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HEC/News e-DigestOctober 29, 2010
From the Center
New Center This Week! Features, publications, Prevention Updates, and learning and training opportunities

This Week! Study on Alcohol Policy Enforcement and Changes in Student Drinking Rates

This new study's findings suggest that stronger enforcement of a stricter alcohol policy may be associated with reductions in heavy drinking rates among students over time. An aggressive enforcement stance by deans may be an important element of an effective college alcohol policy.

 

Results are published in the journal Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy.  


More information about This Week! Features can be viewed on the Center's Web site.


Center Announces New Web Site Address

The Higher Education Center has a new Web address: http://higheredcenter.ed.gov. Please bookmark the new URL.
In This Issue
From the Center
Announcements from the Field
The Latest Research
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Announcements from the Field
Upcoming conferences and events, new resources and publications, and job opportunities in the alcohol, drug abuse, and violence prevention field. The Center does not necessarily endorse the events and resources listed below, but offer this information as a service to the AODV prevention field. 


Green Dot Institute

The Green Dot primary prevention initiative is a way of thinking about and doing prevention focused on culture change. It was designed by integrating research on social change, diffusion of innovation, communication, persuasion, bystander intervention, and perpetrator patterns into a program that makes practical sense.

The Green Dot Institute provides training for those who want to be certified to implement the Green Dot violence prevention strategy within their organization.

 

Dates: November 30 - December 3, 2010
Location: Marriott Griffin Gate Resort and Spa, Lexington, KY

 

Registration closes on November 8, 2010.   

 

Please visit www.livethegreendot.com for more information.


Stop the Hate Train the Trainer Program

This program supports colleges and universities in preventing and combating bias and hate crimes on campus as well as fostering the development of community. The dates below are for the East coast program only.

 

Dates: December 6 - 8, 2010
Location: Charlotte, NC

 

Discounted early registration ends November 6, 2010.

 

Please visit www.stophate.org for more information and to register.


Don't Miss the 6th World Mental Health Conference

The World Conference on the Promotion of Mental Health and Prevention of Mental and Behavioral Disorders is an opportunity to learn about new research and strategies and network with nearly 500 people from over 30 countries. Space is still available.

 

Dates: November 17 - 19, 2010

Location: Washington, D.C.

 

Please visit the World Mental Health Conference Web site for more information and to register.

 

2011 NASPA Prevention Conferences - Call for Programs Deadline Today

NASPA-Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education will hold its 7th annual NASPA Mental Health Conference and its 4th annual NASPA Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Prevention & Intervention Conference simultaneously from January 13-15, 2011, at the Miami Marriott Biscayne Bay, Miami, Florida.

 

Registrants can register for one conference and attend sessions at the other! The Call for Programs and Registration are live for both conferences.

 

For more information, visit the individual conference pages:

2011 NASPA Mental Health Conference 

 

2011 NASPA Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Prevention & Intervention Conference

 

Job Opportunities

The following positions were recently posted to the Job Opportunities section of the Center's Web site:

Director, Women's Center

North Carolina State University

 

Program Coordinator 2

University of Houston

 
From the U.S. Department of Education
Announcements and news from the U.S. Department of Education. 


Dear Colleague Letter Regarding Bullying

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights has recently posted a letter regarding bullying and discriminatory harassment. The letter serves to:

  • Clarify the relationship between bullying and discriminatory harassment under the civil rights laws enforced by the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR).
  • Explain how student misconduct that falls under an anti-bullying policy also may trigger responsibilities under one or more of the anti-discrimination statutes enforced by OCR.
  • Reinforce that colleges and universities have the same obligations under the anti-discrimination statutes as elementary and secondary schools. 
  • Discuss racial and national origin harassment, sexual harassment, gender-based harassment, and disability harassment.
  • Illustrate how a school should respond in each case.

To read the letter and related resources, click here.

 

To review coverage of this letter, framing it in the context of bullying around sexual orientation, please visit the Inside Higher Education Web site.


The Latest Research
The latest research related to campus-based alcohol, other drug abuse, and violence (AODV) prevention, with a special focus on the scope of the problem and promising strategies and interventions.  

Katz, J., May, P., Sorensen, S., & DelTosta, J. (2010). Sexual revictimization during women's first year of college: Self-blame and sexual refusal assertiveness as possible mechanisms. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 25(11), 2113-2126.

 

Reingle, J., Thombs, D., Osborn, C., Saffian, S., Oltersdorf, D. (2010). Mental health and substance use: A qualitative study of resident assistants' attitudes and referral practices. Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 47(3), 5.


More research studies can be viewed on The Latest Research section on the Center's Web site.

 

The Higher Education Center news service (HEC/News) is provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Higher Education Center for Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Violence Prevention as a way to disseminate news and information related to alcohol and other drug abuse and violence prevention on campus and in surrounding communities. Through its Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, the Department funds the Center under contract number ED-04-CO-0069/0005. The contracting officer's representative is Phyllis Scattergood. The content of HEC/News e-Digest does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the U.S. Department of Education, nor does the mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. government.

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