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| Price reduced: CAST Curriculum
For a limited time, we have reduced the price of the full CAST Curriculum set (which includes all lesson plans, posters and teaching aides, and one copy of the CAST Student Notebook)! Was $699. Now only $425!
We have also discounted prices for bulk orders of all of our curriculum materials. Order now to take advantage of this offer.
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Spotlight on our Consumers
CAST a success for Native Americans in Montana!
Tina Corbin, a Chemical Dependency Counselor with White Sky Hope Center in Box Elder, MT, is using CAST with teens on the Rocky Boy Reservation. Her experience, along with others trained in CAST on her reservation, has been positive! Read what Tina has to say about CAST... RY's powerful results with Latino population in California!
The Santa Barbara Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse (SB-CADA) has been running Reconnecting Youth classes in area schools for over a decade. Their Coordinator, Selena Rockwell, reports significant decreases in alcohol and marijuana use in their primarily (83%) Latino youth participants. Read more about SB-CADA's results... Reconnecting Youth Inc. in Canada! RY Inc. is proud to announce our international success in Canada! The Greater Victoria Schools have had great succes with the RY Program in five of their eight secondary schools, with plans to sustain and expand implementation in the coming years. And just this month, Regesh Family & Child Services in Toronto, Ontario hosted a training for three new RY Leaders who will bring RY to their toughest school settings in the Spring of 2011.
Everyone loves hearing your success stories. Please let us know if you have an inspirational RY or CAST story you'd like others to know about, and we may be able to include it in a future newsletter. |
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SAMSHA awards millions to help prevent suicide
through the Suicide Prevention Resource Center
"This new funding will allow the SPRC to increase its focus on populations at high risk for suicide or suicide attempts, such as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender youth, young Latinas, youth in the foster care and juvenile justice systems, and American Indian/Alaska Natives." Read the entire article...
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System data released "The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) monitors priority health-risk behaviors and the prevalence of obesity and asthma among youth and young adults. The YRBSS includes a national school-based survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state, territorial, tribal, and district surveys conducted by state, territorial, and local education and health agencies and tribal governments." Click here to see your state's results compared to the national average...
Federal agencies to collaborate with American Indians and Alaskan Tribes on suicide prevention
"The Indian Health Service and the Department of the Interior will hold ten tribal listening sessions across Indian Country to seek input on how the agencies can most effectively work within American Indian and Alaska Native communities to prevent suicide. American Indians and Alaska Natives have a suicide rate 72 percent higher than the general U.S. population." Read the entire Press Release...
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This Issue's Poll
Each issue, we'll ask your opinion about an important topic. We appreciate your input, as it will help us shape our products and services to better serve you.
When you consider implementing a prevention program for youth, what is the greatest need you hope to address?
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We also highly recommend an onsite implementation consultation.
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