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Elizabeth Kreuze; Janet York; Dorian A. Lamis; Carolyn Jenkins; Paul Quinnett; Martina Mueller; Kenneth J. Ruggiero – Psychology in the Schools, 2025
The overriding aim of this study was to conduct a side-by-side comparative evaluation of two online suicide prevention gatekeeper-training programs: Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) and Making Educators Partners in Youth Suicide Prevention (MEP). Specific aims included identifying program components, instructional methods, and technology elements…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Suicide, Prevention, Teaching Methods
Dudley, Melissa J.; Nickerson, Amanda B.; Kim, Sunha; Livingston, Jennifer A. – Psychology in the Schools, 2022
School climate is an important potential mechanism by which school-based prevention and intervention efforts exert their effects, although this is rarely examined in the context of child abuse prevention programs. The current study evaluated the effectiveness of a school-based child abuse prevention curriculum; the "Second Step Child…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Intervention, Child Abuse, Prevention
Citak Tunc, Gulseren; Yavas, Halil – Psychology in the Schools, 2022
The study focuses on the impact of the creative drama method on child sexual abuse (CSA) prevention program in Turkey. A pretest-posttest experimental design with a control group was used in the study. The research was carried out with a total of 72 preschool children aged 3-6 years. Data were collected by What If Situations Test (WIST). A…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sexual Abuse, Safety Education, Art
Damra, Jalal K.; Omari, Omar Al – Psychology in the Schools, 2023
Abstract This study aimed to evaluate the short-term effects of the social networking safety promotion and cyberbullying prevention presentation of the Arizona attorney general's guided by the extended parallel process model (EPPM). A quasi-experimental (a pre-posttest) was used with two groups with random assignment to intervention. A total of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle School Students, Prevention, Intervention
Therriault, Danyka; Lane, Julie; Houle, Andrée-Anne; Dupuis, Audrey; Gosselin, Patrick; Thibault, Isabelle; Dionne, Patricia; Morin, Pascale; Dufour, Magali – Psychology in the Schools, 2023
Anxiety disorders are among the most prevalent psychopathologies in Western adolescents and have been on the rise in recent years. Not only does anxiety disrupt the daily lives of the young people who suffer from it, it can also have harmful behavioral, psychological, social, and academic effects. Given this, there is a pressing need to implement…
Descriptors: Anxiety Disorders, Prevention, Adolescents, Program Effectiveness
Wathelet, Marielle; Dezetree, Arnaud; Guénard, Cécile; Duhem, Stéphane; Chouraki, Vincent; Thomas, Pierre; Aly, Pierrine; Notredame, Charles-Edouard – Psychology in the Schools, 2023
Since 2018, a Sanitary Service for Health Students (SSHS) is being implemented throughout France. All French health students must complete their SSHS choosing one of the modules proposed by their institution to be trained to the principles of prevention and then bring them to carry out prevention and health promotion actions in their respective…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Prevention, Suicide, Health Education
Morrison, Julie Q.; Hawkins, Renee O.; Collins, Tai A. – Psychology in the Schools, 2020
The Dyslexia Pilot Project provided funding to school districts to implement a multitiered system of support (MTSS) framework for the prevention, early identification, and early intervention of reading difficulties. This article describes the evaluation of the multiyear Dyslexia Pilot Project for students in kindergarten through Grade 2. The…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Dyslexia, Prevention, Disability Identification
Nese, Rhonda N. T.; Santiago-Rosario, María Reina; Malose, Saki; Hamilton, Jillian; Nese, Joseph F. T.; Horner, Rob – Psychology in the Schools, 2022
Exclusionary discipline practices have a direct negative impact on individual students, schools, and society at large. To improve equity and cultural responsivity, active efforts to assess the contextual fit of effective strategies are necessary. The following study describes the Inclusive Skill-building Learning Approach (ISLA), an intervention…
Descriptors: Discipline, Student Behavior, Context Effect, Inclusion
Amesty, Elvia; Páez, Doris – Psychology in the Schools, 2018
Because teachers have regular access to youth, they have the potential of playing a significant role in health promotion and drug abuse prevention strategies. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of training and encouraging project-based learning methods on Venezuelan teachers' attitudes toward school-based drug abuse prevention…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Health Promotion, Drug Abuse
Powers, Kristin; Hagans, Kristi; Linn, Megan – Psychology in the Schools, 2017
The effectiveness of the Check and Connect dropout prevention program was examined, over the course of 2.5 years, with 54 middle school students from diverse backgrounds experiencing one or more conditions of risk for dropout. Participants were randomly assigned to receive the Check and Connect intervention or business as usual (i.e., control) in…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Program Effectiveness, Middle School Students, Grade 6
Brassard, Marla R.; Fiorvanti, Christina M. – Psychology in the Schools, 2015
Child abuse is a leading cause of emotional, behavioral, and health problems across the lifespan. It is also preventable. School-based abuse prevention programs for early childhood and elementary school children have been found to be effective in increasing student knowledge and protective behaviors. The purpose of this article is to help school…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Prevention, Educational Environment, School Psychologists
Gibson, Jennifer E.; Werner, Shelby S.; Sweeney, Andrew – Psychology in the Schools, 2015
When evidence-based prevention programs are implemented in schools, adaptations are common. It is important to understand which adaptations can be made while maintaining positive outcomes for students. This preliminary study evaluated an abbreviated version of the Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies (PATHS) Curriculum implemented by…
Descriptors: Prevention, Mental Health, Preschool Children, Preschool Education
Liebling-Boccio, Dana E.; Jennings, Heather R. – Psychology in the Schools, 2013
Directors and coordinators (n = 75) of graduate programs in school psychology approved by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) were surveyed regarding their training practices in suicide risk assessment. Respondents viewed the assessment of suicide risk as an important part of graduate instruction, and most believed that…
Descriptors: Prevention, Program Effectiveness, Suicide, School Psychology
Brown, Jacqueline A.; Jimerson, Shane R.; Dowdy, Erin; Gonzalez, Victoria; Stewart, Kaitlyn – Psychology in the Schools, 2012
Because school violence is widespread, social and emotional competence must be targeted. "Second Step" is a social and emotional violence-prevention curriculum that teaches prosocial skills and reduces aggressive behavior. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of "Second Step" implementation on students (N = 403) in preschool…
Descriptors: Violence, Emotional Intelligence, Aggression, Interpersonal Competence
McIntosh, Kent; Filter, Kevin J.; Bennett, Joanna L.; Ryan, Charlotte; Sugai, George – Psychology in the Schools, 2010
In this article, we provide an overview of School-wide Positive Behavior Support (SWPBS), an approach to building protective school cultures and preventing the development of problem behavior through instruction, environmental redesign, and attention to systems-level variables. We define the critical features of SWPBS within a prevention science…
Descriptors: School Culture, Behavior Problems, Prevention, Teacher Student Relationship
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