This review examines the effects of school-based mindfulness-based interventions on cognitive, behavioral, socioemotional and academic achievement outcomes with youth in a primary or secondary school setting.
The review finds that these interventions have a small, statistically significant positive effect on cognitive and socioemotional outcomes. But there is not a significant effect on behavioural and academic outcomes.
The use of electronic learning, or e-learning, for evidence-based health care (EBHC) training is increasing.
E-learning, compared to no learning, improves EBHC knowledge and skills but not attitudes and behaviour. There is no difference in outcomes when comparing e-learning to face-to-face learning. Combining e-learning with face-to-face learning (blended learning) has a positive impact on EBHC knowledge, skills, attitude and behaviour.
Certification schemes set and monitor voluntary standards to make agricultural production socially sustainable and trade more fair for producers and workers.
This Campbell systematic review examines the effectiveness of such schemes in improving the welfare of farmers and workers. It finds that there is no guarantee that farmers' and workers' living standards improve due to certification schemes. Certification increases prices and income from produce, but not wages or total household income.
A computerized brief intervention is any preventive or therapeutic activity delivered through online or offline electronic devices, such as a mobile phone, and administered within an hour or less, even a few minutes, of the substance abuse. Such interventions aim to reduce alcohol abuse or drug abuse in general.
This review finds that the interventions significantly reduce alcohol consumption in the short-term compared to no intervention. However, the few studies on cannabis did not show significant effects in the reduction of cannabis consumption.
Plain language summaries
A plain language summary (PLS) is a two-page policy-friendly document that highlights the main findings of a Campbell review.
PLSes are also published alongside all new Campbell reviews in the online library, and PLSes of earlier reviews are being added all the time. We are proud to announce our first Spanish translation, produced in collaboration with the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF).
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Launch of Campbell Centre for UK and Ireland
On 7 June, the Centre for Evidence and Social Innnovation (CESI) at Queen's University Belfast will hold a launch event for the new National Campbell Centre for the UK and Ireland. The event will feature presentations from several Campbell groups, and aims to engage policy makers and practitioners from across the UK and Ireland. This will be followed by a two-day training workshop on 8-9 June.
More information will be available on our website and on our social media channels.
CESI hosts the Campbell national centre, which is a focal point and hub for supporting the production of Campbell reviews and promoting their use in the UK and Ireland. Read more about this partnership on our website.
Global Evidence Summit 2017
The Campbell Collaboration is partnering with Cochrane, Guidelines International Network, Joanna Briggs Institute and the International Society for Evidence-based Health Care for the Global Evidence Summit, a premiere event in evidence-based policy. The summit will be hosted by Cochrane South Africa in Cape Town on 13-16 September.
Bursaries available
With the support of the Netherlands Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Campbell is offering bursaries for up to 10 participants who are nationals of, and working or studying in, sub-Saharan Africa.
Click here to find out more about the Global Evidence Summit in Cape Town, South Africa (13-16 September 2017).
Click here to read about the conditions for bursary applicants.
Bursary applications must be received by 9 May 2017.
Highlights from the Campbell website
A recent blog post by Campbell CEO Howard White discusses ‘intuitive evidence’ and irrational decisions.
Howard writes about why it is important to confront irrationality with the facts of what an evidence-informed decision would look like.
Also on our blog, Evidence Synthesis Specialist Ashrita Saran wrote about a gender-inclusive world. Denny John, Evidence Synthesis Specialist, summarised the 'Evidence to policy' event held in New Delhi.
A new look for the Campbell online library
Following the launch of the new Campbell website last September, the development of our online library has now been completed. All our systematic reviews, plain language summaries and upcoming reviews (title registrations and protocol documents) are now just one click away, from the new library landing page.
Other Campbell series – the Campbell Methods Series, Campbell Policies and Guidelines Series and our policy briefs – are now in special collections arranged on the right side of the landing page.
Do you have a browser bookmark to the Campbell online library? Make sure the link is up to date: https://www.campbellcollaboration.org/library
Where to find our publication templates
Campbell systematic reviews go through three stages in the editorial process. Each stage uses a document template for the preparation of the title registration form, protocol and systematic review.
You will find all these templates in our online library, together with important instructions for how to use them.
Click here to access the templates and instructions.
On 7 June, the Centre for Evidence and Social Innnovation (CESI) at Queen's University Belfast will hold a launch event for the new National Campbell Centre for the UK and Ireland. The event will feature presentations from several Campbell groups, and aims to engage policy makers and practitioners from across the UK and Ireland. This will be followed by a two-day training workshop on 8-9 June.
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