Dr Jeremy Segrott (Twitter @DrJeremySegrott), who undertakes prevention research at the DECIPer research institute at Cardiff University (UK) has written two really interesting blogs about the recent (US) Society for Prevention Research conference which was held in San Francisco. Several EUSPR (Board) Members took part in the scheduled International Networking events, and it was fantastic …
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.
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.
June 7th, Paris, Faculté des Saint Pères Download the programme for details To register or for further details, please see the website.
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Back to main 2012 conference page We held a special guided poster session as part of Day 1. There were prizes for the best poster including one year’s free Society membership and free conference fees for next year’s conference. Awarded presenters were invited to present and discuss their work to all conference delegates in …