Our team is conducting follow-up assessments with participants from the original CoVenture study. Your contributions are invaluable as we explore the long-term impact of early interventions on substance use, mental health, and cognitive development.

The Impact of Early Prevention Programs on Adolescent Brain Development

Une nouvelle étude scientifique avec groupe expérimental et groupe témoin, dans lesquels les participants ont été répartis au hasard (essai comparatif randomisé), a démontré l’efficacité d’un programme bref d’interventions cognitivo-comportementales pour réduire les troubles liés à l’utilisation de substances chez les adolescents.

Un nouvel essai contrôlé randomisé dirigé par la Dre Patricia Conrod, psychologue et chercheuse au CHU Sainte-Justine, démontre l’efficacité d’un programme bref d’interventions cognitivo-comportementales pour réduire les troubles liés à l'utilisation de substances chez les adolescentes et adolescents.

Catch Dr. Patricia Conrod’s recent interview on CBC, where she discussed the groundbreaking findings from the CoVenture study. Discover how prevention programs like PreVenture are reshaping adolescent substance use and mental health outcomes.

Brief cognitive behavioural interventions that help young people manage aspects of their personality, such as impulsivity, sensation seeking, hopelessness, and anxiety sensitivity, have been shown to reduce teen Substance Use Disorders. The American Journal of Psychiatry published the findings from a new cluster randomised trial involving 31 Canadian high schools and 3,800 students.

Some high schoolers struggling with feelings of hopelessness and anxiety will turn to drugs to reduce the stress. Psychologist Patricia Conrod is hoping to change that. She developed the PreVenture Program, rewriting the rules on how to prevent problematic drug use in teens.

MONTREAL — New research suggests that students who participate in two mental health workshops in their first year of high school develop fewer substance abuse disorders by the time they graduate, compared to students who didn't attend the sessions.

Brief cognitive behavioral interventions that help young people manage aspects of their personality, such as impulsivity, sensation seeking, hopelessness, and anxiety sensitivity, have been shown to reduce teen Substance Use Disorders.

Brief cognitive behavioral interventions that help young people manage aspects of their personality, such as impulsivity, sensation seeking, hopelessness, and anxiety sensitivity, have been shown to reduce teen Substance Use Disorders.