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Children Who View Adult-Targeted TV May Become Sexually Active Earlier in
Life
According to a study released by Children's Hospital Boston, early onset of
sexual activity among teens may be related to the amount of adult content
children were exposed to during childhood. Researchers found that the younger
children are exposed to television and movie content intended for adults, the
earlier they tend to become sexually active during adolescence. When the
youngest children in the sample (ages 6 to 8) were exposed to adult-targeted
media, they were more likely to have sex earlier than their peers who watched
less adult-targeted content.
Read more HERE
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Funding Resources
Postsecondary Success
Initiative
The National Youth
Employment Coalition (NYEC)
is pleased to invite Letters of Interest (LOI) for
the Postsecondary Success Initiative pilot,
supported by the Bill and Melinda
Gates Foundation
and the Nellie Mae Education Foundation.
NYEC requests Letters
of Interest from member
organizations seeking to expand existing youth
programs that currently provide a
range of
academic and non-academic support into
transformative, cutting edge
models and
approaches that will support and help connect
youth to a path leading
to postsecondary
attainment and employment. Six sites will
receive awards that
range from $150,000
to $200,000 per year for three
years.
To learn more about the
initiative and to
submit an LOI, visit the PSI webpage.
The LOI is the first
part of a two step
process. LOI submissions must meet the
requirements and
follow the guidelines as
outlined on the PSI
webpage. After
review of LOI submissions, NYEC will
then invite full proposals for further
development and funding consideration.
Deadline: For LOI submission is
June 24th at 5pm Eastern
time.
NATIONAL YOUTH EMPLOYMENT COALITION
National Children's Center
for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety
Special Project and Pilot Study Funds: Year 2009-2010
The purpose of this program is to support small-scale
projects and pilot studies that address prevention
of childhood
agricultural disease and injury. Funds
are allocated to support
projects that: a) test
innovative strategies, b) strengthen
partnerships
between safety professionals, agricultural
organizations,
and the media, and c) translate
research findings into practical
applications.
Eligibility
Individuals affiliated with
community-based
organizations, public or private institutions,
units of
local or state government, or tribal
government throughout the United
States
are eligible to apply for funds
Questions regarding the application process:
Marcy Fitz-Randolph, 1-800-662-6900
Call for proposals can be viewed HERE:
Deadline: August 20, 2009
Wal-Mart State
Giving Program
Through the State Giving
Program, the
Wal-Mart Foundation seeks to support
organizations with programs
that align with
our mission to create opportunities so people
can live better.
The State Giving Program
strives to award grants that have a
long-lasting,
positive impact.The Foundation
has four areas of focus: Education, Workforce
Development / Economic Opportunity, Health
& Wellness, and Environmental
Sustainability.
Minimum grants are $25,000. The State Giving
Program will begin
accepting applications for
the Fall Funding Cycle on June 15. Learn more HERE
Deadline: September 18
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Parents More Aware of Dangers of Prescription Drug Abuse, but Action
Lags
The good news: Parents are more aware than ever of the dangers of
prescription drug abuse by teens, according to the latest Partnership for a
Drug-Free America/MetLife Foundation Parents Attitude Tracking Study (PATS). The
bad news: Many parents are not yet taking the steps to prevent their own teens
from misusing prescription drugs. "It's encouraging to see that more parents are
now aware of the very real health risks of abusing medications," said
Partnership for a Drug-Free America president Steve Pasierb, "but now parents
must take the next step -- having frequent, open conversations with their teens
to protect them from this dangerous behavior."
Read the full article HERE
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Working
with Students to Address Alcohol at Public Events Toolkit
Many
factors contribute to alcohol, tobacco and other drug related problems in a
community. Some are very concrete, such as many of the factors related to access
and availability; while others are very abstract such as community norms.
Coalitions often struggle to find concrete ways to address community norms
regarding alcohol, tobacco and other drugs. The Working
with Students to Address Alcohol at Public Events toolkit has been designed
to help coalitions impact community norms, as well as underage access to
alcohol, by ensuring public events are health-promoting normative environments
for recreational and leisure time in their community. The activities in this kit
also provide effective means to engage students in your coalition's
efforts. Download the Working
with Students to Address Alcohol at Public Events toolkit HERE
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Failing Grade on Alcohol
Amidst the hubbub surrounding colleges' attempts to curb excessive
drinking on college campuses, one surprising finding has come to light:
drinking-related deaths have actually increased.
The number of alcohol-related unintentional injury deaths among
college-age students between 18 and 24 rose from 1,440 in 1998 to 1,825
in 2005, according to a study released Monday. Read full story HERE.
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Zero Tolerance Alcohol Policy Good Choice for Parents
While
restaurants in Germany legally sell alcohol to teenagers after their
sixteenth birthdays and French children drink wine with dinner at an
early age, new research suggests that U.S. parents who follow this
relaxed European example could be increasing the likelihood that their
children binge drink in college.Read more HERE.
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June 24th Injury and Violence Prevention Webcast
In this webcast, presenters will describe a variety of programs
that exemplify injury/violence prevention (IVP) and maternal and child health
(MCH) program integration efforts being implemented at national, state, and
local levels. Speakers will describe their experiences with cross-program
integration, provide strategies on how to successfully integrate programs, and
highlight opportunities to initiate integration efforts that meet the program
goals of IVP and MCH professionals alike. Speakers on this
webcast:
Sally Fogerty,
BSN, MEd
Deputy Director,
Center for Study & Prevention of Injury, Violence &
Suicide
Director, Children's
Safety Network
John McPhee
New Mexico Childhood Injury Prevention Coordinator, New Mexico
Department of Health
Lisa
VanderWerf-Hourigan, MS
Director, Office of Injury Prevention,
Florida Department of Health
Carol Schulte,
LCSW, MBA
Perinatal Services Coordinator, San Francisco Department of Public
Health
Please visit HERE to register for
this webcast. Information on how to access the webcast on the day of the call
will be sent to registrants. Please forward this invitation to other
interested colleagues. We look forward to your participation on .
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Upcoming Meetings:
Office
of Safe and Drug Free Schools National Conference
August 3-5
Gaylord National Resort, National
Harbor, MD
For more info: http://www.osdfsnationalconference.com/
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NIAAA RELEASES NEW INFORMATION ON COLLEGE DRINKING
In a news
alert dated June 15, 2009, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and
Alcoholism (NIAAA) released new findings from the Rapid Response to College
Drinking Problems Initiative, a grant program supported by NIAAA. The new
information addresses the rise in alcohol-related deaths, heavy drinking, and
drunk driving among U.S. college students, and provides
findings of several evidence-based prevention and intervention strategies that
showed different benefits in addressing drinking on college campuses.
Through the Initiative, NIAAA scientists worked with 15 colleges facing
alcohol-related crises, pairing them with five multidisciplinary teams of
prevention and intervention experts. The collaboration yielded a mix of programs
that showed different benefits that were highlighted in the July supplement of
the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and
Drugs, along with other findings of interest. Read more HERE.
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