Prevention science is a framework for research focused on preventing and/or mitigating behavioral and health challenges and increasing resiliency. The prevention science work at FPG draws from a diverse range of disciplines—including the behavioral, social, psychological, and neuro sciences—to understand the origins of social problems at the individual, community, and societal levels. Prevention strategies focus on ways to intervene before a problem emerges or worsens, avoiding adverse outcomes and their costs, and enhancing conditions conducive to healthy child and adolescent development, good mental and physical health, and strong families and communities.
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Desiree W. Murray, PhD, is a prevention scientist and licensed clinical psychologist whose research focuses on understanding the development of self-regulation from multidisciplinary perspectives and applying this knowledge to design and test interventions in schools and early care settings for children and adolescents. The primary goal of her work is to promote the well-being of youth, particularly those living in adversity, by creating more supportive home, school, and community environments
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A team of implementation specialists at FPG is behind a new and growing collection of practical, research-informed resources. The Implementation Capacity for Triple P (ICTP) Implementation Support Practice Action Guide Series are designed by the Impact Center at FPG’s ICTP projects, which are a collaborative effort to support communities in North Carolina and South Carolina successfully and sustainably implement the evidence-based Triple P – Positive Parenting Program system of interventions.
