Table of Contents

Preface - Rosalynn Carter
The Importance of Prevention
Introduction
PART ONE: THE PRINCIPLES OF PREVENTION
Primary Prevention′s Evolution - George W Albee and Thomas P Gullotta
Operationalizing Albee′s Incidence Formula - Thomas P Gullotta
PART TWO: INFANT AND TODDLER PROGRAMS
The Prenatal/Early Infancy Project - David Olds
Fifteen Years Later
Early Intervention for High-Risk Families - Grace-Ann Caruso Whitney
Reflecting on a 20-Year-Old Model
Infant-Family Resource Program - Elsie R Broussard
PART THREE: PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS
Parents as Teachers - Mildred M Winter and Danica S McDonald
Investing in Good Beginnings for Children
High/Scope Perry Preschool Program - David P Weikart and Lawrence J Schweinhart
Interpersonal Cognitive Problem-Solving - Myrna B Shure
Primary Prevention of Early High-Risk Behaviors in the Preschool and Primary Years
PART FOUR: SCHOOL-AGE PROGRAMS
Primary Mental Health Project - A Dirk Hightower
The Children of Divorce Intervention Program - JoAnne Pedro-Carroll
Fostering Resilient Outcomes for School-Aged Children
Improving Social Awareness-Social Problem Solving Project - Linda Bruene-Butler et al
The Social-Competence Promotion Program for Young Adolescents - Roger P Weissberg, Heather A Barton and Timothy P Shriver
Going for the Goal - Steve J Danish
A Life Skills Program for Adolescents
Teen Education and Employment Network - Laurie J Bauman et al
PART FIVE: ADULT PROGRAMS
From Job Loss to Reemployment - Robert D Caplan, Amiram D Vinokur and Richard H Price
Field Experiments in Prevention-Focused Coping
The San Francisco Depression Prevention Research Project - Ricardo F Muñoz
Epilogue - Michael M Faenza and Sandra J McElhaney
Reframing Prevention Advocacy and Looking Ahead

About the Author

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Prevention, Child and Family Agency of Southeastern Connecticut, New London, CT.