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Study Finds that Rigorous Graduated Teen Driver Licensing Programs Reduce Traffic Fatalities

July 3, 2006 | Program Result

The University of Alabama at Birmingham examined the effects of graduated driver licensing programs on motor vehicle fatalities among teenagers.

Conference Covers New Research in Preventing Drug Use Among Children and Adolescents

January 1, 2003 | Program Result

The National Institute on Drug Abuse convened "The 2nd National Conference on Drug Abuse Prevention and Research: A Progress Update."

More Spending on Prevention Research Could Yield Savings in Health Costs

May 1, 2003 | Program Result

In 2000, Research!America, Alexandria, Va., began building a coalition of institutions and individuals to advocate for increased funding for prevention and behavioral research and to develop a strategic plan.

Head Start/Anti-Substance Abuse Program Falters in New Jersey

October 1, 2003 | Program Result

Concerned Parents for Head Start in Paterson, N.J., developed Project Unconditional, a project designed to integrate family and community strengthening components into Head Start to reduce risks for substance abuse.

Camden, N.J., Program Aims to Steer Youth Away from Drugs

September 1, 2002 | Program Result

The Woodland Community Development Corporation developed a project that provides inner-city children in Camden, N.J., ages 5-14, with tutoring and enrichment activities in an effort to delay their experimentation with alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs.

Ribbon of Promise Volunteer Campaign Spreads the Message about Preventing School Violence

December 1, 2002 | Program Result

Starting in 1999, Ribbon of Promise developed a grass-roots campaign against school violence. The campaign, also known as Ribbon of Promise or ROP, grew out of community response to a fatal school shooting in Springfield, Ore., in May 1998, which left two dead and 25 wounded.

A Million Youth in a Thousand Cities Celebrate the First "Safe Night USA"

July 1, 2001 | Program Result

Wisconsin Public Television hosted Safe Night USA, a one-night national youth substance abuse and violence prevention program held simultaneously in over 1,100 cities in all 50 states on June 5, 1999.

A Scientific Approach to the Goal of Preventing Addiction and Abuse

August 1, 2001 | Program Result

In 2000, the Society for Prevention Research held its eighth annual meeting, "Bridging Disciplines, Building Paradigms, and Crossing Borders in Prevention Science," in Montreal, Canada.

Media Campaign on Prevention of Illegal Drug Use Expands to Promote Treatment

July 28, 2008 | Program Result

Some 72 percent of parents and 77 percent of youth recalled exposure to campaign anti-drug messages.

Three Segments of "To the Contrary" Focusing on Preventing Teen Substance Abuse Air on PBS Stations Nationwide

March 1, 2007 | Program Result

Persephone Productions produced three segments of the television program To the Contrary focusing on the prevention and treatment of teen substance abuse.

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