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| HEC/News e-Digest | April 13, 2011 |
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New Center This Week! Features, publications, Prevention Updates, and learning and training opportunities
This Week! The Partnership at Drugfree.org Releases 2010 Partnership Attitude Tracking Study
The 22nd annual Partnership Attitude Tracking Study (PATS) confirms an upward trend in drug use among adolescents and highlights that underage drinking has become more normalized among this group. The data reported can serve as a context for understanding substance use attitudes and behavior among college students and can assist institutions of higher education in determining priority prevention initiatives.
More information about This Week! Features can be viewed at the Center's Web site.
Registration Open for Improving Campus Climate for LGBT Students Training Institute
Registration is now open for the upcoming Higher Education Center Training Institute, July 13-14, 2011 in St. Paul, Minnesota.
View more information on the Center's Training Institute Web page.
New Case Study: Finger Lakes Community College Campus
Finger Lakes Community College (FLCC) Campus-Community Coalition (CCC) has established a strong working relationship with the community to promote a caring and civil atmosphere that benefits all. Coalition members include student leaders, professional staff, and faculty from FLCC; law enforcement representatives; community leaders; landlords; medical and health professionals; and a representative from the New York State Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control. Several coalition subcommittees are working on strategies that have proven effective in reducing risk factors for substance use, violence, and school dropout, as well as promoting school bonding and involvement in peer activities.
To read more about FLCC's initiatives and success, visit the Center's Web site.
Limited Space Still Available! Building and Sustaining Statewide Initiatives for Effective Alcohol Prevention Webinar
This Webinar will highlight lessons learned and best practices from successful statewide initiatives (SWIs). Through an SWI, college administrators, state officials, community coalitions to reduce underage drinking, and other professional or trade associations (e.g., for chiefs of police or the hospitality industry) can collaborate to influence long-lasting environmental and public policy changes more effectively.
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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"Working in Coalitions"
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Easy Online Availability Of Controlled Drugs May Contribute To Soaring Abuse Levels
Mo. Legislature approves ban on synthetic drugs sold as "bath salts"
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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.
Call for Applications: 2011 Exemplary Awards The National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD) and its subsidiary organization, the National Prevention Network, have put out a call for applications for the 2011 National Exemplary Awards for Innovative Substance Abuse Prevention Programs, Practices and Policies. The program is supported by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Center for Substance Abuse Prevention. Applications are due June 20, 2011. Visit the NASADAD Website for more information. Upcoming Free Webinar: Responding After a Suicide The Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) Training Institute will host a Webinar, Responding After a Suicide: Best Practices for Schools. Schools that experience a suicide in their communities are often uncertain about how to respond. This Webinar will present safe and effective ways in which schools, and the organizations working with them, can respond following a suicide. Three speakers representing national and school-based perspectives will discuss relevant research, best practices and key resources, including a new online toolkit for schools. Date: Thursday, May 26, 2011 Time: 3:00-4:30 p.m. Eastern Time Space is limited. Visit the SPRC Web site to learn more and register.
Job Opportunities The following positions were recently posted to the Job Opportunities section of the Center's Web site: Violence Prevention Education Coordinator University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Threat Assessment Team Coordinator Virginia Tech Therapist/Sexual Violence Resource Coordinator Wesleyan University Director, Health & Counseling Services Winthrop University |
| From the U.S. Department of Education | Announcements and news from the U.S. Department of Education.
Upcoming Webinar: Earthquake Preparedness and School Emergency Management The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools and the Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools (REMS) Technical Assistance Center is offering a new Webinar, providing information regarding earthquake preparedness and school emergency management planning for campuses, including institutions of higher education.
The Webinar will present information and strategies for comprehensive, all-hazards school emergency management plans. Participants will learn about key prevention and mitigation strategies as well as key preparedness principles for designing effective responses and hastening the recovery process. The Webinar will also highlight the powerful role of training and exercise programs conducted in collaboration with community partners.
Date: Thursday, May 19, 2011 Time: 3:30-4:30 p.m. Eastern Time
For more information and to register, visit the REMS Technical Assistance Center Web site.
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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.
Osberg, T. M., Insana, M., Eggert, M., Billingsley, K. (2011). Incremental validity of college alcohol beliefs in the prediction of freshman drinking and its consequences: A prospective study. Addictive Behaviors, 36(4), 333-340.
Palfai, T. P., Zisserson, R., Saitz, R. (2011). Using personalized feedback to reduce alcohol use among hazardous drinking college students: The moderating effect of alcohol-related negative consequences. Addictive Behaviors, 36(5), 539-542.
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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