Tina M Olsson, Laura Ferrer-Wreder, Lilianne Eninger
{"title":"Advancing school-based interventions through economic analysis.","authors":"Tina M Olsson, Laura Ferrer-Wreder, Lilianne Eninger","doi":"10.1002/yd.20091","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/yd.20091","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Commentators interested in school-based prevention programs point to the importance of economic issues for the future of prevention efforts. Many of the processes and aims of prevention science are dependent upon prevention resources. Although economic analysis is an essential tool for assessing resource use, the attention given economic analysis within school-based prevention remains cursory. Largely, economic analyses of school-based prevention efforts are undertaken as secondary research. This limits these efforts to data that have been collected previously as part of epidemiological and outcomes research. Therefore, economic analyses suffer from gaps in the knowledge generated by these studies. This chapter addresses the importance of economic analysis for the future of school-based substance abuse prevention programs and highlights the role of prevention research in the development of knowledge that can be used for economic analysis. </p>","PeriodicalId":83817,"journal":{"name":"New directions for youth development","volume":"2014 141","pages":"117-23, 14"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1002/yd.20091","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32281517","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mindfulness in practice: considerations for implementation of mindfulness-based programming for adolescents in school contexts.","authors":"Molly Stewart Lawlor, Molly Steward Lawlor","doi":"10.1002/yd.20098","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/yd.20098","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Schools are considered one of the primary settings in which prevention and intervention initiatives can be implemented successfully, reaching a large number of young people. Especially when promoting social and emotional learning (SEL), many adolescents benefit from universal programs implemented in the school context. This chapter embeds mindfulness programs within the context of SEL. The author formulates initial recommendations for successful school-based implementation of mindfulness, drawing from previous empirical evidence for successful SEL programming. Practical resources and recommendations for finding, choosing, and successfully implementing and sustaining a mindfulness program in an educational context are provided. </p>","PeriodicalId":83817,"journal":{"name":"New directions for youth development","volume":"2014 142","pages":"83-95"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1002/yd.20098","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32566368","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Learning to BREATHE: an intervention to foster mindfulness in adolescence.","authors":"Patricia C Broderick, Jennifer L Frank","doi":"10.1002/yd.20095","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/yd.20095","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>During adolescence, young people are traversing exciting and also challenging stages in their development. Mindfulness, if taught in a developmentally appropriate way, has the potential to be an asset in adolescents' lives. Developmentally appropriate approaches of mindfulness intervention during adolescence need to consider adolescents' social contexts (for example, school setting, peer group, family), their cognitive and emotional stages in development, and age-specific strength and vulnerabilities. This chapter puts mindfulness education into a developmental perspective, and presents the Learning to BREATHE program as a school-based universal intervention for adolescents. The authors describe developmental dimensions and themes of the program, and discuss common challenges of program implementation in schools. A case example of bringing the Learning to BREATHE program into the school context is provided. </p>","PeriodicalId":83817,"journal":{"name":"New directions for youth development","volume":"2014 142","pages":"31-44"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1002/yd.20095","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32566427","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Issue editors' notes.","authors":"Karina Weichold, Fabrizia Giannotta","doi":"10.1002/yd.20081","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/yd.20081","url":null,"abstract":"for adolescents in today’s world, this is perhaps the best of times and the worst of times. It may be the worst of times because despite many efforts, problems among adolescents continue to burgeon. Epidemiological reports, for instance, highlight increased adolescent mental health disturbances, with approximately one in five adolescents experiencing psychological disorders severe enough to warrant mental health services. A review of three longitudinal studies examining prevalence of mental health problems among adolescents revealed that between the ages of nine and sixteen, 37–39 percent of youth have been diagnosed with at least one or more psychiatric disorders.1 Later follow-ups to these longitudinal studies found that the prevalence rate of psychiatric