Thursday, February 18, 2010

Promising Research in Prevention and Intervention for Youth at-Risk

Date of Presentation: February 23, 2010: 4-6 pm (EST)

This Webinar takes place online. Registration required; free of charge.

February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month. This Webinar, sponsored by National Institute of Justice and the Government Innovators Network will highlight the latest prevention and intervention research.

Topics of discussion will include:
School-based teen dating violence preventive interventions with at-risk youth.

The results of health-clinic interventions in reducing teen dating violence, birth control sabotage and sexual coercion.  Links between pregnancy and interpersonal violence; ways of improving the lives of pregnant and parenting teens. Exploring ways to prevent teen dating violence and improve the lives of those impacted by teen dating violence. Ample time will be allocated for audience Q&A. The discussion will be moderated by Carrie Mulford, PhD, Social Science Analyst at the National Institute of Justice. The panel includes:

• David A. Wolfe, PhD - RBC Chair in Children's Mental Health; Director, CAMH Centre for Prevention Science; Professor of Psychology & Psychiatry, University of Toronto
• Elizabeth Miller, MD, PhD - Assistant Professor in Pediatrics, UC Davis School of Medicine
• Pat Paluzzi, CNM, DrPH - President/CEO, Healthy Teen Network

More Information
http://www.innovations.harvard.edu/spotlight.html?id=2431

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