With colleagues from Europe, they hosted a CTC international meeting with over 20 attendees from 11 countries; presented a CTC symposium focused on getting started; and participated in a campfire” (roundtable) session about CTC in Europe.
Washington’s cannabis market has evolved rapidly since legalization, with ongoing expansion in the number of retail stores, declining prices, increasing product potency, and proliferation in the number and types of cannabis products available. The long-term implications of these market changes on health-risking patterns of cannabis use remain unclear. New funding obtained from the National Institute…
We are pleased to announce the publication of this article featuring SDRG researchers Kristi Morrison, Nicole Eisenberg, Dalene Beaulieu, John Briney, Kevin Haggerty, Hannah Scheuer, and Margaret Kuklinski. Morrison, K. M., Eisenberg, N., Lyons, V. H., Sterling, S. A., Beck, A., Braciszewski, J. M., Beaulieu, D., Boggs, J., Briney, J. S., Danzo, S., Haggerty, K….
A new research brief in collaboration with Washington State Prevention Research Collaborative highlights how positive childhood experiences can boost healthy development, buffer against adversity, and even shape outcomes across generations. The brief provides strategies for how practitioners and policymakers can foster positive childhood experiences to help children, families, and communities thrive. The Prevention Research Committee…
We are pleased to announce the publication of this article featuring SDRG researchers Max Halvorson, Marina Epstein, Karryn Satchell, Alyssa Paulette, and Margaret Kuklinski. Halvorson, M. A., Epstein, M., Satchell, A. K., Paulette, A., Oesterle, S., & Kuklinski, M. R. (2025). Links between young adults’ reasons for trying electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), smoking history,…
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.
The Social Development Research Group (SDRG) periodically highlights our publications through a Research Brief. Our goal for this series is to share important research findings and draw attention to the outstanding work being done by SDRG researchers. The current brief highlights recent studies by SDRG scientists and affiliated researchers that provide insights into the circumstances…
SDRG Director, Dr. Margaret Kuklinski, recently lent her expertise in the prevention field to serve as co-author on a perspectives paper, The State of Healthy Parenting in Primary Care Interventions in Advancing Health Equity. The paper was released by the Collaborative on Healthy Parenting in Primary Care (HPPC), a research group affiliated with the Forum…
For the last 18 months SDRG director, Margaret Kuklinski, participated in developing NASEM’S Blueprint for a National Prevention Infrastructure for Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Disorders. Join the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on Wednesday, April 9, for a public release webinar in support of the report, which identifies the actions needed to prevent…
SDRG’s Jim Leighty, Dalene Beaulieu, and Margaret Kuklinski are attending the Joint Conference on Youth Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery in Baltimore, Maryland (https://youthrecoveryanswers.org/national-conference/). They will present a symposium Increasing uptake of effective parenting programs: Lessons from implementing Guiding Good Choices focused on our Northwest Center for Family Support, Guiding Good Choices for Health, and SAR…
