Empowering young people to make positive health choices: Translation of evidence-based drug and alcohol prevention to Australian adolescents

Funding Activity

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Funded Activity Summary

Effective prevention and early intervention for alcohol and other drug use disorders is available but not widely implemented in schools. Through the use of digital technologies this project will facilitate transportability of evidence-based approaches into everyday teaching, parenting, and school-based counselling practice. By bringing together research and practice this project maximises the potential of these approaches to reduce the considerable burden of alcohol and drug use disorders.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2017

End Date: 01-01-2019

Funding Scheme: Translating Research into Practice Fellowships

Funding Amount: $177,197.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

adolescence | alcohol use disorders | drug abuse | prevention | school-based intervention