Botvin LifeSkills Training High School – Teacher’s manual

Botvin LifeSkills Training High School – Teacher’s Manual Program Overview The Botvin LifeSkills Training (LST) High School program is a highly interactive, skills-based program designed to promote positive health and personal development for youth in grades 9 or 10. A study in the World Journal of Preventative Medicine found that this program cuts drug abuse in half by helping adolescents navigate […]

Dr. Williams Completes Harvard Clinical Scholar Research Program

Congratulations to National Health Promotion Associates’ Christopher Williams, Ph.D. who received a certificate of completion with honors from Harvard Medical School’s Global Clinical Scholars Research Training Program. The year-long program provides researchers and clinicians with advanced training in the conduct of clinical trials with emphasis in biostatistics and epidemiology. The program draws scholars from around […]

PROSPER Program continues to respond to families’ educational needs

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The COVID-19 pandemic has caused major disruptions for Pennsylvanians, including the closing of schools and the interruption of other educational programs. Penn State’s PROmoting School-community-university Partnerships to Enhance Resilience (PROSPER) project is continuing to connect and engage Pennsylvania families and keep schools informed. Through the PROSPER program, Penn State researchers and extension […]

Study Reveals New Insights into Adolescent Bullying

Results of a recently published study provide new insights into adolescent bullying and how to prevent it.  The study involved a national sample of nearly 2000 students between the ages of 11 and 13. Students completed a confidential online survey that included items on student characteristics, bullying and victimization, and hypothesized causes of bullying. Results […]

Botvin LifeSkills Training Produces Lasting Reductions in Drug Use

Washington, DC  – A recent webinar sponsored by Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) featured new evidence that Botvin LifeSkills Training (LST), a school-based prevention program, can produce lasting reductions in drug use. Students who received the LST program were not only significantly less likely to use drugs as teens, but were also less likely to use drugs […]

National Academies of Sciences Meeting Highlights Need for Effective Cannabis Prevention Programs

Washington, D.C. — The National Academies of Sciences convened a meeting of leading scientists and community leaders to discuss the implications of changes in cannabis policy. In view of the health risks posed by cannabis combined with increased availability due to the decriminalization and legalization of cannabis, effective prevention programs are urgently needed for adolescents […]

Educational Video Game Produces Dramatic Cuts in Bullying

WHITE PLAINS, NY – Results of a study published in Adolescents, an international peer-reviewed health sciences journal, show that bullying among middle school students can be dramatically reduced by combining a new educational video game with a drug abuse and violence prevention program called LifeSkills Training (LST).  The new video game, LST Galaxia, is designed to be interactive, engaging, and […]

New e-Learning Program Cuts Teen Drug Use by Up to 75%

WHITE PLAINS, NY – Results of a study just published in Frontiers in Digital Health, an international scientific journal, show that teen drug use can be cut dramatically using a newly developed e-learning program that is fun, engaging, and easily accessed with digital devices routinely used by today’s teens. Class sessions to practice the skills taught in the […]

Community partnership strengthens family connections and increases positive youth development

Families Flourishing FredMo is a community partnership between MU Extension and the Fredericktown School District aimed at providing families the opportunity to strengthen family connections and increase positive youth development. “Families Flourishing FredMo is specifically designed to provide the most benefits to families during the transitional period when youth begin their middle school years,” Strengthening […]

New Remote Learning Program to Prevent Drug Abuse

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, opioid misuse and addiction continue to devastate communities around the US. And as many schools shift to remote learning, researchers at National Health Promotion Associates (NHPA) are testing a new online program to prevent drug abuse in high schools students. The study is funded by the National Institute […]