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Hot off the press! Our report on the impact of COVID-19 on survivors of DV is now available on our Healthcare Hub (zerov.org/healthcare_hub). ZeroV partnered with @PIREResearch to conduct two research projects aimed at enhancing holistic services to survivors of DV in Kentucky.

PIRE scientist Michael George describes a successful program in Lancaster County, South Carolina where sheriff deputies visited homes to remind parents about the public health and safety concerns around youth drinking. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37437577/

Join @samhsagov's #PolicyAcademy for addressing alcohol misuse! Learn new policy strategies, collaborate with experts, and engage with coalitions nationwide. Submit a letter of intent by 9/13/23. Learn more at stopalcoholabuse.gov/.../policyacad… #SAMHSAPolicyAcademy #AlcoholMisusePrevention

The policy information on the APIS website has been updated to include legislative and regulatory changes that took effect on or before 1/1/2022, and supplemental resources were added or revised. alcoholpolicy.niaaa.nih.gov

A new study from PIRE, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and Northwestern University finds that the Good Behavior Game (GBG) decreases aggressive behavior among first grade boys. #Good-Behavior-Game" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">pire.org/#Good-Behavior…

PIRE scientists encourage everyone to Start by Believing people who have experienced sexual or intimate partner violence. Learn about how researchers are collaborating with service providers to help survivors of violence in Kentucky at louisville.pire.org/project/first-… #StartbyBelieving

Check out new research by scientists at the Prevention Research Center of PIRE: COVID-19 Shelter-In-Place and Related Orders - and Order Compliance - on Adolescent Alcohol Use in California sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Based on #LGBTQ and provider voices and #ImpSci theory, the toolkit provides clear guidance and implementation techniques for health care organizations to make lasting improvements for care. bit.ly/3DdO7go #LGBTQHealth

We developed a comprehensive LGBTQ #PrimaryCare Toolkit to guide cultural competence in health care.

PIRE has a strong history of engagement with #LGBTQ communities. This National #LGBTQHealth Awareness Week, we want to share some of our projects and resources from the @PIRESouthwest Center! @Health_LGBTQ

The Supporting At-Home Sexual and Gender Minority Youth (SASY) project assessed in real time the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing. Findings were shared with key audiences to improve supports for #LGBTQYouth. bit.ly/406bcNX #LGBTQHealth

The Reducing #LGBTQ Adolescent Suicide project helped high schools across New Mexico implement #EvidenceBased strategies to support #LGBTQYouth. bit.ly/RLAS #LGBTQHealth #AdolescentHealth

National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day was last week. See how PIRE scientists collaborated to decrease women’s risk for HIV in Kentucky. thecenteronline.org/wp-content/upl…

On this National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, PIRE encourages you to be like Julia and get tested for HIV. Click the video below to hear her story. #NWGHAAD #StopHIVTogether #DetengamosJuntosElVIH

February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. The Children’s Safety Now Alliance, of which PIRE is a member, has developed a fact sheet on teen dating violence (go.edc.org/CSNA-TDVP). #TeenDatingViolenceAwarenessMonth #StopTeenDatingViolence #TDVAM

A new study, co-authored by PIRE Research Scientist Dr. Eduardo Romano, finds that adult drivers with child passengers are significantly more likely than those without child passengers to be in fatal crashes. #news-drivers-children" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">pire.org/#news-drivers-… #safedriving #drivesafe

PIRE Board Chair Pebbles Fagan awarded the 2022 Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco President’s Achievement Award for Research on Health Disparities. #publichealthmatters #healthequitynow #smokefreefuture

Dr. Brenda Miller of PIRE-PRC has been recognized with 2 awards: The Society for Prevention Research 2022 Service to SPR Award The European Society for Prevention Research's 2021 Sloboda Medal.

New Commentary with PIRE co-authors including the Chair of the PIRE Board of Directors, Dr. Pebbles Fagan: “Incorporating Intersectionality as a Framework for Equity-Minded Tobacco Control Research – A call for Collective Action toward a Paradigm Shift.” academic.oup.com/ntr/advance-ar…

Congratulations to PRC Scientist Dr. Paul Gruenewald for being selected as the 43rd Annual RSA Distinguished Researcher Award winner. This award is given to a person who has made significant contributions to and has been a leader in the field.