A study of 1,430 seventh-grade students reveals that many 7th-graders are dating and experiencing physical, psychological, and electronic dating violence. More than one in three students (37%) surveyed report being a victim of 'psychological dating violence' and nearly one in six (15%) report being a victim of 'physical dating violence.'
In a national survey, four in five physicians say patients’ social needs are as important to address as their medical conditions, and that unmet social needs are leading directly to worse health. Likewise, 80 percent do not feel confident in their capacity to address their patients' social needs given existing resource and time constraints.
Randomized control trial results suggest that strengthening recess transforms the school climate, paving the way for less bullying and more focus on learning. Research measured the effects of Playworks, which promotes safe, healthy play at recess and throughout the day at schools in 23 cities nationwide.
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December 18, 2009 | Report
A Case Study Examining the Substance Abuse Policy Research Program as a Model of Funding Effective, Innovative Initiatives
October 1, 2009 | Report
Roadmap poses key questions for advancing tobacco, alcohol and drug abuse policy.
October 1, 2009 | Report
Roadmap poses key questions for advancing tobacco, alcohol and drug abuse policy.
October 1, 2009 | Report
Roadmap poses key questions for advancing tobacco, alcohol and drug abuse policy.
October 1, 2009 | Report
Roadmap poses key questions for advancing tobacco, alcohol and drug abuse policy.
March 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
Alcohol remains one of the most pressing public health concerns in many American Indian and Alaska Native communities. As sovereign nations, American Indian and Alaska Native tribes have the ability to pass a wide range of laws to control alcohol, which may be an important component of more comprehensive prevention planning. This Knowledge Asset focuses on evidence about the potential impact of these policies.
March 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
Despite the federal incentive and state laws raising the drinking age to 21, underage drinking is prevalent in America. Underage drinking is attributed to an estimated 5,000 deaths and 2.6 million injuries and other harm annually.
February 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
A 2002 report from the Institute of Medicine, Unequal Treatment, found that minorities in the United States generally receive inferior health care and have worse health outcomes than Caucasians. Since then, there have been several efforts to understand and address racial and ethnic health disparities and respond to Congress' goal of reducing these inequities by 2010.
February 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
A number of states have considered laws or ballot initiatives intended to divert drug-abusing criminal offenders into treatment programs instead of prison or jail.
February 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
Drug testing for substances of abuse has been claimed as a method to detect and deter drug use by adolescents. While some supporters report favorable results from their personal experiences with school-based drug testing, formal studies published to date have not as yet shown drug testing to be an effective deterrent, and research has identified risks associated with implementation.