Projects in the Prevention Research Center

Current Projects

The Prevention Research Center is involved in research, evaluation, and technical support projects at a variety of developmental levels. Information about the Center's current research projects is organized in two ways: by topic area and by program development phase.

Topic Areas

Community/Technical Support/Evaluation
PA Communities That Care (CTC) Statewide Evaluation (PCCD)
Harrisburg Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative Evaluation
Technical Assistance to Research-based Delinquency and Violence Prevention Projects (PCCD)
HOPE
Harrisburg Preschool Program (HPP) (W. K. Kellogg Foundation)
Blueprints (PCCD)
LEEP-LST (PCCD)
Center for Prevention and Early Intervention/Johns Hopkins University—School-based Effectiveness Research
INSPIRE
Early Childhood Projects
Head Start REDI (NIH)
Bedford County (PA) Early Head Start Program Evaluation (Allegheny Lutheran Social Ministries)
Early Child Care & Education Task Force Project
Preschool PATHS
Family Life Project/Children in Poverty
Infant Caregiver Mentoring Project (ICMP—CAECTI)
Childcare Director Mentoring Project (CCDMP—CAECTI)
Parent Mentoring Project (PMP—CAECTI)
Family Communication Evaluation (FCE—CAECTI)
Mind in the Making Evaluation (MIME—CAECTI)
Middle Childhood Projects
FAST TRACK Multi-site Prevention Demonstration Project (NIH)
Promoting Alternative THinking Strategies (PATHS) Curriculum
Generacion Diez Project Evaluation
Drug Use Liability: Investigating Competing Models (NIH)
Early Intervention to Prevent Skin Cancer (American Cancer Society)
The ALEXSA Project (NIH/CYFC)
Youth Projects
HealthWise/South Africa (NIH)
PROSPER (NIH)
Centre County MH/MR Tobacco (Centre County MH/MR)
Inhalants Abuse and Dependence (NIH)
Early Intervention to Prevent Student Binge Drinking in Student Athletes/Project GOALS (NIH/NIAAA)
Campuses Selling Alcohol: Profit or Problem? (NIH/NIAAA)
Appearance-focused Intervention to Prevent Skin Cancer (American Cancer Society)
Developmental/Social & Psychological Models of Binge Drinking (NIH/NIAAA)
University of San Diego Freshman Parent-Teen Research Initiative (NIH/NIAAA)
The ALEXSA Project (NIH/CYFC)
University Life Study (NIH)
Parents/Family Projects
Promotion of Coparenting at the Transition to Parenthood (NIH)
The Marine Corps' New Parent Support Program (U.S. Marine Corps)
Family Life Project/Children in Poverty (NIH)
Early Intervention to Prevent Student Binge Drinking in Student Athletes/Project GOALS (NIAAA/NIH)
Appearance-focused Intervention to Prevent Skin Cancer (American Cancer Society)
University of San Diego Freshman Parent-Teen Research Initiative (NIH/NIAAA)
Partner Assistance in Learning and Performing Skin Self-Examination (NCI/NIH)
Parent-based Intervention to Prevent Student Drinking (NIAAA/NIH)
Early Intervention to Prevent Skin Cancer (American Cancer Society)
Outreach and Training
Prevention and Methodology Training (PAMT) Program
This topic area also includes projects found under the Community/Technical Support/Evaluation topic area.
Innovations in Methodology

Program Development Phases

[ Etiology /Formative (Phase 1) / Efficacy (Phase 2) /Effectiveness (Phase 3) /Impact/Dissemination (Phase 4) ]
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Projects by Topic Area

Comm./Eval./ Tech. Supp.
Early Childhood
Middle Childhood
Youth
Parents/ Family

Harrisburg

Capital Area Health and Human Development Institute (Greater Harrisburg Foundation)

For more information on Capital Area Early Childhood Training Institute projects, please visit the CAHHDI Web site

Completed Projects

Review a list of Completed Projects conducted at the Prevention Research Center.