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| HEC/News e-Digest | April 8, 2011 |
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New Center This Week! Features, publications, Prevention Updates, and learning and training opportunities
This Week! New Handbook for Campus Safety and Security Reporting Now Available
The U.S. Department of Education has released a new Handbook for Campus Safety and Security Reporting for institutions of higher education working to meet the requirements of the Higher Education Act of 1965 and its amendments. This edition replaces the 2005 document, Handbook for Campus Crime Reporting.
More information about This Week! Features can be viewed at the Center's Web site.
Announcement: Vice President Biden Announces New Sexual Violence Prevention Guidance
The sexual harassment of students, including sexual violence, interferes with students' right to receive an education free from discrimination and, in the case of sexual violence, is a crime. On April 4, 2011, Vice President Biden and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan introduced comprehensive guidance to help schools, including colleges and universities, better understand their obligations to prevent and respond to the problem of campus sexual assault.
To read more about this HEC/Alert announcement, visit the Center's Web site.
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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.
Newly Redesigned: VAWnet Web site The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women (VAWnet), a project of the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence, has re-launched its Web site. The site is simple to navigate with sections on, among other topics: - Domestic violence
- Sexual violence
- Grants and funding
- Applying research to practice
Visitors can also read the TA Question of the Month. For April, this feature focuses on engaging bystanders in prevention of sexual violence on campus. Free Resource: Bystander Intervention Those interested in learning more about bystander intervention can visit the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) online. The NSVRC offers fact sheets with a brief overview of the bystander intervention approach to sexual violence prevention, key points about this type of intervention, evidence-based outcomes regarding the effectiveness of the approach, and key resources for finding additional information about this model. The fact sheets are available for free download. Redesigned Suicide Prevention Training Web site and New Course The Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) is pleased to announce that the Suicide Prevention Online Training Web site has been redesigned to include multimedia components and enhanced navigation features. The SPRC is also offering a new online course, Choosing and Implementing a Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training Program. The course will help participants: - Understand the role of gatekeeper training
- Decide if a gatekeeper training program is right for their school, organization, or community
- Involve stakeholders
- Choose, implement, and evaluate a gatekeeper training program
- Provide ongoing support to sustain the program
For more information about this and other available programs, visit the Suicide Prevention Online Training Web site. Save the Date! National Sexual Assault Conference (NSAC) The National Sexual Assault Conference is a two and a half day, advocacy-based conference providing advanced training opportunities and information regarding sexual violence intervention and prevention. Dates: September 14 - 16, 2011 For more information, visit the Conference Web site. Job Opportunities The following positions were recently posted to the Job Opportunities section of the Center's Web site: Associate Project Director Higher Education Center for Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Violence Prevention Psychologist and Coordinator of Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Services Hobart and William Smith Colleges Coordinator of Sexual Assault Prevention and Advocacy Brown University Health Science 9-month tenure faculty position (Assistant Professor) Stephen F. Austin State University
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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.
Patock-Peckham, J. A., King, K. M., Morgan-Lopez, A. A., Ulloa, E. C., Filson Moses, J. M. (2011). Gender-specific meditational links between parenting styles, parental monitoring, impulsiveness, drinking control, and alcohol-related problems. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 72(2), 247-258.
Scribner, R. A., Theall, K. P., Mason, K., Simonsen, N., Kessel-Schneider, S., Gomberg-Towvim, L., Dejong, W. (2011). Alcohol prevention on college campuses: The moderating effect of the alcohol environment on the effectiveness of social norms marketing campaigns. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 72(2), 232-239.
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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