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...
We are proud to announce a new team member, but one with a familiar face. Brittany Chesney, part of the myPlaybook team as a graduate student, has now joined Prevention Strategies as a full time...
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...
Researchers from Prevention Strategies, The Institute to Promote Athlete Health and Wellness and UNC Greensboro published “A Social Ecological Framework: Counselors' Role in Improving Student Athletes' Help‐Seeking Behaviors” in the Journal of College Counseling. The...
Drs. Stephen Hebard and Lindsey Oaks lead a research team in authoring “Transformational Coaching and Leadership: Athletic Administrators’ Novel Application of Social and Emotional Competences in High School Sport." The article has been submitted to...
Prevention Strategies, along with its partner organization The Institute to Promote Athlete Health and Wellness at UNC Greensboro, has launched the Athlete Well-Being Network. The Athlete Well-Being Network is a free, collaborative online community where collegiate athletics...
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...
Director of Programs Dr. Jeff Milroy and Dr. Lindsey Oakes, a Graduate Research Assistant with our partner organization the Institute to Promote Athlete Health & Wellness, presented preliminary findings of their research on campus recreation...
A coach’s role should include fostering a team culture that supports athlete’s mental health, encouraging care-seeking and supporting athletes currently receiving mental healthcare. That conclusion is supporting in the paper “Determining the role of sport...
Prevention Strategies was recently awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) for the proposal “Development of an Opioid Misuse Prevention Program for Workers with...