WISCONSIN UNITED
for MENTAL HEALTH

Prevention and early intervention activities refer to those that can prevent (lead to a reduced number), delay the onset of, or lessen the severity of a mental illness. The Prevention and Early Intervention Committee of the Governor's Blue Ribbon Commission on Mental Health (BRC) isolated and targeted three disorders (conduct disorder in children, depression in all ages, and post traumatic stress disorder in all ages), due to compelling research on prevention strategies for these disorders.

Links

• Overview of Prevention (from Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General)
• Reducing Risks for Mental Disorders: Frontiers for Preventive Intervention Research (A book by the Institute of Medicine; full-text is available online)
• Wisconsin Prevention Network
• Wisconsin Clearinghouse for Prevention Resources - resources for the prevention of substance use and violence