disorders grew to 40–50 percent by age twenty-one.2 The Institute of Medicine’s 2009 report on mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders of young people indicated that the “annual quantifiable cost of such disorders among young people was estimated in 2007 to be $247 billion” (p. 1) and emphasized that prevention and the use of empirically supported interventions are essential strategies for reducing mental illness and promoting social and emotional health. It may be equally the best of times for adolescents today because of the abundance of groundbreaking scientific discoveries that are emerging in areas such as neuroscience, positive youth development, and resiliency that can inform the development and implementation of interventions aimed at deterring problems and promoting well-being in adolescence. One such innovation that holds much promise for helping adolescents reach their potential is the focus of this volume: mindfulness approaches with adolescents.","PeriodicalId":83817,"journal":{"name":"New directions for youth development","volume":"2014 141","pages":"1-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1002/yd.20081","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32280128","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Substance misuse prevention: addressing anhedonia.","authors":"Steve Sussman, Adam Leventhal","doi":"10.1002/yd.20085","DOIUrl":"10.1002/yd.20085","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Anhedonia refers to the inability of experiencing pleasure in positive life events. It has been conceptualized as a stable yet malleable characteristic and is associated with hypoactivity in the mesolimbic and mesocortical dopaminergic systems. Very recently, it has been posited as an etiologic factor associated with drug addiction onset, escalation, and relapse. Prevention programming could be developed to counteract the harmful impact of anhedonia, so as to minimize its impact on drug misuse. Remedial efforts are those that either (1) permit the individual to tolerate low levels of pleasure without resorting to drug misuse or other maladaptive behaviors that may unhealthily besot pleasure (for example, through normalization, structuring time, or meditation) or (2) counteract anhedonia by enhancing ones capability to experience pleasure (for example, behavioral activation, positive psychology, pharmacotherapy, or pursuit of positive addictions). School-based activities could be developed that can be completed by individuals, small workgroups, or the whole classroom. The concept of anhedonia is described in this chapter, and possible prevention strategies that might be utilized in schools as well as other contexts are discussed. </p>","PeriodicalId":83817,"journal":{"name":"New directions for youth development","volume":"2014 141","pages":"45-56, 10"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4181563/pdf/nihms629738.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32280131","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Substance use: determinants and opportunities for prevention in the family and school context.","authors":"Marloes Kleinjan, Rutger C M E Engels","doi":"10.1002/yd.20083","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/yd.20083","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>During adolescence, teenagers try a range of risk behaviors including smoking, drinking, and the use of soft drugs. Because substance use contributes to an unhealthy lifestyle of teenagers on the short term and can lead to serious health problems on the longer term, prevention in this target group is important. This chapter provides an overview of the determinants of substance use on the one hand, and primary and secondary prevention opportunities on the other hand, especially in the school context. At the end, future directions and recommendations for school, youth, and family are discussed. </p>","PeriodicalId":83817,"journal":{"name":"New directions for youth development","volume":"2014 141","pages":"15-32, 9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1002/yd.20083","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32280129","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nathaniel R Riggs, David S Black, Anamara Ritt-Olson
{"title":"Applying neurodevelopmental theory to school-based drug misuse prevention during adolescence.","authors":"Nathaniel R Riggs, David S Black, Anamara Ritt-Olson","doi":"10.1002/yd.20084","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/yd.20084","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Adolescence is characterized by incredible development in the prefrontal cortex of the brain, which is responsible for behavioral and emotional self-regulation, and higher order cognitive decision-making skills (that is, executive function). Typically late prefrontal cortical development and its integration with limbic areas of the brain associated with reward, pleasure, novelty seeking, and emotion can contribute to substance misuse vulnerability during adolescence. In this chapter, literature on the developmental integration of the prefrontal cortex with emotion and motivation centers of the brain is reviewed. Then this research is applied to school-based adolescent substance misuse prevention, highlighting two examples of preventive interventions incorporating neurocognitive models into comprehensive prevention approaches. Finally, innovative strategies (for example, mindfulness training) for promoting neurocognition as a mediator to substance misuse vulnerability are discussed. </p>","PeriodicalId":83817,"journal":{"name":"New directions for youth development","volume":"2014 141","pages":"33-43, 9-10"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1002/yd.20084","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32280130","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Laura H Downey, Donna J Peterson, Suzanne LeMenestrel, JoAnne Leatherman, James Lang
