CENTER CITY, MINN. (December 19, 2006) - The nonprofit Hazelden Foundation, which helps people reclaim their lives from the disease of addiction, has announced that Dr. Dennis D. Embry, Ph.D., President and CEO of the PAXIS Institute and author of the Hazelden-published classroom management tool, The PAX Good Behavior Game, was recently honored by the Society for Prevention Research (SPR) with the 2006 Science to Practice Award. The Prevention Science Award was presented to Embry at SPR's 2006 annual meeting in San Antonio. 

In presenting the award, SPR said Embry "is a model for how entrepreneurial practitioners can use and disseminate research-based practices."  SPR cited the work of PAXIS, which encourages the extensive collaboration between the science and practice of prevention in the U.S., and said Embry "has been described as the premier prevention practitioner in the nation."

Embry has an international reputation in the area of designing, testing and disseminating effective large-scale educational campaigns to increase school and community safety, child safety, family well-being and health. 

The PAX Good Behavior Game, designed for use in K-6 classrooms, is a research-based behavior management model that increases student academic time by decreasing disruptive student behaviors. The program has also been shown to decrease rates of violence and substance abuse among students over the long-term. Hazelden publishes The PAX Good Behavior Game kit, which includes a Teacher's Guide, Quick Start Guide and all the resources needed to play the game. A Schoolwide Guide is also available for schoolwide implementation of the game.  For more information about the program or to order a copy, contact Hazelden Publishing at 1-800-328-9000.

"We're proud to be part of efforts to help schools take advantage of Dr. Embry's work, and congratulate him on this recognition," said Nick Motu, senior vice president of Hazelden Publishing.

About the Society for Prevention Research
The Society for Prevention Research is an international organization focused on the advancement of science-based prevention programs and policies through empirical research. The membership of the organization includes scientists, practitioners, advocates, administrators and policymakers who are concerned with the prevention of social, physical and mental health problems and the promotion of health, safety and well being.