CSU research center receives award to help combat opioid epidemic in rural areas
CSU’s Prevention Research Center will provide opioid misuse training, prevention, and intervention programs in northwest Colorado.
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Human Development and Family Studies team receives award to support Down syndrome pilot study
A new study for young children with Down syndrome focuses on a parent-mediated intervention to promote the development of executive function.
CSU seeking more participants for study on text-based counseling for young adults with marijuana use problems
Colorado State University researchers are recruiting additional participants for a study on text-based counseling for young adults with marijuana use problems.
CSU researchers develop tool to measure community capacity for resilience and successful disaster response
Why do some communities have better outcomes for citizens when faced with disasters and challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic? CSU researchers have developed a way to measure and quantify a community’s democratic resources to respond called the Civic Capacity Index.
Latest installment of the CSU Prevention Extension Cast focuses on engaging older adults during the pandemic
Experts on the latest installment of the CSU Prevention Extension Cast discussed how to engage with older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.
CSU research associate named one of the community’s ‘40 under Forty’
Rebecca Toll, a research associate with the Colorado State University Prevention Research Center, has received the 2020 Northern Colorado’s 40 under Forty Award given by BizWest.
Listen now: Risk, vaping and prevention research on the State of Research podcast
Prevention Research Center Director Nathaniel Riggs and his team of faculty associates are dedicated to identifying and preventing the factors that lead teens to detrimental, risky behavior.
How to support your child’s learning, engagement during COVID-19 outbreak
With schools closing for an unknown length of time due to the COVID-19 outbreak, parents face the challenging task of figuring out how to support their child’s learning.
Prevention Research Center launches Prevention Extension Cast
The Colorado State University Prevention Research Center, in partnership with Colorado State University Extension, has launched the Prevention Extension Cast, a monthly webinar featuring interviews with nationally recognized experts on current issues in the fields of prevention science and public health.
CSU to study text-based counseling for young adults with marijuana use problems
Researchers from Colorado State University and the University of Tennessee Knoxville have received a $3.2 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to test a text-delivered counseling program for young adults ages 18 to 25 with cannabis use disorder.