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National Prevention Science Coalition to Improve Lives
A professional organization dedicated to translating scientific knowledge from the field of prevention science into effective and sustainable practices, systems and policies.
Fact Sheets


Positive Parenting Support Programs in North Carolina
Evidence-based Parenting Programs have been shown to promote positive outcomes for children and youth by providing families with the support they need to nurture their social, emotional, and behavioral health.
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The Importance of Combating Youth Loneliness: A Call for Action
Author: Anshuta Beeram, Student at Penn State and Intern at NPSC Published: December 2024 Abstract : Loneliness among our youth is...
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Dec 17, 2024
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Paid Family & Medical Leave - North Carolina
July 2024 | Toni Howell, Hannah Camp, and Diana Fishbein, UNC-Chapel Hill and National Prevention Science Coalition Download to view the...
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Jul 31, 2024
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School Violence Prevention
April 2024 | Toni Howell, UNC-Chapel Hill and The National Prevention Science Coalition Versions for North Carolina and Tennessee...
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Apr 25, 2024
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Innovation, Implementation and Scaling Evidence-Based Programs
“Over the past three decades, hundreds of empirically supported interventions showing improved outcomes for children and families have...
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Mar 22, 2017
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Parenting and Family-Based Intervention: A Critical Facet of Prevention
There is a multi-decade history of empirically tested parenting and family-based interventions to address many areas of prevention (e.g.,...
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Nov 10, 2016
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Ensuring that Evidence Has Impact:
Active Approaches to Implementing and Scaling Evidence-Based Prevention Strategies The ultimate success of prevention science will not be...
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Feb 18, 2016
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Fact Sheet: Juvenile Justice Reform and the Role of Prevention Science in Federal Policy
Introduction As lawmakers consider the reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) of 1974, there is an...
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Jan 4, 2016
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Fact Sheet: Prevention Through Employment
Employment is the primary pathway out of poverty for most non-elderly adults, yet cyclical and longer-term structural economic changes...
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Jan 4, 2016
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Fact Sheet: Early Childhood Development
Background Early Childhood Development (ECD) programs are effective in helping to aid and sustain student’s cognitive and social...
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Jan 4, 2016
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Fact Sheet: Early Intervention to Reduce Dropping Out
Early intervention often is thought to be investing in children under the age of five, through programs like Head Start and the Women,...
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Jan 4, 2016
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Fact Sheet: Prevention of Chronic Diseases
Background In the age of chronic disease, their prevention---and the prevention of unnecessary complications and ill-health among the...
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Jan 4, 2016
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Fact Sheet: School Violence Prevention
Recent tragedies in schools have motivated policy-making that is attempting to put an end to senseless violence. However, reactionary...
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Jan 4, 2016
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Fact Sheet: Prevention of Mental Health Problems
The Problem When we think about cancer, heart disease, or diabetes, we don’t wait years to treat them. We start way before Stage 4 to try...
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Jan 4, 2016
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Fact Sheet: Cost of Homelessness
National Alliance to End Homelessness http://www.endhomelessness.org/pages/cost_of_homelessness Homelessness can be surprisingly costly...
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Jan 4, 2016
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