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various. (2009). Soziale Sicherheit 1/2009 : Schwerpunkt: IV : ein Jahr Umsetzung “Fünfte” (Vol. 17). Bern: Bundesamt für Sozialversicherung (BSV).
Keywords: government and politics; social insurance; retirement benefits; law; amendment; Switzerland
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various. (2007). Soziale Sicherheit 6/2007: Schwerpunkt: Umsetzung 5. IV-Revision (Vol. 15). Bern: Bundesamt für Sozialversicherung (BSV).
Keywords: amendment; law; social security; insurance; vocational rehabilitation; collaboration; financing; Switzerland
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Bundesamt für Sozialversicherungen. (2009). Soziale Sicherheit 2/2009 : Schwerpunkt: Altersvorsorge (Vol. 17). Bern: Bundesamt für Sozialversicherung (BSV).
Keywords: social insurance; Switzerland; journal
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Bundesamt für Sozialversicherungen. (2009). Soziale Sicherheit 3/2009 : Schwerpunkt: Jugend und Gewalt (Vol. 17). Bern: Bundesamt für Sozialversicherung (BSV).
Keywords: social insurance; Switzerland; journal
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Ullrich, P. (2003). Infobulletin Nr. 4, Dezember 2003. Infobulletin : Informationen zum Straf- und Massnahmenvollzug, 28(4; 12/2003), 28.
Keywords: government and politics; AOD use; prison-based health service; prison-based prevention; legislative process; jurisdiction; Switzerland
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Hüsler, G., Plancherel, B., & Werlen, E. (2005). Psychosocial predictors of cannabis use in adolescents at risk. Prevention Science, 6(3; 09/2005), 237–244.
Abstract: This research has tested a social disintegration model in conjunction with risk and protection factors that have the power to differentiate relative, weighted interactions among variables in different socially disintegrated groups. The model was tested in a cross-sectional sample of 1082 at-risk youth in Switzerland. Structural equation analyses show significant differences between the social disintegration (low, moderate, high) groups and gender, indicating that the model works differently for groups and for gender. For the highly disintegrated adolescents results clearly show that the risk factors (negative mood, peer network, delinquency) are more important than the protective factors (family relations, secure sense of self). Family relations lose all protective value against negative peer influence, but personal variables, such as secure self, gain protective power.
Keywords: cannabis; adolescent; risk factors; protective factors; psychosocial environment; social integration; gender differences; study; statistical data; research; secondary prevention; Switzerland
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Hawkins, J. D., Catalano, R. F., Michael, A. W., Egan, E., Brown, E. C., Abott, R. D., et al. (2008). Testing Communities That Care : the rationale, design and behavioral baseline equivalence of the community youth development study. Prevention Science, 9(3; 31.05.2008), 178–190.
Abstract: Recent advances in prevention science provide evidence that adolescent health and behavior problems can be prevented by high-quality prevention services. However, many communities continue to use prevention strategies that have not been shown to be effective. Studying processes for promoting the dissemination and high-quality implementation of prevention strategies found to be effective in controlled research trials has become an important focus for prevention science. The Communities That Care prevention operating system provides manuals, tools, training, and technical assistance to activate communities to use advances in prevention science to plan and implement community prevention services to reduce adolescent substance use, delinquency, and related health and behavior problems. This paper describes the rationale, aims, intervention, and design of the Community Youth Development Study, a randomized controlled community trial of the Communities That Care system, and investigates the baseline comparability of the 12 intervention and 12 control communities in the study. Results indicate baseline similarity of the intervention and control communities in levels of adolescent drug use and antisocial behavior prior to the Communities That Care intervention. Strengths and limitations of the study’s design are discussed.
Keywords: community-based prevention; health promotion; quality; target group; adolescent; experimental study; United States
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Karcher, M. J. (2008). The Study of Mentoring in the Learning Environment (SMILE) : a randomized evaluation of the effectiveness of school-based mentoring. Prevention Science, 9(2; 06/2008), 99–113.
Abstract: The effect of providing youth school-based mentoring (SBM), in addition to other school-based support services, was examined with a sample of 516 predominately Latino students across 19 schools. Participants in a multi-component, school-based intervention program run by a youth development agency were randomly assigned to one of two conditions: (1) supportive services alone or (2) supportive services plus SBM. Compared to community-based mentoring, the duration of the SBM was brief (averaging eight meetings), partly because the agency experienced barriers to retaining mentors. Intent-to-treat (ITT) main effects of SBM were tested using hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) and revealed small, positive main effects of mentoring on self-reported connectedness to peers, self-esteem (global and present-oriented), and social support from friends, but not on several other measures, including grades and social skills. Three-way cross-level interactions of sex and school level (elementary, middle, and high school) revealed that elementary school boys and high school girls benefited the most from mentoring. Among elementary school boys, those in the mentoring condition reported higher social skills (empathy and cooperation), hopefulness, and connectedness both to school and to culturally different peers. Among high school girls, those mentored reported greater connectedness to culturally different peers, self-esteem, and support from friends. Findings suggest no or iatrogenic effects of mentoring for older boys and younger girls. Therefore, practitioners coordinating multi-component programs that include SBM would be wise to provide mentors to the youth most likely to benefit from SBM and bolster program practices that help to support and retain mentors.
Keywords: school; social behavior; social integration; target group; child; adolescent; United States
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various. (2004). Assises de la réduction des risques liés à l'usage de drogues : actes du colloque organisé à Bruxelles les 4 et 5 décembre 2003 (Vol. 6). Bruxelles: Question Santé asbl.
Keywords: harm reduction; AOD use, abuse, and dependence; conference; Brussels
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Matheï, C., Buntinx, F., & Van Damme, P. (2002). Seroprevalence of hepatitis C markers among intravenous drug users in western European countries : a systematic review. Journal of viral hepatitis, 9(3; 05/2002), 157–173.
Abstract: Currently, the most important risk factor for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in Europe is intravenous drug use. To establish a better insight into the epidemiology of hepatitis C among intravenous drug users (IVDUs) in western European countries a systematic review on the prevalence of hepatitis C markers and their determinants was performed. Reports were identified by searches on Medline and on the internet and by screening reference lists of selected papers. The prevalence rates of anti-HCV in western European IVDUs reported in the 66 studies selected for analysis, ranged between 37 and 98%. No relation was found between prevalence rates and mean age, mean duration of intravenous drug use, geographical area, setting of the study, method of recruitment or the year(s) of collection of samples. Eleven studies concerning the prevalence of HCV-RNA in hepatitis C-infected IVDUs were selected for analysis. Prevalence rates ranged from 26 to 86%. Based on five studies, a statistically significant positive linear relation was found between the mean age of study population and the prevalence of HCV-RNA. Our analysis revealed considerable variation in prevalence rates of hepatitis C markers among IVDUs in western Europe. We found no conclusive explanation for this variability. Further research investigating the dynamics of the hepatitis C epidemic in IVDUs is necessary.
Keywords: intravenous injection; hepatitis C; epidemiology; prevalence; hepatitis C antibodies
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