Effectiveness of a resilience intervention in reducing smoking and alcohol consumption among secondary school students

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/631025

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

A key factor in adult smoking and excessive alcohol consumption is commencement of these behaviours during childhood. Smoking and alcohol use by adolescents also has a direct harmful effect on their health at that time. The project aims to decrease adolescent use of tobacco and alcohol by improving adolescent's resilience and mental wellbeing. The project will involve the evaluation of a school-based resilience intervention delivered to grade 7 to 10 students in disadvantaged secondary schools.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2010

End Date: 01-01-2014

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $1,491,446.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Health Promotion

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Adolescent health and wellbeing | Adolescents | Alcohol | Location and social disadvantage | Population health | Prevention | Psycho-social contributors to outcome | Risk and protective factors | School-based Intervention | Tobacco

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