Prevention saves lives and money. The goal of this briefing is to examine the scientific basis to prevention. In addition, panelists will identify key factors in the development of cost effective and successful prevention programs and will explore legislative initiatives to reduce disease and premature death and to enhance health and well being.

Panel of Presenters:

Moderator: Martin E.P. Seligman, PhD, President, American Psychological Association, and Professor of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania.

George W. Albee, PhD, Past President, American Psychological Association, and Professor Emeritus, University of Vermont.

The Politics of Prevention

JoAnne L. Pedro-Carroll, PhD Senior Research Associate, Primary Mental Health Project, and Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology, University of Rochester.

Promoting Health Child Development: Successful Prevention Programs for Children and Families

W. Rodney Hammond, PhD, Director, Division, Violence Prevention and Senior Behavioral Scientist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Prevention of Youth Violence

Norman B. Anderson, PhD, Director of the Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research at the National Institutes of Health.

Strategies for Promoting Behavior Change: A Federal Research Agenda

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