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Leading prevention researchers meeting in Washington, D.C., May 30-June 1, 2007

Leading researchers in prevention science will meet May 30-June 1, 2007 at the Hyatt in Washington, DC, to present new findings on a wide variety of health challenges facing youth and families. More than 250 researchers will present the latest findings of their work, addressing a range of topics, such as:

  • The tragedy at Virginia Tech has focused attention on what schools, families and students can do to prevent similar incidents in the future. Some answers may lie in research on preventing violence among youth in general. Researchers from one of the largest tests of violence prevention efforts to date will present some of the early results of their work. One of the key questions is how to focus violence prevention on large groups of students as opposed to high risk students.

  • The Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act was signed into law on October 21, 2004 to prevent suicide and suicide attempts in adolescents and young adults. Scientists will look at the evidence available for screening as an approach to suicide prevention.

  • Three million students are suspended from school for behavioral problems as a form of punishment. But there is a lack of clear evidence on effectiveness of suspension as a deterrent.

  • Obesity rates are disproportionately high among African-American and Latino children, as early as age 6. School-based prevention is one way to deal with obesity, but researchers are learning more about how family involvement can also affect obesity rates.

  • Prevention research shows that kids who have difficulty paying attention and who have negative attitudes in earlier grades maybe at higher risks for arrests later. Data on more than 8,000 students shows how interventions can help these kids during elementary school years.

  • A national effort surveying nighttime and daytime motorists will be launched in the fall of 2007 to determine alcohol and drug us
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Contact: Prabhu Ponkshe
prabhu@preventionresearch.org
703-918-4860
Society for Prevention Research
30-May-2007


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