic: Environmental Interventions Targeting Drug Abuse Risk and Protective Factors Guest Editors: Karen Friend, Kristi Pettibone, Paul Florin, and Jamie Vela Background: Illicit and prescription drug abuse, initiation and associated problems remain a critical public health issue worldwide.  The World Health Organization recently reported that at least …

Read more

New EMCDDA publication on prevention services for minority ethnic groups explored

Our colleagues at the EMCDDA have published an important new thematic paper (authored by Professor Jane Fountain, UK) examining the delivery of drug prevention services for minority ethnic populations in 29 European countries. The paper presents a series of case studies from a number of Member States and highlights several important research gaps. For example, …

Read more

The Civil Society Forum on Drugs

We are very pleased to have been accepted as a new member of the DG-Justice’s Civil Society Forum on drugs. The Civil Society Forum on Drugs (CSF) meets at least once a year and serves as a platform for informal exchanges of views and information between the Commission and civil society organisations. The objectives of …

Read more

Fourth EUSPR Conference and Members’ Meeting, 13-15 November 2013, Paris, France

Understanding differences in prevention outcomes It is well known that differences in health and wellbeing within and between populations are influenced by a range of biological and social factors. However, less attention has been given to identifying how differences in these factors may influence the experiences or outcomes of prevention work. Prevention interventions and policies …

Read more

Plenary Speaker Presentations

2012 EUSPR Conference Plenary Speaker Presentations Prof Marc A. Zimmerman, School of Public Health, University of Michigan (USA) – Adolescent Resiliency: Applications of Theory and Research Prof Judith Prochaska, Stanford University (USA) – Methods of quantifying change in multiple risk factor interventions Dr Patricia Conrod, Université de Montréal (CA) – Individual- and population-level benefits of …

Read more

Programme

Back to main 2012 conference page   Day 1 – 6th December 8.30 – 9.30 Registration 9.30 – 9.45 Opening and salutations Prof Harry Sumnall (EUSPR Board President), and Krzysztof Brzozka – the Director of the State Agency for Prevention of Alcohol Related Problems (PARPA) 9.45 – 11.15 Plenary Session 1 Chair: Prof Harry Sumnall …

Read more