SDRG In The News
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8/6/2020
SDRG has received a $2.5 million NIH grant to complete randomized controlled trial on Friends of the Children’s mentoring model The trial is the longest-running study of salaried, professional youth mentoring in the country. This grant from the National Institute of Child Health Development at the National Institutes of Health is for completing a randomized controlled trial (RCT) on Friends of the Children’s 12-year mentoring model. Beginning when children were ages 5-6, the study is the longest-running professional, salaried youth mentoring RCT in the country. This grant will support the completion of the second phase of the RCT on youth progress at the end of adolescence. read more...
7/20/2020
SDRG study finds that legal marijuana may be slowing reductions in teen marijuana use This longitudinal study of teens and young adults finds that teens may be more likely to use marijuana following legalization — with the proliferation of stores and increasing adult use of the drug — than they otherwise would have been. read more...
6/30/2020
Parents’ Marijuana Use May Increase Children’s Risk of Marijuana Use and Favorable Views of Marijuana NIDA Notes features SDRG article: Epstein, M., Bailey, J. A., Furlong, M., Steeger, C. M., & Hill, K. G. (2019). An intergenerational investigation of the associations between parental marijuana use trajectories and child functioning. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1037/adb0000510. read more...
6/24/2020
NWPTTC Emerging Topics in Prevention Science webinar: Liberating Structures: Fostering Innovation & Active Participation Among Team Members Across Distances Tuesday, August 4, 2020 09:00 AM - 10:30 AM Alaska 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Pacific 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Mountain Join us for this exciting webinar to get yourself ready for the Northwest PTTC’s Prevention Leadership Academy to be held virtually this Fall. Liberating Structures (LS) can be referred to as a menu, repertoire, or curated collection of facilitation methods that are designed to be versatile and adaptable in many different situations and local contexts. All of the methods share a set of core principles, purposes, and organizing elements meant to more widely distribute participation - engaging a fuller range of people's intelligence while tapping into the creative promise of difference. When it comes to coalition-building, LS offer a structured approach that is purposeful, lively, playful, and serious. In this taster session, we hope that you’ll discover some simple ways to complement, enhance, and support your existing practice around community-based work. read more...
6/23/2020
NWPTTC Enhanced Prevention Learning Series: Organizational Elements of Effective Coalitions Wednesdays, August 5 - September 16, 2020 11:00 am – 12:30 pm Alaska 12:00 pm – 01:30 pm Pacific 01:00 pm – 02:30 pm Mountain This series offers a unique interactive experience that provides participants an opportunity to learn more about the key organizational elements that assist coalitions of all types to operate efficiently and effectively. This series will have a special focus on coalitions that promote healthy youth development to reduce substance misuse and other related problem behaviors. Participants will explore a variety of organizational principles that will assist them in the overall development of their coalition by learning more about how to engage and sustain involvement of key stakeholders and members over time, how to utilize dynamic group-development strategies, and how their efforts can connect with other coalition efforts in their area. The learning series is structured to provide online consultation, skill-based learning and practice, group and self-study activities, reading assignments, and discussion on topics essential to an effective community coalition structure when focusing on primary prevention. Participants will have the opportunity during the course to discuss specific "next steps" questions. read more...
6/8/2020
Early childhood intervention programs may reap benefits across generations Youth programs designed to prevent drug use and delinquency and support healthy development can reap lasting benefits not only for participants, but also for their future kids. Follow the below link to learn more about recent findings from SDRG’s Seattle Social Development Project. read more...
4/21/2020
If you use marijuana, will your kids do the same? What effect does a parent's marijuana use have on kids? An interview with SDRG's Marina Epstein on research published in Psychology of Addictive Behaviors: Epstein, M., Bailey, J. A., Furlong, M., Steeger, C. M., & Hill, K. G. (2019). An intergenerational investigation of the associations between parental marijuana use trajectories and child functioning. https://doi.org/10.1037/adb0000510 read more...
3/31/2020
Remembering Michael W. Arthur, an SDRG researcher who was an integral part of the prevention community. read more...
