Jun 21
New Team Member...
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...
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...
Apr 08
Publication Examines Student-Athletes’ Help-Seek...
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...
Apr 06
Research Team Submits Article on Social...
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...
Feb 22
Collaborative Community Launched to Promote Athlet...
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...
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...
May 21
Presenting Research – Virtually...
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...
Jan 31
Publication looks at coaches role in...
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...
Nov 18
Researchers Awarded SBIR Phase 1 Grant...
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...
Nov 15
Researchers explore wellness and campus inclusion...
A research team from our partner organization the Institute to Promote Athlete Health & Wellness, including doctoral student Lindsey Oaks, Managing Director Dr. Jeff Milroy (Prevention Strategies' Director of Programs and Managing Director of IPAHW)...