Learn how you can help create a better world.
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A Science-Based Blueprint for a Healthier Society
Biglan presents decades of behavioral and prevention science to show how we can create environments—families, schools, communities—that nurture well-being and prevent social and psychological problems at scale.
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Practical Solutions with Proven Impact
The book highlights evidence-based interventions like the Good Behavior Game and the Nurse-Family Partnership, which have been shown to reduce crime, substance use, and mental illness while saving society money.
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A Bold Call to Collective Action
Drawing lessons from public health successes like the tobacco control movement, Biglan outlines how we can build a broad, science-guided social movement to shift societal norms and policies toward nurturing all people.
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A Fresh Look at Root Causes
Rather than targeting individual problems like addiction or academic failure in isolation, Biglan identifies the common factor—non-nurturing environments—and shows how changing the context can prevent a wide range of issues.
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Accessible and Empowering
Written for scientists, policymakers, parents, educators, and everyday citizens alike, The Nurture Effect offers clear, actionable steps for improving the environments we all live in—making it a guidebook for anyone who wants to make a lasting difference.
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This book is about how we can create a movement. Nearly all problems of human behavior stem from our failure to ensure that people live in environments that nurture their well-being. I am confident that, if we marshal the evidence for nurturing environments and use the advocacy techniques that worked so well for the tobacco control movement, we can truly transform society. Not only will we have smoke-free gatherings, but we will also have communities that see to the well-being of every member. We will have less crime, mental illness, drug abuse, divorce, academic failure, and poverty.
The Nurture Effect tells what we have learned in the past fifty years about what human beings need to thrive. It describes family, school, clinical, and community interventions that make environments more nurturing. It is a comprehensive yet readable account of how we can create societies that ensure that just about every person arrives at adulthood with the skills, interests, values, and health habits they need to lead a productive life in caring relationships with other people.
Praise for The Nuture Effect
"What a wonderful and truly beneficial gift that Anthony Biglan has given us!"
- Kelli Komro, Ph.D.
Professor, School of Public Health Emory University
"The Nurture Effect is one of those rare books that draws from a lifetime of careful scientific study to provide clear prescriptions—in language, non-scientists can understand—about how to make our world a better place."
- Jacob S. Hacker, Ph.D.
Co-author of Winner-Take-All Politics
"Tony Biglan’s book puts forth a bold and thought-provoking plan to help every community ensure that our young people grow into caring and productive adults. It’s well worth reading."
- Senator Jeff Merkley