SDRG News and Updates

Congratulations to lead author Jess Heerde, Jen Bailey, and coauthors of “School Suspension as a Predictor of Young Adult Homelessness: The International Youth Development Study,” published in the Journal of Prevention. This paper has been awarded the Best Article of the Year Award by the European Society for Prevention Research (EUSPR). Jen and co-author John…

The Washington State Academy of Sciences (WSAS) is a nonprofit organization established by the Washington State Legislature in 2005 to advise state policymakers on public policy issues involving science and technology. WSAS members are nationally recognized for their “outstanding record of scientific and technical achievement and willingness to assist the Academy in providing the best…

A number of SDRG members will be presenting at this year’s annual meeting of the Society for Prevention Research this month. Please see our list of presentations for more information.

A new research brief highlights important findings from the Seattle Social Development Project, showing that the universal childhood preventive intervention Raising Healthy Children has long-term effects in reducing suicide and related mental health problems in adulthood. The brief also highlights how SDRG continues to advance suicide prevention research through the SHIELD project, which brings together data from…

Congratulations to former SDRG director Kevin Haggerty and colleague J. Mark Eddy on the publication of this book. Eddy, J. M., & Haggerty, K. P. (Eds.). (2026). Handbook of professional youth mentoring: Springer. https://link.springer.com/book/9783032055798 This book examines professional youth mentoring, which is marked by enduring relationships throughout childhood and adolescence between youth and their adult…

We are pleased to announce the publication of this article featuring SDRG researchers Danielle Pandika , Martie Skinner, and Margaret Kuklinski. Pandika, D., Acolin, J., Martinez, G., Delawalla, M. L. M., Skinner, M. L., Morales, L. S., Oesterle, S., Kuklinski, M. R., & Guttmannova, K. (2025). A descriptive study of interpersonal discrimination experiences in US…

We are pleased to announce the publication of this article featuring SDRG researchers Martie Skinner and Kevin Haggerty. Morrison, K. M., Duckworth, J. C., Bumpus, M. F., Skinner, M. L., Cooper, B. R., Hill, L. G., & Haggerty, K. P. (2025). Associations between Greek affiliation, parental permissiveness toward heavy episodic drinking, and alcohol use among…

We are pleased to announce the publication of this article featuring SDRG researchers Justin Caouette and Jennifer Bailey. Caouette, J. D., Robinson-Link, P. M., Metzger, A. N., Bailey, J. A., & Shapiro, V. B. (2025). Reliability and construct validity of a self-report measure of SEL capacities among K-12 educational leaders. Education Sciences, 15(11), 1418. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci15111418…

We are pleased to announce the publication of this article featuring SDRG researchers Marina Epstein, Jennifer Bailey, and David Hawkins. Hill, K. G., Steeger, C. M., Epstein, M., Bailey, J. A., & Hawkins, J. D. (2025). Addressing suicide and mental health through universal childhood intervention: Results from The Seattle Social Development Project. Prevention Science, 26(7),…

We are pleased to announce the publication of this article featuring SDRG researchers Justin Caouette and Margaret Kuklinski. Rhew, I. C., Cadigan, J. M., Guttmannova, K., Caouette, J. D., Kuklinski, M. R., & Oesterle, S. (2025). The longitudinal relationship of loneliness with frequency and problematic use of alcohol and cannabis among young adults. Journal of…