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| HEC/News e-Digest |
January 14, 2011
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| From the Center |
New Center This Week! Features, publications, Prevention Updates, and learning and training opportunities
This Week! Engaging Bystanders in Sexual Violence Prevention
The Engaging Bystanders in Sexual Violence Prevention project, from the National Sexual Violence Resource Center, highlights resources, research, and tools that support the development of bystander intervention approaches to prevention.
More information about This Week! Features can be viewed on the Center's Web site.
Responding to a Violent or Traumatic Event
The tragic events in Arizona over the weekend, although not campus-based, may still cause substantial distress and affect the learning environment. The Higher Education Center has compiled a set of resources for Responding to a Violent or Traumatic Event that campus-based personnel may find helpful.
Save the Date! Online Training: Developing an Evaluation Plan for Campus Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence (AODV) Prevention
The Center will offer a new, self-paced online training in late February. After participation, individuals and campus teams will be able to:
- Understand the importance of evaluating AODV prevention efforts.
- Integrate evaluation into the overall program planning and implementation process.
- Develop an evaluation plan for their campus AODV prevention efforts.
- Access Higher Education Center products and services to assist in evaluating AODV prevention efforts.
Dates: February 28 - March 11, 2011
Registration: Open January 21, 2011
Visit the Center's Web site for more information about online training opportunities.
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"Screening, intervention and violence prevention on campus"
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| Recent News Articles | |
PSU alcohol program saw 800 students in first semester
Enforcement blitz nets 119 underage alcohol citations in Moorhead campus neighborhoods
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| More information |
Higher Education Center for Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Violence Prevention
55 Chapel Street
Newton, MA 02458
(800) 676-1730
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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.
Spring and Summer Positive Community Norms Trainings The Center for Health and Safety Culture and MOST of UsŪ are offering two upcoming training opportunities.
Spring 2011 Positive Community Norms Institute
Dates: May 17-19, 2011 Location: Bozeman, MT This Institute provides an opportunity to learn about the Positive Community Norms Process and the theory upon which it is built, The Science of the Positive™. The program is designed for those interested in working with this process in the future. 2011 Montana Summer Institute
Dates: July 12-14,2011 Pre-Institute: July 11, 2011 Location: Big Sky, MT The Summer Institute is an opportunity for both beginners and advanced practitioners to learn about the Positive Community Norms model. The pre-Institute session is recommended for individuals who are new to the field or want an overview of the theory and practice of the Positive Community Norms model. Drinking Enforcement Train SAMHSA Funding Opportunity for Campus Suicide Prevention The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is now accepting applications for 2011 Campus Suicide Prevention grants, to facilitate a comprehensive approach to preventing suicide in institutions of higher education. The program is designed to assist colleges and universities in their efforts to build a solid foundation for delivering and sustaining effective mental health and substance abuse prevention and treatment services in order to prevent suicide and to enhance services for students with mental and behavioral health problems. Applications are due March 4, 2011.
Job Opportunities The following positions were recently posted to the Job Opportunities section of the Center's Web site:
Coordinator, Health and Wellness Babson College Alcohol and Other Drug Education Coordinator Northern Illinois University Coordinator of Alcohol & Other Drug (AOD) Programs Dartmouth College Sexual Abuse Awareness Program Coordinator Dartmouth College Staff Psychologist University at Albany
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| From the U.S. Department of Education | Announcements and news from the U.S. Department of Education.
ED's Safe and Supportive Schools News
If you would like weekly e-mail updates on Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools programs, as well as other information related to school safety, substance abuse and violence prevention in education, and the promotion of student health and well-being, you may be interested in subscribing to ED's Safe and Supportive School News. Subscription information is at http://www.ed.gov/news/newsletters/listserv/preventioned.html.
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| 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.
Howland, J., Rohsenow, D. J., Vehige Calise, T., MacKillop, J., Metrik, J. (2011). Caffeinated alcoholic beverages: an Emerging public health problem. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 40(2), published online, doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2010.10.026
Saltz, R. F., Paschall, M. J., McGaffigan, R. P., Nygaard, P. M. O. (2010). Alcohol Risk Management in College Settings: The Safer California Universities Randomized Trial. American Journal of Preventative Medicine, 39(6), 491-499.
More research studies can be viewed in 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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