An Ounce of Prevention

The boundaries of psychology are expanding as growing numbers of psychological scientists, educators, and clinicians take a preventive approach to social and mental health challenges. Offering a broad introduction to prevention in psychology, this book provides readers with the tools, resources, and knowledge to develop and implement evidence-based prevention programs. Each chapter features key points, a list of helpful resources for creating successful intervention programs, and culturally informed case examples from across the lifespan, including childhood, school, college, family, adult, and community settings. An important resource for students, researchers, and practitioners in counseling, clinical, health, and educational psychology, social justice and diversity, social work, and public health.

1. The practice of prevention: introduction and overview Sally M. Hage and Mary Iellamo; 2. Best practices for the evaluation of prevention programs Maureen E. Kenny and Lisa De La Rue; 3. What works in prevention practice Keith C. Herman and Wendy Reinke; 4. Culturally relevant prevention interventions for African American children and adolescents Stephanie Coard; 5. Preventative services and programming for marginalized children and youth: city connects Mary Walsh; 6. Systemic interventions to promote well-being in ethnic minority students attending k-12 schools Elizabeth Vera, Chelsea Yanuaria and Claire Furtado; 7. Building race-centered trauma responsive schools: one path toward justice in education Christopher T. H. Liang; 8. Ecological and developmental approaches to reducing substance use and related harms among emerging adults Ellen L. Vaughan, Evelyn Claire Williams, Micheal Garza and Lauren E. Adams; 9. Building action from awareness movements Colin Bass; 10. Best practices in building comprehensive strategies to prevent sexual violence for college-age students Patricia Cook-Craig; 11. The college connection: a window of opportunity Genevieve E. Chandler and Jim Helling; 12. Empowering mothers and promoting resilience in children exposed to intimate partner violence Sandra A. Graham-Bermann; 13. Interventions to promote culturally sensitive health care within black communities Carolyn M. Tucker; 14. PIER: a clinical/epidemiologic system for prevention of the psychoses William. McFarlane, Donna Downing, Rebecca Jaynes, Alexander Kopelowicz, Yat Ming Jude Leung, Sarah Lynch, Lisa Sloat, Barbara Stuart and Barbara C. Walsh; 15. Retirement transition as a preventive transition target Robert K. Conyne; 16. Future directions in the practice of prevention: the road Ahead Sally M. Hage and Sean DeMartino; 17. Resources for the practice of prevention.