Announcements from the Field

Upcoming conferences and events, new resources and publications, and job opportunities in the alcohol and other drug abuse and violence (AODV) prevention field. The information shared on this site does not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department of Education or the Higher Education Center. The U.S. Department of Education and the Higher Education Center do not necessarily endorse the events and resources listed below, but offer this information as a service to the AODV prevention field.  

Provide Feedback to SAMHSA on Its Working Definition of Recovery

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is seeking comments on its new working definition of recovery: "Recovery from Mental and Substance Use Disorders: A process of change through which individuals work to improve their own health and well-being, live a self-directed life, and strive to achieve their full potential."

Comments deadline date: Friday, August 26, 2011

Time: Midnight Eastern Time

To read more about the working definition and 10 guiding principles and to provide comments, please visit SAMHSA's Web site.

Webinar: "Diversifying Leadership: Building the Voice and Vision to Prevent Sexual and Domestic Violence"

Does your leadership team really reflect your community? Join the Webinar to discuss how to incorporate the voice and vision of diverse communities. Participants will learn new strategies to diversify leadership and how these strategies strengthen efforts to prevent sexual and domestic violence. Participants can share ideas or pose questions via live phone and text chat.

Dates: Tues., Aug. 30, 2011, and Wed., Aug. 31, 2011

Time: 2-3:30 p.m. Eastern Time

(The Aug. 31 session is a repeat of the Aug. 30 session.)

To learn more about this Webinar and to register, please visit PreventConnect.org.

Training: "The Jeanne Clery Act: A Collaborative Approach to Compliance"

This is the only Security On Campus, Inc., Jeanne Clery Act Training Seminar for 2011 in the Midwest. The course is divided into four main modules: (1) collecting, classifying, and counting crime data; (2) ongoing disclosure requirement; (3) victim support services and security programs; and (4) annual security report. Sessions will be presented by a multidisciplinary team approach and provide seminar participants with opportunities to network and share ideas and expertise with others in the field.

Dates: October 17-18, 2011

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

To register or to learn more, please visit Security On Campus, Inc. 

Register Now! National Hazing Prevention Week Webinar Series 2011 HazingPrevention.Org is offering a series of Webinars in celebration of National Hazing Prevention Week. Topics include:

"Breaking the Code: Hazing Investigations"

September 7

"Including the Student Voice in Hazing Prevention Efforts: A Student Panel Discussion" 

September 14

"The Role of Residential Communities in Preventing Hazing"

September 22

"Understanding Hazing Culture"

September 29

To register for these Webinars and for more information, visit HazingPrevention.Org's Web site.

Call for Programs: NASPA Mental Health Conference

Since mental health issues affect not just the individual student but the campus as a whole, successful approaches require collaboration between campus departments and between a college and the local community. From health and wellness concerns to multicultural and gender issues, interventions for mental health and collaboration across campus are key to the success of students in academia and beyond. To this end, this three-day NASPA-Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education conference will explore the following topics: scope of student mental health problems on campus; overall framework for comprehensively addressing mental health; specific strategies successfully implemented by individual campuses; and knowledge and skills needed to create a campus environment that promotes student mental health.

Dates: January 19-21, 2012

Location: Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Atlanta, Georgia

Call for Programs deadline: September 30, 2011

For more information, please visit the Mental Health conference Web site.

Mark Your Calendars: NASPA Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Prevention & Intervention Conference

This three-day NASPA-Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education conference will bring together senior-level campus administrators, prevention and education staff, and researchers from the alcohol and other drug arena to focus on advancing knowledge and information sharing about alcohol and other drug use on colleges and universities. These discussions will provide a forum for institutional teams either to begin or continue their work on alcohol abuse prevention for their college and university campuses. There will be structured opportunities to discuss effective campus collaborations.

Dates: January 19-21, 2012

Location: Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Atlanta, Georgia

For more information, please visit the Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Prevention & Intervention conference Web site. 

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