School & family-based prevention (S&F)
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,1. Introduction
1.1. Definition
“Stopping a problem from ever occurring”
Prevention is more!
- Delaying the onset of a problem behavior, especially for those at-risk for the
problem
- Reducing the impact of a problem behavior
o (You can't prevent ADHD, but you can prevent the negative impact of
ADHD)
o Through teaching social skills f.e. (child with ADHD)
- Strengthening knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors that promote emotional
and physical well-being
o Not only focusing on the problem, but also on the strengths
o Strengthening positive things
- Promoting institutional, community, and government policies that further physical, social, and emotional well-
being of the larger community
o Rules to prevent, changing mindsets of people
o Ex: taxes on cigarettes, banning smoking in cafes
Less than 3% of the money goes to prevention -> all the other is going to healthcare & treatment ^
Delaying the onset of a
problem behavior, especially
for those at-risk for the
problem
- Reducing the impact of a
problem behavior (you can't
prevent ADHD, but you can
prevent the negative impact of
ADHD)
- Strengthening knowledge,
attitudes and behaviors that
promote emotional and
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,physical well-being
(strengthening positive things)
- Promoting institutional,
community and government
policies that further physical,
social and emotional well-being
of the larger community (ex:
taxes on cigarettes,
banning smoking in cafes)
Delaying the onset of a
problem behavior, especially
for those at-risk for the
problem
- Reducing the impact of a
problem behavior (you can't
prevent ADHD, but you can
prevent the negative impact of
ADHD)
3
, - Strengthening knowledge,
attitudes and behaviors that
promote emotional and
physical well-being
(strengthening positive things)
- Promoting institutional,
community and government
policies that further physical,
social and emotional well-being
of the larger community (ex:
taxes on cigarettes,
banning smoking in cafes)
Delaying the onset of a
problem behavior, especially
for those at-risk for the
problem
- Reducing the impact of a
problem behavior (you can't
prevent ADHD, but you can
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,1. Introduction
1.1. Definition
“Stopping a problem from ever occurring”
Prevention is more!
- Delaying the onset of a problem behavior, especially for those at-risk for the
problem
- Reducing the impact of a problem behavior
o (You can't prevent ADHD, but you can prevent the negative impact of
ADHD)
o Through teaching social skills f.e. (child with ADHD)
- Strengthening knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors that promote emotional
and physical well-being
o Not only focusing on the problem, but also on the strengths
o Strengthening positive things
- Promoting institutional, community, and government policies that further physical, social, and emotional well-
being of the larger community
o Rules to prevent, changing mindsets of people
o Ex: taxes on cigarettes, banning smoking in cafes
Less than 3% of the money goes to prevention -> all the other is going to healthcare & treatment ^
Delaying the onset of a
problem behavior, especially
for those at-risk for the
problem
- Reducing the impact of a
problem behavior (you can't
prevent ADHD, but you can
prevent the negative impact of
ADHD)
- Strengthening knowledge,
attitudes and behaviors that
promote emotional and
2
,physical well-being
(strengthening positive things)
- Promoting institutional,
community and government
policies that further physical,
social and emotional well-being
of the larger community (ex:
taxes on cigarettes,
banning smoking in cafes)
Delaying the onset of a
problem behavior, especially
for those at-risk for the
problem
- Reducing the impact of a
problem behavior (you can't
prevent ADHD, but you can
prevent the negative impact of
ADHD)
3
, - Strengthening knowledge,
attitudes and behaviors that
promote emotional and
physical well-being
(strengthening positive things)
- Promoting institutional,
community and government
policies that further physical,
social and emotional well-being
of the larger community (ex:
taxes on cigarettes,
banning smoking in cafes)
Delaying the onset of a
problem behavior, especially
for those at-risk for the
problem
- Reducing the impact of a
problem behavior (you can't
prevent ADHD, but you can
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