A systematic review was conducted to investigate the literature on effectiveness of life skills
programs. The aim of this review was to gain a comprehensive understanding on the …

Background Drug addiction is a chronic, relapsing disease. Primary interventions should
aim to reduce first use or to prevent the transition from experimental use to addiction. School …

Background: The acquisition of social and emotional skills is associated with positive youth
development, character education, healthy lifestyle behaviours, reduction in depression and …

While universal school‐based social and emotional learning (SEL) programs claim to target
various SEL competencies, earlier reviews have not provided a clear overview of the …

Background: Alcohol use in adolescents constitutes a major public health concern. Europe
is the heaviest drinking region of the world. Several school-based alcohol prevention …

Schools can play an important role in health promotion mainly by improving students' health
literacy, behaviors and academic achievements. School-based health promotion can be …

Purpose To evaluate the long-term effects of an illicit drug use prevention program for
adolescents that integrates life skills into the theory of planned behavior. Methods We …

Background Engagement in multiple substance use risk behaviours such as tobacco
smoking, alcohol and drug use during adolescence can result in adverse health and social …

Counterfactual thinking and foresight strategy are utilised to identify “weak signals” for future
practice. We conducted systematic reviews of empirical studies comparing traditional and …

Socioscientific issues (SSIs) can provide a context to address societal decision‐making
processes in school. In recent years, studies have demonstrated that one effective way to …