Unleashing the Power of Prevention

• DOI: 10.31478/201506c
• Publication Date: 2018-06-29T17:44:32Z
• Authors: J. David Hawkins; Jeffrey M. Jenson; ; Richard Catalano; ; Mark W. Fraser; ; Gilbert J. Botvin; ; Valerie Shapiro; ; C. Hendricks Brown; ; William Beardslee; ; David Brent; ; Laurel K. Leslie; ; Mary Jane Rothera...; ; Pat Shea; ; Andy Shih; ; Elizabeth Anthony; ; Kevin P. Haggerty; ; Kimberly Bender; ; Deborah Gorman-Smith; ; Erin Casey; ; Susan Stone
• Keywords: 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; 5. Gender equality; 05 social sciences; 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences; 10. No inequality; 16. Peace & justice; 3. Good health

Every day across America, behavioral health problems in childhood and adolescence, from anxiety to violence, take a heavy toll on millions of lives.For decades the approach these has been treat them only after they've identified-at high ongoing cost young people, families, entire communities, our nation.Now we have 30-year body research more than 50 programs showing that can be prevented.This critical mass prevention science is converging with growing interest care, education, child psychiatry, welfare, juvenile justice.Together, stand at threshold new age prevention.The challenge now mobilize disciplines communities unleash power nationwide scale.We propose grand will advance policies, programs, funding, workforce preparation needed promote prevent among all peopleincluding those greatest disadvantage or risk, birth through 24.Within decade, reduce incidence prevalence this population by 20 percent current levels widespread policies serve save billions.Prevention best investment make, time make it now.