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Presentation in English
CÁTIA MAGALHÃES
UNIVERSITY OF LISBON. PORTUGAL
Cátia Magalhães, Adjunct Professor at the Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences at the Education School, at the Polytechnic Institute of Viseu (IPV). PhD in Social Sciences – University of Lisbon, in collaboration with the Department of Education and Health Promotion at the University of Utah. Post-Doc in Health Education, FMH-Univ of Lisbon. Degree in Psychology from the University of Coimbra. Specialization in Clinical and Health Psychology and in Social/Community Psychology by the Portuguese Psychologists Association. Postgraduate in Psychology, Psychiatry and Child Abuse from the Faculty of Medicine of the Univ. from Lisbon. She is a researcher at CI & DEI-IPV and ISAMB (Faculty of Medicine at Univ of Lisbon).
Her areas of research include drug prevention, cross-cultural research, evidence based parenting interventions and prevention and promotion of mental health in children and youth with a focus on mindful-compassion approach.
Prevention and Health Promotion Across Developmental Contexts
This symposium brings together international contributions focused on prevention and health promotion across family and educational contexts, integrating complementary perspectives on the well-being of children, adolescents, and young adults. The panel reflects diverse sociocultural approaches and highlights practical, evidence-informed strategies applicable across settings. The symposium includes four complementary presentations addressing key dimensions of prevention, mental health promotion, emotional regulation, and positive parenting practices. Topics explored include parental strategies to promote safer digital behaviours among children and adolescents; the role of higher education institutions in fostering supportive and health-promoting environments; accessible techniques to support emotional regulation and stress reduction in younger populations; and approaches aimed at promoting positive parenting, reducing punitive practices, and encouraging safe and nurturing family environments. Together, these contributions offer an integrated perspective on prevention and well-being across developmental stages, reinforcing the importance of combining family-based, educational, and self-regulation approaches to promote mental health and reduce risk behaviours.
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