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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.
Associations Between State-Level Soda Taxes and Adolescent Body Mass Index
September 1, 2009 | Journal Article
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation invests in research aimed at reducing childhood obesity. This study investigated associations between soda taxes and body mass index (BMI) in 8th, 10th, and 12th grade students in the period 1997-2006.
Attitudes and Beliefs of Adolescents and Parents Regarding Adolescent Suicide
February 1, 2010 | Journal Article
The Youth Risk Behavior Survey reported that roughly 14.5 percent of U.S. high school students considered suicide in 2006. This study used focus groups to uncover common beliefs about teen suicide
Attorney General Eric Holder and Education Secretary Arne Duncan Facilitate Discussion with Youth Leaders from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Start Strong: Building Healthy Teen Relationships Initiative
December 2, 2009 | News Release
Start Strong: Building Healthy Teen Relationships (Start Strong) is the largest initiative ever funded to target 11-to-14-year-olds to promote healthy relationships as the way to prevent teen dating violence and abuse.
Children's Futures: Lessons From a Second-Generation Community Change Initiative
January 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Children's Futures, a 10-year RWJF initiative, developed a comprehensive, citywide program in Trenton, N.J. focusing on the critical time period of prenatal care to age three to ensure health and school readiness. This article explores the initiative's first five years, the available results and lessons learned.
Differential Trends in Weight-Related Health Behaviors Among American Young Adults by Gender, Race/Ethnicity and Socioeconomic Status
October 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Social disparities in body weight may increase because Black women, Hispanic women and men with lower socioeconomic status show declining trends in positive weight-related health behaviors compared with White young adults with higher socioeconomic status.
Disparities in Overweight and Obesity Among US College Students
July 1, 2007 | Journal Article
The college setting presents an important opportunity for health promotion during a critical developmental stage for weight gain. This study is the first to examine prevalence, trends and social disparities in overweight, obesity and class II obesit ...
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.
Elementary Schools Removing Sugary Drinks, Limiting Beverage Sales to Healthy Choices
July 2, 2012 | News Release
The study examined the availability of competitive beverages in U.S. public elementary schools for five academic years, from 2006–07 to 2010–11. Competitive beverages are those sold by schools outside of meal programs through vending machines, à la ...