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| HEC/News e-Digest | May 27, 2011 |
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New Center This Week! Features, publications, Prevention Updates, and learning and training opportunities
This Week! SAMHSA Campus Suicide Prevention Grants
The prevention of substance abuse and mental illness, including suicide prevention, is one of eight strategic initiatives that will guide the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA's) work over the next four years. See SAMHSA News (March/April 2011 issue) for three examples of funded campus programs in the Campus Suicide Prevention Grants program.
More information about This Week! Features can be viewed at the Center's Web site.
Upcoming Online Training: "Preventing Violence and Promoting Safety in Higher Education Settings"
The Center is offering a new online training, "Preventing Violence and Promoting Safety in Higher Education Settings: Creating Comprehensive and Effective Programs." This free training is being offered as a moderated course over a two-week period, with opportunities to share ideas with other participants and receive feedback from Center staff on assignments.
Dates: July 18-29, 2011
Registration will open in mid-June. For more information about this online training, please visit 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.
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"Working in Coalitions"
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| Recent News Articles | |
NY health commissioner bans sale of "bath salts"
Bill eases seeking help for underage drinkers
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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.
Free Webinar: "Does Your College's Underage Drinking Policy Get a Passing Grade?"
With most academic years winding down in May and June, now is an opportune time to consider the effectiveness of your school's policy on underage youth access/consumption of alcohol. Many policies are dated or not as effective as they could be. The Underage Drinking Enforcement Training Center (UDETC) is offering a free Webinar that will discuss why it is important to have an alcohol policy, identify key components, outline the responsibilities and roles of both enforcement and communities, and share samples of successful policies. The presenters will discuss successful school polices that can be modeled to address the goal of healthier and safer campuses.
Date: June 23, 2011
Time: 3:00-4:15 p.m. Eastern Time
To register for this free electronic seminar, visit the UDETC Web site. Upcoming Webinars Margolis, Healy & Associates has partnered with NASPA-Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education to deliver the following two trainings, to help you and your institution plan for a new academic year: Webinar: "Student Conduct Management of Violence Against Women Cases" Date and time: June 9, 2011, 2:00-3:30 p.m. Eastern Time Registration deadline: June 3, 2011 Webinar: "Best Practices in Higher Education for Violence Against Women Crime Prevention" Date and time: June 23, 2011, 2:00-3:30 p.m. Eastern Time Registration deadline: June 17, 2011 To register for these Webinars, visit the Margolis, Healy & Associates Web site. Upcoming Training: Clery Act Offered by Security On Campus, Inc., this 1.5-day seminar walks participants through each aspect of compliance with the Jeanne Clery Act, including the new reporting requirements, as of 2010.
Dates: June 28-29, 2011
Location: Arizona State University For more information and to register, visit the Security On Campus, Inc., Web site.
Job Opportunities
The following positions were recently posted to the Job Opportunities section of the Center's Web site:
Coordinator of Substance Abuse Prevention
University of Arkansas
Associate Director, Student Health Services
Illinois State University
Research Assistant Professor
University of North Carolina, School of Medicine at Chapel Hill
Violence Prevention Education Coordinator
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities |
| From the U.S. Department of Education | Announcements and news from the U.S. Department of Education.
Recovery/Relapse Prevention in Educational Settings For Youth With Substance Use & Co-occurring Mental Health Disorders: 2010 Consultative Sessions Report (Working Draft May 2011) In order to better understand how the Department could support learning environments for students seeking to recover from substance use disorders, the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools convened two expert panels in the fall of 2010, one on recovery programs in secondary schools, the other on recovery programs at institutions of higher education. The findings from those panels can be found in this draft report.
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://www2.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.
Hirsch, J. K., & Barton, A. L. (2011). Positive social support, negative social exchanges, and suicidal behavior in college students. Journal of American College Health, 59(5), 393-398.
Isaak, M. I., Perkins, D. R., & Labatut, T. R. (2011). Disregulated alcohol-related behavior among college drinkers: Associations with protective behaviors, personality, and drinking motives. Journal of American College Health, 59(4), 282-288.
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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