Prevention, problem definition and the big picture

Prevention, problem definition and the big picture

Converging evidence shed new light on the potential for primary prevention in mental health for young people (Colizzi et al, 2020). Prevention in mental health should not be the responsibility of mental health professionals alone. Integrated and multidisciplinary...
Principles of prevention science

Principles of prevention science

The sciences of early development, disorder prevention and health have, according to Robert Emde (2019), undergone huge advances in recent times. This has grown out of a greater awareness of suffering, the adverse effects of unattended early risk and has given energy...
Essay: The prevention of pathology

Essay: The prevention of pathology

The roots of disease in early development There are signs that various aspects of the human condition are under severe stress and this is being expressed in an increase in emotional disorders in childhood and adulthood (Schore, 2012).  The roots of psychopathology lie...
Public health, culture and parenting

Public health, culture and parenting

Interventions to address adverse childhood experiences must use an ecological systems perspective along with a strengths-based approach rather than a deficit and problem-based approach, emphasising pathology. This must be supported by policy that addresses structural...