Prevention methods using shock tactics are proven to be ineffective. Nevertheless, strategies based on predominantly providing information about the dangers of substance use are widespread in Europe. The European Society for Prevention Research (EUSPR) is concerned about those so-called prevention strategies. It calls on decisionmakers, influencers and policymakers to use scientific proof of effectiveness as a criterion for exposing our youth to prevention methods and not to spend public money on rather commercial offers, since there are better and less expensive alternatives.
Presentations are available below: Plenary session 1 Kristine Sørensen – Looking over or tearing down the wall: Tapping into the unleashed potential of improving health-literacy Gerard Hastings – Of Marketing and Human Folly: Time to Change the Narrative Sofa plenary 1 Zili Sloboda – Looking Over the Wall—The Future of Prevention Science and Prevention Sofa …
This year we have 3 workshops available in the morning session (9:30-12:30) and 2 workshops in the afternoon (13:30-16:30). *The workshops require a minimum of 10 participants* For workshop registration, please visit our Eventbrite page: EUSPR 2019 Post-conference workshop registration. Closing date for online registration is 8 September 2019. Post-conference workshops will take place at the Royal Academy of …
On the following pages, you will find the candidate statements for the elections for the EUSPR Board 2019-2022. Please click on the relevant roles to read these. The election results will be announced at the 2019 Members Meeting. Selection will be via electronic voting which will take place between 08/07/19 and 07/08/19. A reminder of the process can be …
Early bird registration deadline has been extended! Closing date for online registration is 8 September 2019. Early-bird fees are available until 15 July 2019. Full joining instructions will be emailed after the registration closing date. The link to our online payment and registration service (Eventbrite) is at the bottom of this page. Registration is open …
EUSPR 2019 is being held in Ghent, Belgium on 16th and 17th September 2019, with workshops and project meetings scheduled for the 18th. Our theme this year is ‘Looking over the Wall’ and our keynotes and special sessions will focus on optimising cross-disciplinary working and improving the ways in which different groups in the prevention field – practitioners, policy makers, researchers, communities – can work together.
We are pleased to announce that the 10th EUSPR Conference and Members’ Meeting will take place on September 16-18, 2019, in Ghent, Belgium. The main conference takes place on the 16th and 17th, and workshops and meetings will take place on the 18th.
The call for abstracts will open on 11th March, and close on Friday 17th May.
For more information, please visit: eusprconference.com
If you have any question, please contact: office@euspr.org
Plenary Session 1: Prof. John Toumbourou, Deakin University Cluster randomised trial of Communities That Care in Australia Prof. Christiane Spiel, University of Vienna Improving the use of evidence in prevention practice Plenary Session 2: Frederick Groeger-Roth, Crime Prevention Council of Lower Saxony Use of Evidence-Based Prevention Programmes in Communities Dr James White, Cardiff University Co-producing and prototyping interventions Plenary …
Instructions for poster presenters • Posters should be no bigger than A0, and be in portrait orientation; • Hanging materials & poster number allocation will be provided at the registration desk; • Please refer to the online programme for your poster session day • Poster session 1: Please hang your poster at the start of …
In collaboration with the EMCDDA and Lisbon City Council, we are pleased to be able to convene a special day-long event on the 24/10/2018 at Lisbon City Hall. This is aimed at prevention decision -, opinion – , and policy makers, and practitioners working in any area of prevention. The event is free to register, …