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| HEC/News e-Digest | June 3, 2011 |
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| From the Center | |
New Center This Week! Features, publications, Prevention Updates, and learning and training opportunities
This Week! Implementing Bystander Intervention and Violence Prevention on Campus
The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women (VAWnet.org) recently published a summary of how the bystander approach can be implemented on college and university campuses. The summary also suggests related resources and strategies for integrating bystander intervention into a comprehensive violence prevention initiative.
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's online training will introduce participants to a set of principles and a strategic planning process that campus and community stakeholders can use to design a comprehensive and effective violence prevention initiative. The training will touch on multiple aspects of effective strategic planning, including assessing problems on campus, using data to inform strategy design, coordinating prevention efforts, building prevention infrastructure, and working in partnerships. This session benefits participants whose primary responsibilities include violence prevention as well as other stakeholders who collaborate with violence prevention practitioners.
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.
Register 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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| New on the HEC/Forum | |
"Working in Coalitions"
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| Recent News Articles | |
Binge drinking causes more than 79,000 deaths in US every year
Complaints down about student housing
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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.
Registration Open: 8th Annual INEBRIA Conference The International Network on Brief Interventions for Alcohol Problems (INEBRIA) conference will communicate new findings from research on screening and brief intervention (SBI, also known as early identification and brief intervention, EIBI), foster professional collaborations, and facilitate the development and dissemination of SBI research, with a particular focus on implementation and sustainability. Early bird reduced rates available until July 15. Dates: September 21-23, 2011 Location: The Liberty Hotel, Boston New Campus Staff and Faculty Suicide Prevention Listserv The recently launched College Student Suicide (CSSP) listserv serves as a tool for university personnel (staff, faculty members) working to prevent college student suicide on their campus. The purpose of this forum is to exchange ideas, promote discussion, and generally improve the quality of suicide prevention programming on college campuses. To be added to the listserv, e-mail Marian Trattner of the University of Texas at Austin to indicate your interest and include your name and title or role in suicide prevention programming. Job Opportunities The following positions were recently posted to the Job Opportunities section of the Center's Web site: Health Educator for Student Wellness Missouri University of Science and Technology Post Doctoral Resident Lehigh University Community Health Educator Penn State University Health Educator Kansas State 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.
Moynihan, M. M., Banyard, V. L., Arnold, J. S., Eckstein, R. P., & Stapleton, J. G. (2011). Engaging intercollegiate athletes in preventing and intervening in sexual and intimate partner violence. Journal of American College Health, 59(3), 197-204.
Winters, K. C., Toomey, T., Nelson, T. F., Erickson, D., Lenk, K., & Miazga, M. (2011). Screening for alcohol problems among 4-year colleges and universities. Journal of American College Health, 59(5), 350-357.
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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