Talking to Teens May Reduce Future Violence and Alcohol Use
A study conducted by the University of Michigan with over 3,000 teens using motivational interviewing to counsel adolescents to stay away from potentially violence and alcohol use. A decrease of involvement in these situations by 50 percent was evidenced in the study. See more at Psychiatric Times This study indicates the importance of what we already know that talking with our children about risky and violent situations and giving them tools to seek other options continues to be an strong prevention tool.