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SUMMARY:Child Study Center's Bloom Lecture presents Daniel Shaw
DESCRIPTION:About the Speaker\nDr. Shaw is co-principal investigator on the project: Integrated model for promoting parenting and early school readiness in pediatrics. Dr. Shaw is Distinguished Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Pittsburgh. At Pitt\, he also serves as the Director of the Center for Parents and Children and the Director of the Pitt Parents and Children Laboratory (PPCL)\,with joint appointments in the Schools of Medicine and Education\, and Centers for Social and Urban Research and Translational Research. Since receiving his Ph.D. in child clinical and developmental psychology from the University of Virginia in 1988\, his primary interest has involved tracing the early developmental precursors of early problem behavior among at-risk children.
URL:https://prevention.psu.edu/event/child-study-centers-bloom-lecture-presents-daniel-shaw/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261028T120000
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SUMMARY:What Role do Social Networks Play in Feeding Children in Rural Communities?
DESCRIPTION:Parents of preschoolers encounter abundant\, and sometimes conflicting\, feeding information. How do they navigate this information in their everyday feeding practices? My research examines how parents’ social networks support or complicate those practices\, particularly for families with low income in rural communities. I am developing ways to measure these network influences while considering the role of digital information channels.\nIn this seminar\, I’ll share insights from existing evidence\, discuss approaches to studying parents’ networks\, and invite conversation about the potential benefits and limitations of AI tools in supporting families. \nAbout the Speaker\n\nLigia Reyes is an assistant professor of nutritional sciences at Penn State and director of the Nourishing Networks and Environments to Thrive (NourishNET) Lab. Her research looks at how the people and places around children — family\, caregivers\, schools\, and food environments — shape what they eat\, with a focus on families facing barriers to nutritious food.
URL:https://prevention.psu.edu/event/prevention-science-seminar-ligia-reyes/
CATEGORIES:PRC Seminars
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SUMMARY:Before the Crisis: A Community Conversation on Suicide Prevention
DESCRIPTION:Community Conversations brings top scholars together with the community for an hour of real talk about the issues that shape our kids\, our families\, and our neighborhoods. No slides\, no jargon\, just conversation. All members of the State College and surrounding communities are welcome! The event is free\, but registration is required. \nFor decades\, suicide prevention in the United States and around the world has focused mainly on identifying individuals at risk and treating them in healthcare settings. Yet suicide rates have not gone down. About 60% of young people who die by suicide never see a mental health professional\, and most people who are struggling with suicidal thoughts will never receive care that research has shown to work. \nHealthcare matters\, but it can’t do this alone. We also need to reach people where they already are: in schools\, workplaces\, and neighborhoods\, and on social media and AI chatbots. And we need to do a better job of putting what we already know into practice. \nThis talk makes the case for “upstream” prevention: acting early\, and for everyone\, to lower the risk across a whole community rather than waiting until someone is in crisis. It will show that programs that help children manage anger\, impulsive behavior\, and behavior problems also reduce suicidal behavior later in life\, and that some of these programs save far more money than they cost. It will also look at the laws\, policies\, and data systems that make prevention possible\, including policies that make it harder to access the most lethal means of suicide\, and linked data that help us understand who is at risk and what works. It will conclude with what researchers\, health officials\, and policymakers can do to turn this evidence into action. There will be ample time for questions and discussion. \nThe Community Conversations series is co-hosted by the Child Study Center and the Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center. It is made possible in part by the generous support from the Bennett Pierce Family and Friedman Family PEACE Fund. Come curious\, leave with something to think about — and a few new ideas worth sharing.
