International Identifies ThinkFirst Programs as a Best Practice

In July 2000, Life Span Adaptation Projects, University of Toronto, completed A Compendium of Effective, Evidence-Based Best Practices In Prevention of Neurotrauma, under the leadership of Richard Volpe, PhD and with assistance from Project Coordinator, Angela Batra. The comprehensive project was implemented by an inter-institutional Consortium of co-investigators from the Bloorview Macmillan Centre, Laurentian University, Queen's University, the University of Western Ontario, and the University of Toronto. The study was supported and financed by the Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation.

The Compendium, a result of a worldwide systematic survey of people and programs, was presented at the Canadian Conference on Injury Prevention and Control 2000, which was held in Kananaskis, Alberta, October 19-22, 2000. The extensive 373-page study was distributed via CD ROM at this conference, attended by researchers and practitioners.

The Compendium identifies Think First programs as an example of a best practice in the category, Comprehensive Community Based Prevention Strategies. It also provides detailed information about the programs regarding the following topics: Background, Resources, Implementation, and Outcomes in the United States and Canada. The Compendium includes a thorough explanation of methodology and findings.

The Compendium was published by the University of Toronto Press in 2002.

For more detailed information about the Compendium, please contact:

TRichard Volpe, PhD
416-934-4511
richard.volpe@utoronto.ca
Institute of Child Study
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario M5R2X2