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Slow Progress in Changing the School Food Environment
June 5, 2012 | Journal Article
This article examines the school food environment in elementary schools and reports on practices during the 2009?2010 school year compared with the same practices in 2006?2007 after the wellness policy mandate took effect.
Family Psychoeducation in Clinical High Risk and First-Episode Psychosis
April 1, 2012 | Journal Article
The theory behind and current status of treatment for psychotic disorders demonstrates that both family psychoeducation and psychoeducational multifamily groups have shown promising outcomes.
Early Detection, Intervention, and Prevention of Psychosis Program
April 1, 2012 | Journal Article
The Early Detection, Intervention and Prevention of Psychosis Program (EDIPPP) is a large clinical trial funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, to test whether Family-Aided Community Treatment (FACT) can delay or prevent the onset of psychosis in at-risk young people.
Early Intervention in Psychosis
April 1, 2012 | Journal Article
The authors use a review of theoretical, conceptual and empirical background for research on early identification and intervention for improved outcomes in psychiatric disorders to argue that existing evidence justifies early identification and prevention of psychosis as routine clinical practice.
Introduction to the Special Issue
April 1, 2012 | Journal Article
An introduction to a special issue of Adolescent Psychiatry describes the relevance of its focus on topics relative to prodromal symptoms or to individuals at clinical high risk for a first psychotic episode.
A Community Outreach and Education Model for Early Identification of Mental Illness in Young People
April 1, 2012 | Journal Article
PIER offers a new model for community health education that, in contrast to traditional mental health education, strengthens capacity for proactive engagement of key stakeholders in youth mental health.
The Impact of State Safe Routes to School-Related Laws on Active Travel to School Policies and Practices in U.S. Elementary Schools
January 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Walking or biking to school provides opportunities for children to increase physical activity. However, rates of active travel to school have decreased while rates of car-to-school travel have increased. This article explores the relationship between state laws and active travel to school policies.
The Impact of State Laws and District Policies on Physical Education and Recess Practices in a Nationally Representative Sample of US Public Elementary Schools
December 5, 2011 | Journal Article
Both physical education and recess time need to be increased for young students to achieve national standards for physical activity.
Introduction to the Special Issue on Reclaiming Futures
September 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Looking back, looking ahead to a second decade of an RWJF national program to reshape services to young people served by juvenile justice, and drug and alcohol treatment programs.
Helping Substance-Involved Young People in Juvenile Justice Be Successful
September 1, 2011 | Journal Article
The RWJF Reclaiming Futures national program engaged communities to reinvent the way substance abuse treatment services were conceptualized and delivered in juvenile courts.