{"title":"4-H Healthy Living programs with impact: a national environmental scan.","authors":"Laura H Downey, Donna J Peterson, Suzanne LeMenestrel, JoAnne Leatherman, James Lang","doi":"10.1002/yd.20101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/yd.20101","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The 4-H youth development program of the nation's 109 land-grant universities and the Cooperative Extension System is one of the largest youth development organization in the United States serving approximately six million youth. The 4-H Healthy Living initiative began in 2008 to promote achievement of optimal physical, social, and emotional well-being for youth and families. In 2013, the National 4-H Council sought to identify 4-H Healthy Living programs in the domains of healthy eating and physical activity that adhered to the national 4-H Healthy Living mission and were ready for comprehensive outcome evaluation or replication at a national level. This chapter shares findings from an environmental scan of 4-H programs and (a) identifies programs with evidence of promoting a healthy diet and physical activity, (b) describes program impacts related to healthy diet and physical activity, and (c) clarifies select program characteristics associated with reported healthy eating and/or physical activity outcomes. The RE-AIM evaluation framework is introduced as an effective approach to assessing program impact for 4-H Healthy Living and similar out-of-school time programs. </p>","PeriodicalId":83817,"journal":{"name":"New directions for youth development","volume":"2014 143","pages":"13-24"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1002/yd.20101","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32924618","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Creating healthier afterschool environments in the Healthy Eating Active Communities program.","authors":"Arnell J Hinkle, Sallie Yoshida","doi":"10.1002/yd.20103","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/yd.20103","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Afterschool programs in California have the potential to play a major role in obesity prevention given that they serve close to a million low-income children. A five-year initiative called the Healthy Eating Active Communities (HEAC) was funded in 2005 by the California Endowment to demonstrate that disparities related to childhood obesity and diabetes could be reduced in communities that offered families accessible and affordable opportunities for healthy eating and physical activity. The afterschool program setting constituted one of five key settings targeted in the initiative. This chapter describes the HEAC afterschool program initiative, reviews findings from the HEAC afterschool program nutrition and physical activity evaluation, and shares strategies that were used to implement the five-year training and technical assistance intervention. </p>","PeriodicalId":83817,"journal":{"name":"New directions for youth development","volume":"2014 143","pages":"45-55"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1002/yd.20103","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32924620","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J Douglas Coatsworth, Larissa G Duncan, Elaine Berrena, Katharine T Bamberger, Daniel Loeschinger, Mark T Greenberg, Robert L Nix
{"title":"The Mindfulness-enhanced Strengthening Families Program: integrating brief mindfulness activities and parent training within an evidence-based prevention program.","authors":"J Douglas Coatsworth, Larissa G Duncan, Elaine Berrena, Katharine T Bamberger, Daniel Loeschinger, Mark T Greenberg, Robert L Nix","doi":"10.1002/yd.20096","DOIUrl":"10.1002/yd.20096","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Teaching mindfulness to parents as well as adolescents through a family-centered intervention approach can have a positive impact on the parent-youth relationship. In mindful parenting, caretakers are aware of their own feelings and emotions, and interact with their adolescents in a mindful way by demonstrating emotional awareness, attentive listening, nonjudgment, self-regulation, and compassion. This chapter discusses the need for family-centered mindfulness approaches in adolescence. It introduces the Mindfulness-enhanced Strengthening Families Program, describes specific program activities and their theoretical rationale, and presents initial empirical evidence from pilot studies of the intervention. </p>","PeriodicalId":83817,"journal":{"name":"New directions for youth development","volume":"2014 142","pages":"45-58"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4127910/pdf/nihms584203.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32566366","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}