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| HEC/News e-Digest | April 29, 2011 |
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| From the Center | |
New Center This Week! Features, publications, Prevention Updates, and learning and training opportunities
This Week! Risk and Protective Factors for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Students
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) students have unique health needs. According to a new Institute of Medicine (IOM) report, The Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People: Building a Foundation for Better Understanding, clinicians and researchers are faced with incomplete information about these populations' health status. The report offers a review of existing literature regarding the relationship between issues affecting the LGBT population, such as victimization, and substance abuse. It also examines risk and protective factors, such as campus climate and resource centers.
More information about This Week! Features can be viewed at the Center's Web site.
Limited Space Available! Building and Sustaining Statewide Initiatives for Effective Alcohol Prevention Webinar
Statewide initiatives (SWIs), or statewide coalitions, are concerted efforts by institutions of higher education, community organizations, and government officials in a state to change aspects of the campus and community environment that contribute to high-risk alcohol use. This approach is especially effective in limiting alcohol availability; increasing enforcement of local, state, and federal laws; and restricting alcohol marketing and promotion.
This Webinar will highlight lessons learned and best practices from successful SWIs.
Date: Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Time: 1:00-2:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Please visit the Center's Web site for more information about this Webinar and to register.
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"Sexual Assault Awareness Month"
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| Recent News Articles | |
UF allows amnesty for students sickened by drugs, alcohol
Survey will shed light on campus alcohol use
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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.
Request for Proposals: Preventing Alcohol Related Sexual Assault on College Campuses The Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape (PCAR) has developed a curriculum, "Reconstructing Norms: Preventing Alcohol Related Sexual Assault on College Campuses", in order to provide facilitators with tools to educate campus communities about the problem of sexual assault and ways to prevent it. The curriculum was developed in response to the need for combined alcohol and sexual assault prevention programs. The objective of the curriculum was to change social norms, behaviors, and attitudes that increase the likelihood of sexual violence on campus. While this curriculum is currently in circulation, it needs to be thoroughly evaluated and reviewed in order to remain consistent with principles of effective prevention, as well as remain relevant to the work of advocates and the reality of campus life. PCAR is looking for evaluators and researchers who will utilize a qualitative approach to evaluate the curriculum on a number of factors related to social change, norms, and effective prevention factors and provide a detailed report on the curriculum's strengths and weaknesses. The deadline for responding to this request for proposals is Friday, May 13, 2011. Information about the request and how to respond is available on the National Sexual Violence Resource Center Web site. Upcoming Webinar: Violence Against Women Prevention Partnership The Prevention Connection is offering a Webinar titled "Cultivating Community Driven Social Change". Dates: May 10 and 11, 2011 Visit the PreventConnect.org Web site for more information and to register. Job Opportunities The following positions were recently posted to the Job Opportunities section of the Center's Web site: Coordinator of Communications University of North Dakota Director of the Shaw Wellness Institute Colgate University Program Coordinator Boise State University Health Promotion Generalist University of Texas at Austin |
| 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.
Mallet, K. A., Marzell, M., Varvil-Weld, L., Turrisi, R., Guttman, K., Abar, C. (2011). One-time or repeat offenders? An examination of the patterns of alcohol-related consequences experienced by college students across the freshmen year. Addictive Behaviors, 36(5), 508-511.
Mallet, K. A., Varvil-Weld, L., Turrisi, R., Read, A. (2011). An examination of college students' willingness to experience consequences a unique predictor of alcohol problems, Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 25(1) 41-47.
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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