Research
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....

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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...

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Mar 17

Prevention Strategies Awarded Grants for Game...

Researchers at Prevention Strategies have been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research grant from the National Institute on Drug Use. This Phase I technology grant is to develop and test a prototype for a gamified...

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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....

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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...

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Sep 21

Research Team Partnering to Evaluate Anti-Extremis...

Researchers from Prevention Strategies and The Institute to Promote Athlete Health and Wellness at UNC Greensboro are partnering with key stakeholders from the Kingdom of Bahrain and officials from D.A.R.E. America to evaluate and optimize...

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Aug 02

Mojo Interviews PS Researcher on Mental...

Prevention Strategies' Director of Research and Innovation, Stephen Hebard PhD, recently discussed mental health literacy with Mojo Sports. Dr. Hebard also shared ways that coaches, and parents, can normalize the conversation around mental well-being. The...

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Apr 26

Researchers Receive Grant to Study Esport...

David Wyrick Ph.D. and Jeff Milroy MPH, DrPH., have been selected to receive a UNC Greensboro School of Health and Human Sciences' Faculty Research Grant for The Esport Athlete Mental health Study (TEAMS) study. The study...

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May 22

Coaches Assist Featured in Athletics and...

Director of Programs Dr. Jeff Milory was recently featured in the Athletics and the Law article “Boost overall student‐athlete success by establishing a more supportive athletics department.” Dr. Milroy is one of the creators of...