The theme of the 7th annual SFI Campbell conference, What works? 2008, is knowledge translation, with a specific focus on children and adolescents. The event takes place on November 12.
Hans Rosling to address the Annual Colloquium
Hans Rosling, professor of global health at Sweden's Karolinska Insitute, will address the opening session of our Annual Colloquium in Oslo. Rosling's career is an impressive combination of scientific achievement and social engagement.
The 2009 Jerry Lee Lecture
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Jonathan Shepherd will give the Jerry Lee lecture at our 2009 Annual Colloquium on the topic "Public Health contributions to Violence Prevention". Prof. Shepherd is Director of the Violence and Society Research Group at the School of Dentistry at the University of Cardiff.
CCTV has modest impact on crime
Closed-circuit television (CCTV) has a modest desirable effect on crime, especially on vehicle crimes in car parks, according to a new Campbell review.
Welcome!
Campbell's website has a new look, but our goals have not changed. As before, we promote positive social change, by contributing to better-informed decisions and better-quality public and private services around the world.
5 questions about the Campbell Colloquium
What is the Campbell Collaboration Colloquium all about? Why the link between social issues and health? And what is the idea behind this year's focus on poor and middle income countries? We asked Campbell Co-chair, Professor Arild Bjørndal, a few questions about the upcoming event.
Promising results for mentoring programs
Mentoring programs can reduce crime and associated problems, but more rigorous research is needed, according to a new systematic review published by Campbell.
Season's Greetings
2008 has been a year of renewal for The Campbell Collaboration, and we would like to extend our greetings for the holiday season.
3ie invites review proposals
The International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie), in partnership with the Campbell Collaboration, invites proposals for systematic reviews of studies of the impact of development interventions.
Second responder programs - no effect on abuse
Second responder programs for family violence do not affect the likelihood of new incidents of violent abuse, according to a systematic review published by The Campbell Collaboration.
