Primary Prevention Works

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

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 Munoz Epilogue - Michael M Faenza and Sandra J McElhaney Reframing Prevention Advocacy and Looking Ahead