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New center promotes health and healing from early-life trauma …

WebEach year, millions of children in the United States experience significant trauma and adversities that can impact their health and well-being, including child …

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Penn State funds a five-year study of the health and well-being of …

WebFindings to inform ‘efficient, tailored supports’ for students UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The coronavirus pandemic has negatively affected the mental health of …

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Understanding the barriers college students face to healthy leisure

WebCollege students face different, often co-occurring barriers that may prevent them from participating in healthy leisure activities, like exercising or reading for …

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Suicidality among individuals with substance use disorders …

WebIndividuals with substance use disorders (SUDs) were significantly more likely to consider, plan and attempt suicide than those without SUDs in 2020, according …

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How the 'PROSPER' program uses evidence-based programming …

WebFunded by a $9.9 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and built as a partnership with Iowa State University, PROSPER consists of …

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Community 'champions' aid coalitions in promoting public health, …

WebBy Sara P. Brennen Communities seeking to form or sustain a successful prevention coalition may benefit from having a community champion who can support …

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Health Promotion in Rural Pennsylvania: The PROSPER Program

WebDespite the perception that youth substance abuse is most problematic in urban areas, research consistently indicates that rural communities experience rates of youth …

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Prevention Research Center funds projects promoting the health …

WebEach year, Penn State’s Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center (PRC) grants awards of up to $2,500 to fund projects by early career researchers whose …

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Trauma screening may improve mental health service …

WebIn 2014, Connell and Lang created the Child Trauma Screen, a 10-item screening questionnaire that measures trauma exposure and symptoms of post …

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Survey shows depression and anxiety among Pennsylvania youth

WebData from the most recent Pennsylvania Youth Survey(PAYS) show an alarming percentage of Pennsylvania’s youth suffer from mental health symptoms such …

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Mental Health First Aid training free for first 100 PA registrants

WebMental Health First Aid for Adults Working with Youth is designed to teach adults who regularly interact with young people how to provide initial support to youth …

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College students' sense of belonging related to mental health …

WebAmong the many challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic has presented to the higher education community, one of the most serious is arguably the toll on college …

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Mark E. Feinberg

WebMark Feinberg conducts basic and applied prevention research on youth, families, and communities, with a particular focus on family-focused prevention. He has made …

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Family Foundations' parenting program helps families weather the

WebMeasuring Family Foundations’ impact. For the study, Feinberg’s research team surveyed 400 couples who participated in his Family Foundations study 10 years …

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Interventions for single-parent families

WebSingle-parent households make up approximately 1/3 of U.S. households, and many adolescent children of single parents are at significant risk of engaging in risky …

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Women less likely to seek substance use treatment due to stigma

WebFewer than 11% of women with a substance use disorder (SUD) received treatment in 2019 according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services …

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Penn State social scientists head to D.C. for advocacy day

WebA delegation of Penn State faculty members traveled to Washington, D.C. recently to participate in the 2024 Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA) …

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