Contact: Dr. Joann Wu Shortt or Dr. J. Mark Eddy, Phone (541) 485-2711 or on-line at www.oslc.org. Eugene, OR – Nationwide, more than 2 million children have parents incarcerated in the criminal justice system. Though these children may be more likely to experience emotional and behavioral problems than their peers, few programs exist to support parents and […]
Contact: Deborah Capaldi, Phone (541) 485-2711 or on-line at www.oslc.org. Eugene, OR – The non-profit Oregon Social Learning Center (OSLC) has been awarded a $5.3 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to continue studying the transmission of strengths and problem behaviors across three generations of over 130 local families. The ongoing research project, which
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Contact: Diana Strand, Phone 541-485-2711 SAN FRANCISCO – For the third year, OSLC Research Scientists Dr.’s J. Mark Eddy and Charles Martinez, Jr. chaired the Sloboda and Bukoski Society for Prevention Research (SPR) Cup Competition, held at the annual meeting last week. Teams of early career prevention scientists competed for the honor of winning the traveling cup,
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Contact: Janet Chappell, Phone (541) 485-2711 or on-line at www.oslc.org. Eugene, OR – The Society for Prevention Research (SPR), an international membership organization that seeks to advance science-based prevention programs and policies through empirical researchhas announced its 2008 award winners. Eugene researcher and Oregon Social Learning Center senior scientist, Marion S. Forgatch, Ph.D., has been named the
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Contact: Janet Chappell, Phone (541) 485-2711 or on-line at www.oslc.org. Eugene, OR – The American Psychological Association (APA) will recognize Eugene researcher and co-founder of the Oregon Social Learning Center, Gerald Patterson, with the Urie Bronfenbrenner Award for Lifetime Contributions to Developmental Psychology at their annual conference August 14-17, 2008 in Boston. The APA is a scientific
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Contact: Judy Boler, Phone 541-485-2711 WASHINGTON, DC – OSLC Senior Scientist Patti Chamberlain will be an invited speaker tomorrow at the National Institute of Mental Health’s (NIMH) bi-yearly gathering of representatives from the major national patient and family advocacy groups with interests in mental health and the prevention and treatment of mental disorder and related problems.
Contact: Phil Fisher, PhD., Oregon Social Learning Center, (541) 485-2711 EUGENE, OR — The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Science News recently featured information about a Eugene-based parenting program on its Web site. The program, developed at the Oregon Social Learning Center (OSLC), is aimed at positively affecting young foster children through supporting positive foster
Contact: Diana Strand, OSLC, 541-485-2711; Sgt. Anna Marie Freeman or Sgt. Steve French, Lane County Sheriff’s Office, 541-682-2297; Lauren Booth, CJA, 503-892-5396 EUGENE, OR — The Lane County Sheriff’s Office in collaboration with Oregon Department of Human Resources, Children’s Justice Alliance (CJA), Oregon Social Learning Center (OSLC) and Pathfinders of Oregon to deliver a research based
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Contact: Diana Strand, OSLC, 541-485-2711 PORTLAND, OR — As part of its Oregon Lens series, Oregon Public Broadcasting will broadcast short films by University of Oregon students this week, including a documentary on the Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) Children of Incarcerated Parents Project, which Oregon Social Learning Center (OSLC) staff members have been involved with
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Contact: Diana Strand, OSLC, 541-485-2711; Jani Iverson, FOTC, 503-281-6633 PORTLAND, OR – The National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD) has awarded $2.91million over the next five years to the Eugene-based non-profit Oregon Social Learning Center (OSLC) to fund a national study of the Friends of the Children youth mentoring program. Additional funds to support
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