The Society for Prevention Research was established in 1991 at a meeting of National Institute on Drug Abuse staff and prevention research center directors held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Steven P. Schinke served as the Society's first president from 1993 to 1995.
In 2000, its official journal, Prevention Science, was established.
[1] The president of the Society for Prevention Research is Guillermo "Willy" Prado.
[2] The following is a partial list of the Society's past presidents:[1]