3/12/2020
SDRG is pleased to announce two new Assistant Directors supporting its scientific inquiry and science-to-practice efforts. As Assistant Director, Jennifer Bailey will lead SDRG’s science core. Dr. Bailey’s research interests focus on understanding the causes of healthy and unhealthy development in childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood in order to inform positive youth development interventions. She also is studying the impact of drug policy on substance use, including the effects of cannabis legalization on cannabis and other substance use among teens and parents in Washington State, as well as the impact of differing alcohol policies in the U.S. and Australia on substance use across the life span. She is PI of two studies that reflect the above interests. The study Cannabis Legalization: Youth Substance Use, Conduct Problems, & HIV Risk Behavior is funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. The study Testing Cross-national Similarities and Differences in Adolescent and Early Adult Individual and Environmental Predictors of Adult Alcohol Use and Related Problems is funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Most recently, Dr. Bailey is working with data from the Community Youth Development Study to understand the childhood, adolescent, and young adult predictors of opioid misuse among rural, suburban, and urban young adults. Her background is in developmental psychology. She is a musician and avid quilter, and is learning to play ice hockey. As Assistant Director, Margaret Kuklinski will focus on dissemination and implementation of evidence-based programs, work that will be informed by 10 years of experience at SDRG. During this time, Dr. Kuklinski has specialized in prevention program implementation, evaluation, and health economics as a leader, research scientist, and consultant on several intervention studies. She currently serves as Principal Investigator on two NIH-funded intervention trials: A Pragmatic Trial of Parent-focused Prevention in Pediatric Primary Care: Implementation and Adolescent Health Outcomes in Three Health Systems (Kuklinski and Sterling, PIs) is testing the feasibility and effectiveness of implementing Guiding Good Choices in three large, integrated, and regionally diverse healthcare systems. The Interplay of Social, Normative, and Legal Marijuana Environments and Marijuana and ATOD Use from Late Childhood to Young Adulthood (Kuklinski and Oesterle, PIs) is a long-term evaluation of the Communities That Care intervention, now in its 16th year. Dr. Kuklinski is also a Co-Investigator on Using SMART to Identify Effective and Cost-Beneficial OUD Prevention in Justice-Involved Youth (Ahrens and Haggerty, PIs), funded under NIDA’s HEAL initiative, where she is charged with overseeing the study’s health economic evaluation. Outside of work, Dr. Kuklinski’s perfect day would include a long hike in the PNW followed by a great meal with family, friends, and her golden retriever, Rio. We welcome Dr. Bailey and Dr. Kuklinski to their new leadership roles at SDRG. read more...
2/3/2020
University of Washington selected for the 2020 Carnegie Foundation Community Engagement Classification The Communities in Action project developed by SDRG is one example of a partnership that embodies the Carnegie Foundation’s definition of community engagement. Communities in Action leverages the Communities That Care model to promote healthy behaviors and prevent the most persistent social problems among young people before they begin. read more...
1/27/2020
Rural kids carrying handguns is ‘not uncommon’ and starts as early as sixth grade Roughly one-third of young males and 1 in 10 females in rural communities have carried a handgun, reports a new University of Washington study. And, the study found, many of those rural kids started carrying as early as the sixth grade. read more...
12/3/2019
40 Years of SDRG Research As we wind down our 40th anniversary celebration year we want to share with you some highlights from SDRG’s 40 years of research. We are fortunate to have collaborated with so many—we discovered we had more than 720 distinct co-authors on our 850 publications and we are extremely proud of our collaborative work with so many researchers. Thank you for letting us share our 40th anniversary with you! read more...
11/12/2019
Congratulations on these awards at the November 2019 Washington State Prevention Summit! For their work to promote mental health and wellness and prevent substance use disorder, the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) recently honored several individuals and organizations at the 35th annual Washington State Prevention Summit, held Nov. 5 and 6 in Yakima. SDRG awards include the following: SDRG: Contribution to Prevention by an organization, Business or Agency Richard F. Catalano, Lifetime Achievement Kevin P. Haggerty, Prevention Professional read more...
10/28/2019
Teen marijuana use may have next-generation effects A new SDRG study shows how a parent’s use of marijuana, past or present, can influence their child’s substance use and well-being. read more...
7/25/2019
Decades after a grade-school program to promote social development, adults report healthier, more successful lives SDRG researchers Rick Kosterman, et al., have found that that “good life” in adulthood can start in grade school, by teaching parents and teachers to build stronger bonds with their children, and to help children form greater attachments to family and school. In a study of more than 800 adults throughout their 30s — a group we have followed since they were fifth-graders at Seattle elementary schools in 1985 — the people who reported better health and socioeconomic status were, consistently, those whose parents and teachers had received lessons aimed at building stronger bonds with their children decades ago. read more...
5/28/2019
SDRG has prominent presence at 2019 Society for Prevention Research annual meeting Richard F. Catalano will be inducted as a fellow of the Society for Prevention Research during the May 28–31 annual meeting in San Francisco. In addition, three SDRG-authored papers to be presented during the same meeting were designated Abstracts of Distinction. read more...
5/17/2019
A number of SDRG researchers are presenting at the upcoming Society for Prevention Research annual meeting, May 28-31, 2019, in San Francisco, CA. Click on "read more" for a list of SDRG presentations. read more...
5/1/2019
SDRG celebrates 40 years of prevention science Since 1979, the Social Development Research Group has worked to understand and promote prevention science. read more...