URL:https://prevention.psu.edu/event/community-conversation-with-holly-wilcox-ph-d-expert-in-suicide-prevention/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261112
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SUMMARY:Before the Crisis: Reimagining Suicide Prevention | 25th Annual Bennett Lecture in Prevention Science
DESCRIPTION:Suicide prevention efforts in the United States and worldwide have focused largely on individual risk and on healthcare settings\, yet suicide rates have not declined. Approximately 60% of youth who die by suicide never see a mental health professional\, and most suicidal people will never receive an evidence-based practice. Healthcare settings are essential\, but a public health approach is urgently needed to reach people where they are: in schools\, workplaces\, and communities\, and on social media and AI chatbots. It must also close the global gap between what we know works and what is actually put into practice. \nThis lecture makes the case for greater emphasis on “upstream” strategies that shift the whole population’s risk downward rather than only treating people in crisis. It will review evidence that childhood programs targeting aggression\, impulsivity\, and behavior problems\, including the Good Behavior Game\, Seattle Social Development Project\, Fast Track\, and Family Check-Up\, also reduce later suicidal behavior\, and that some offer very high returns on investment (Washington State Institute for Public Policy estimates of roughly $64 and $226 per dollar for the Good Behavior Game and Family Check-Up). A harmonized analysis of five early-intervention trials found a 42% reduction in the odds of suicide attempts among male students and no clear effect among female students\, underscoring the need to understand who benefits and why. \nThe lecture will also address the policy and data infrastructure that population-level prevention depends on\, including lethal means safety policies such as extreme risk protection orders and child access prevention laws\, and data linkage to strengthen surveillance and research. It will close with implications for researchers\, health officials\, and policymakers seeking to move prevention evidence into action. \nAbout the Speaker\nDr. Holly Wilcox is a Professor in the Department of Mental Health and the director and founder of the Center for Suicide Prevention at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She holds joint appointments in the Department of Health Policy and Management\, as well as at the Johns Hopkins Schools of Medicine and Education. Holly’s research focuses on advancing public health approaches to suicide prevention\, including policies\, early intervention\, and chain-of-care approaches. Holly is the past President of the International Academy of Suicide Research (IASR)\, chair of the Scientific Council and a member of the Board of Directors of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)\, a suicide prevention consultant for the World Health Organization\, and an Affiliate Investigator at the Centre for Research Excellence in Suicide Prevention at the Black Dog Institute in Australia. \nDr. Wilcox has a focus on population-based research on preventing suicidal behaviors. Her work evaluates the impact of community-based universal prevention programs targeting suicidal behaviors and leverages data linkage strategies to inform effective suicide prevention. Dr. Wilcox’s research extends to diverse settings\, including schools\, universities\, social media platforms\, and emergency departments. She has won the Johns Hopkins Advising\, Mentoring\, and Teaching Recognition Award three times. \nThroughout her career\, Dr. Wilcox has been an advocate for a public health-oriented suicide prevention agenda\, collaborating with national and international organizations such as the National Institutes of Health\, World Health Organization/UNICEF\, and Pan American Health Organization. She has secured competitive research grants from various agencies and has published over 190 research articles. \nDr. Wilcox has worked to adapt and implement school-based interventions in the United States and make research findings accessible to people working in various roles in the community including mental health professionals and suicide bereaved individuals. Her major research interests include population-based prospective studies of suicidal behaviors\, effectiveness studies of prevention programs\, data linkage for suicide prevention\, and intergenerational studies of suicide risk. \nAbout the Bennett Lecture\nThe Bennett Lecture in Prevention Science is an annual fall event to honor worldwide leaders in prevention research. The lecture includes a week of activities with the most prominent scholars in the field. The featured speaker also provides a second lecture\, co-sponsored with the Child Study Center\, on a related topic. The Lectureship was created through an endowment\, established in 1999 by Edna Bennett Pierce ’53 HEc\, which also provides a comprehensive portfolio of enhancements to the Center.
URL:https://prevention.psu.edu/event/bennett-lecture-in-prevention-science-holly-wilcox/
CATEGORIES:Annual Bennett Lecture in Prevention Science
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261202T120000
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SUMMARY:Improving Lung Cancer Prevention among Appalachian Women: Building Healthy Homes and Communities
DESCRIPTION:Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death for US women\, with particularly high rates in Appalachia. Although lung cancer has declined steadily among men in recent decades\, such decreases have not been seen among women\, with alarming rates emerging among women under 55 and non-smokers. This talk will focus on a series of completed and ongoing projects\, including mixed method and community-engaged approaches\, to inform lung cancer prevention strategies that take into consideration social\, household\, and community factors for women in Appalachian communities. \nAbout the Presenter \nJessica R. Thompson\, Ph.D.\, is an Assistant Professor in Health Policy and Administration and a co-funded faculty member of the Social Science Research Institute. Her long-term research goal is to uncover social\, cultural\, economic\, environmental\, and policy factors affecting chronic disease risk among Appalachian women and to develop relevant interventions. She is an expert in qualitative\, mixed method\, community-engaged\, and participatory approaches as well as other population health methods capable of capturing social and environmental contexts. Dr. Thompson currently has a National Cancer Institute-funded K99/R00 entitled Reducing Lung Cancer Risk among Appalachian Women Using Community‐Engaged Intervention Research along with other internally funded projects focused on rural and Appalachian health.
URL:https://prevention.psu.edu/event/prevention-science-seminar-jessica-thompson/
CATEGORIES:PRC Seminars
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SUMMARY:Prevention Science Seminar with Michael Hunter\, Ph.D.
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URL:https://prevention.psu.edu/event/prevention-science-seminar-michael-hunter/
CATEGORIES:PRC Seminars
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