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| HEC/News e-Digest | January 28, 2011 |
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New Center This Week! Features, publications, Prevention Updates, and learning and training opportunities
This Week! Collegiate Recovery and Relapse Prevention Conference
The Texas Tech University Center for the Study of Addiction and Recovery is a leader in the field of collegiate substance abuse recovery. The center offers a number of programs and resources, and will host the 2nd Annual Collegiate Recovery and Relapse Prevention Conference in April.
More information about This Week! Features can be viewed at the Center's Web site.
Provide Your Feedback: Emerging Issues Questionnaire
To ensure that the U.S. Department of Education's Higher Education Center for Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Violence Prevention's resources and programs remain current and address the concerns of our colleagues, each year we gather information on emerging issues in alcohol and other drug abuse and violence (AODV) prevention. The best place to begin understanding these emerging issues is through those of you who are working in the AODV prevention and research fields.
Please visit the Center's Web site for more information and to provide your input.
Register Now for Online Training: Measuring Effectiveness of Substance Abuse Prevention Efforts
Evaluating alcohol and other drug abuse and violence (AODV) prevention efforts assists in determining if chosen strategies are achieving anticipated goals. While getting started may seem daunting, an effective and feasible approach is viewing evaluation as an iterative process that is coupled with program development. This approach can make it easier for practitioners to incorporate evaluation into program implementation.
Dates: February 28 - March 11, 2011
Visit the Center's Web site for more information and to register.
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"Screening, intervention, and violence prevention on campus"
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USC president urges students not to attend raves
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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.
CADCA's 2011 National Leadership Forum
Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America(CADCA) will hold its 21st annual National Leadership Forum, Coalitions Moving Forward: Mapping the Future, in February. Dates: February 7-10, 2011 Location: Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, Washington D.C. area This National Leadership Forum is the nation's largest training for substance abuse prevention and treatment professionals and researchers, featuring more than one hundred training courses to help community and state leaders prevent and reduce substance abuse and its related problems. The Forum will cover a wide range of topics, such as: - Preventing prescription drug abuse and underage drinking
- How to apply research to community-based drug prevention efforts
- Screening and brief intervention for substance use disorders
More information about CADCA's National Leadership Forum can be found online. Free Webinar: Changing the public perception about violence against women The California Coalition Against Sexual Assault is offering a free webinar designed to highlight the National Sexual Violence Resource Center's work with the FrameWorks Institute to research how the general public in the United States thinks about sexual violence and its prevention. Some specific areas covered will include: - Important ways that the public understanding of sexual violence differs with experts' knowledge.
- How the common public picture of perpetrators of sexual violence is problematic for victims and for prevention efforts.
- Recommended strategies for improving communication about sexual violence prevention.
- Implications for prevention, policy, and communications.
Dates: February 15 and 16, 2011 (Registrants choose one.) Time: 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m., Eastern Time Please visit the Prevent Connect Web site to register.
Job Opportunities
The following positions were recently posted to the Job Opportunities section of the Center's Web site: Health Educator Saint Mary's College of California Coordinator, Health and Wellness Babson College Alcohol and Other Drug Education Coordinator Northern Illinois University |
| 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.
Lovecchio, C. P., Wyatt, T. M., & DeJong, W. (2010). Reductions in drinking and alcohol-related harms reported by first-year college students taking an online alcohol education course: A randomized trial. Journal of Health Communication, 15, 805-819.
Moynihan, M. M., Banyard, V. L., Arnold, J. S., Eckstein, R. P., Stapleton, J. G. (2010). Engaging intercollegiate athletes in preventing and intervening in sexual and intimate partner violence. Journal of American College Health, 59(3), 197-204.
More research studies can be viewed in The Latest Research section on the Center's Web site.
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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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