3/7/2019
Free Foster Care and Adoption Training Curriculum Being Tested in Seven States Work is underway to test a national foster and adoptive parent training model that will be free for systems to use by 2022. SDRG is conducting an ongoing evaluation of this curriculum which aims to impact parenting confidence, preparedness for parenting, as well as a greater understanding of the impact of trauma, separation, grief, and loss. Long-term outcomes of the curriculum hope to show improved placement stability and permanency rates, as well as increased child and family well-being. read more...
2/19/2019
UW Interfraternity Council adopts new ban on hard alcohol Because overconsumption of hard alcohol is one of the most high-risk behaviors common in fraternities, the UW Interfraternity Council (IFC) has banned all hard alcohol (anything over 15 percent alcohol) to enhance health and safety in fraternities. According to Kevin Haggerty, SDRG director, harmful effects of binge drinking and hard alcohol use include alcohol toxicity, which can lead to death; as well as blackouts, not being able to remember things, violence, aggression, interpersonal violence, and poor school performance. Rather than completely banning alcohol, which seems like a lofty and unreasonable goal, the IFC is looking for ways to create safer drinking habits at fraternities by changing the culture perceived to encourage binge drinking. In order to truly solve the problem of binge drinking on college campuses, including within fraternities, more involved approaches may be required than a hard alcohol ban that is mainly enforced by students themselves. However, this ban could function as a starting point off of which fraternities can begin a larger conversation on safe drinking habits and reducing risky behaviors. read more...
2/11/2019
Listen to KUOW interview with Nicole Eisenberg on talking to your kids about marijuana. Kim Malcolm talks with SDRG researcher Dr. Nicole Eisenberg about the challenges facing parents as they talk to their children about using marijuana. read more...
2/6/2019
Parenting in the age of legal pot: Household rules, conversations help guide teen use. The legalization of marijuana in Washington state in 2012 gave parents the opportunity for a new teachable moment. Many say that as society has become more permissive, they want information and advice. read more...
1/24/2019
SDRG Directors honored at SSWR conference Three members of the Social Development Research Group were honored in San Francisco last week at the national conference for the Society for Social Work and Research. School of Social Work Professor Kevin Haggerty, who also directs SDRG, was inducted as a fellow into the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare. Noted SDRG researchers and School professors, J. David Hawkins and Richard F. Catalano, received the SSWR’s 2019 Distinguished Career Achievement Award for their high-impact scholarship, rigorous scientific approach to social work research, and major contributions to the field. Hawkins and Catalano share a 40-year partnership, capped by the development, testing and dissemination of the Communities That Care prevention system, which focused the national conversation on a community-based approach to positive youth development. In his remarks at the awards ceremony, Hawkins acknowledged the ongoing support he and Catalano have received, commenting: “It all begins at home. We are grateful for our supportive home community—the UW School of Social Work.” read more...
1/15/2019
Many of SDRG’s scientists will be attending the Society for Social Work and Research conference, January 16 - 20, 2019 in San Francisco, CA. Come join us and check out one of our presentations, posters, roundtables, and talks. Drs. Catalano and Hawkins will also be receiving the 2019 Distinguished Career Achievement Award! (January 19, 2:00 PM: Continental Ballroom 6, Ballroom Level) read more...
1/8/2019
New research: For families impacted by foster care, Friends of the Children's model is a promising solution A new study funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation shows that Friends of the Children's long-term mentoring model is a promising solution for families impacted by foster care. read more...
1/3/2019
Seattle Times Op Ed by David Hawkins and Kevin Haggerty: Invest in proven prevention programs to stem addiction epidemic To make more progress on fighting opioid addiction, communities should start with youth early in proven programs that prevent misuse of drugs. read more...
12/31/2018
Raising Healthy Children: 5 Ways To Teach Doing the Right Thing A recent article in Your Teen Magazine describes five key protective strategies for children and teens to feel connected to their families and withstand negative peer pressure. These strategies, employed in SDRG's Raising Healthy Children program, have been found by prevention science researchers to prevent risky behavior and promote healthy behaviors among youth. read more...
12/4/2018
New book on Communities That Care by Abigail Fagan, David Hawkins, Richard Catalano, and David Farrington Communities That Care: Building Community Engagement and Capacity to Prevent Youth Behavior Problems, a new publication released Dec. 3 by Oxford University Press, is the first comprehensive description of the development, implementation and evaluation of the Communities That Care prevention system pioneered at the Social Development Research Group. read more...
12/4/2018
David Hawkins and Richard Catalano receive distinguished career achievement award from the Society for Social Work and Research This award recognizes the duo for their outstanding scholarship, rigorous approach to social work research, innovation, impact and major contributions to the field. The award will be presented in January at the SSWR conference in San Francisco. read more...
10/8/2018
Kevin Haggerty named AASWSW fellow Kevin Haggerty has been selected as a fellow of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare. read more... |
