Events
Jun 13

Helping UNC System Faculty Help Students...

Prevention Strategies has collaborated with the UNC Greensboro to launch GUIDE (Guiding Universities in Demonstrating Empathy); an empathic communications training that empowers college faculty and staff to conduct effective student support conversations. GUIDE empowers faculty...

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Jun 05

Prevention Strategies Launches National Study To ...

Construction and Nursing-Related Industries Invited To Participate In Evidence-Based Prevention Study To help address the national opioid crisis that impacts more than 10 million Americans each year, Prevention Strategies has launched a national study meant to...

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Jan 03

What It’s Like to Retire in...

Our colleague Dr. Erin Reifsteck was interviewed by The Atlantic for the article “What It’s Like to Retire in Your Early 20s“ on the challenges athletes face when their competitive careers come to an end....

Research
Oct 26

Research Into Esport Athlete Well-being Featured...

UNCG News highlighted the research being done by Prevention Strategies and the Center for Athlete Well-being on esport athletes' well-being. The article discusses TEAMS (The Esport Athlete Mental well-being Study) the largest academic study to...

Publications
Oct 03

Senior Research Scientists Co-Author Chapter on...

Our Senior Research Scientists Drs. Larry Scheier and Bill Hansen co-authored a chapter in the Handbook of Research on Gamification Dynamics and User Experience Design. Titled "Gamified Digital Apps and Their Utilization to Improve Health Behaviors...

Publications
Aug 26

Prevention Strategies Director Co-edits Sexual Vio...

Director of Programs Jeffrey J. Milroy MPH, DrPH., co-edited The Prevention of Sexual Violence in Sport: A Real Game Changer. From RALIANCE in partnership with the Journal of Interpersonal Violence, this special issue highlights new...

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Prevention Science Pioneer William B. Hansen...

Great organizations are made of great professionals. Senior Research Scientist William B. (Bill) Hansen Ph.D. is truly one of the greats in prevention science.  Widely recognized as an expert in alcohol and drug prevention, Bill...

Research
Oct 07

Hilinski’s Hope Partners with Prevention Strateg...

Hilinski’s Hope, Prevention Strategies and the Institute to Promote Athlete Health at UNC Greensboro have partnered to educate, advocate, and remove the stigma associated with mental illness in collegiate athletics through the empowerment of student-athletes....

Research
Sep 27

Prevention Strategies Develops Research Survey for...

The U.S. Center for SafeSport (The Center), the independent and exclusive authority charged by Congress with responding to and preventing all forms of abuse and misconduct within the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, engaged Prevention...

Events
Sep 21

Presenting a “Culture of Care” at...

Prevention Strategies President Dr. David Wyrick and Director of Programs Dr. Jeff Milroy presented at the NCAA Division II APPLE Institute, hosted by the APPLE Institute and the Gordie Center.  Their presentation focused on how...