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HEC/News e-DigestJanuary 27, 2012
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New Center This Week! Features, publications, Prevention Updates, and learning and training opportunities   

This Week! NIDA Announces Results of 2011 Monitoring the Future Survey 

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has announced the results of its 2011 Monitoring the Future survey. The survey funded by NIDA - part of the National Institutes of Health - tracks annual drug abuse trends of 8th, 10th, and 12th grade students, including attitudes and perceived risk of specific illicit drugs.

 

More information about This Week! Features can be viewed at the Center's Web site.

 

New! Webinar: "Using New Student Orientation to Prevent Violence Against Women on College Campuses"

In 1994, the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) was written and moved forward by then-Senator Joseph Biden. VAWA is focused on improving the criminal justice system response to sexual assault, stalking, and domestic violence. Young women between the ages of 16 and 24 have the highest rates of interpersonal violence, and one in five women will be sexually assaulted while attending college. Since April 2011, Vice President Biden and numerous federal agencies have emphasized the need for colleges and universities to improve efforts that address violence against women through such efforts as the Vice President's "1 is 2 Many" campaign, new Title IX guidance from the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights, and the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women's National Summit on Campus Safety. For campus-based practitioners, one cost-effective way to improve responses to sexual assault against women is to strengthen existing efforts through new student orientation programs. Because prevention research shows that one-time programs have limited effectiveness in making sustained change, a strategic way to improve efforts is to build a coordinated set of prevention efforts throughout the year.

 

Date: March 8, 2012

Time: 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Eastern Time

Registration: Will open in early February

 

More information is available on the Center's Web site.

 

Registration Now Closed for "Marijuana Prevention on College Campuses in a Changing Environment"

The Higher Education Center is sorry to announce this Webinar has reached capacity.

 

Please check back after February 27, 2012, on the Webinar Web page for a full recording and additional resources.

 

Online Training: "Conducting a Campus-Based Needs Assessment for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Prevention"

This free, self-paced online training "Conducting a Campus-Based Needs Assessment for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Prevention" will begin in March 2012.

 

More information coming in February; please watch the Center's Web site.

 
Training Institute: "Translating Research to Practice - Overcoming Barriers to Implementing Effective Alcohol Abuse Prevention"

Participants will build upon existing skills to learn how to implement science-based environmental prevention approaches around driving under the influence (DUI), off-campus parties, and on-premise alcohol-selling establishments. The Training Institute is offered free of charge. Participants pay their own travel, lodging, and food.

 

Dates: Tuesday-Wednesday, April 17-18, 2012

Location: Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront, Portland, Oregon. A special $113/night rate (single or double occupancy) will be available.

Registration: Will open in mid-February

 

For more information, visit the Center's Web site.

 
In This Issue
From the Center
Announcements from the Field
The Latest Research
Recent News Articles

Study finds binge drinkers average nine drinks at a time

 

PSU trustees vote on task force recommendations for improving reporting of abuse, security

  

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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.  

 

SAMHSA Webinar: "Making the Grade on College Drinking Prevention"

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) will host this live Webcast of a national 2012 Town Hall Meeting on underage drinking prevention. The panel will discuss both challenges and successes in preventing alcohol use by college students, with a focus on proven environmental prevention approaches, and answer questions from a live audience and from people posting via the Web.

 

Date: February 6, 2012

Time: 1:45-3:00 p.m. Eastern Time

 

For more details and log-in information, please visit the SAMHSA Web site. 
 

Deadline for Abstracts: APHA 140th Annual Meeting "Prevention and Wellness Across the Lifespan"

The deadline is fast approaching to submit abstracts for the American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting and Exposition - the oldest and largest gathering of public health professionals, attracting national and international physicians, administrators, nurses, educators, researchers, epidemiologists, and related health specialists. The meeting program addresses current and emerging health science, policy, and practice issues. The alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs (ATOD) section is hoping to have a strong alcohol program this year. Last year nearly 15,000 people attended the conference, and the ATOD section alone has nearly 1,000 members who specifically work in the ATOD field.

  

Dates: October 27-31, 2012

Location: San Francisco

Deadline for Submitting ATOD Abstracts: February 6, 2012

 

For more information and to submit an abstract, please visit the APHA Web site.

 

Upcoming Conference: "Creating and Sustaining a Sexual Assault Response Matrix for Campus and Community"

Central Michigan University (CMU) Sexual Aggression Services is holding this conference in conjunction with Sexual Aggression Peer Advocates.

 

Dates: March 15-16, 2012

Location: Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan

Early Registration Deadline: March 5, 2012

 

For more information, please e-mail Alan Jones; to register, please visit the CMU Sexual Aggression Services Web site.

 

Step UP! Bystander Intervention Program Announces First-Ever Facilitator Training and Conference 
The Step UP! Bystander Intervention program at the University of Arizona teaches students how to intervene in problematic situations, including alcohol abuse, hazing, depression, sexual assault, discrimination, anger, eating disorders, and academic misconduct. This intensive two-day training is intended for college and university professionals and others interested in becoming a facilitator and implementing Step UP! in their community.    

 

Dates: May 17-18, 2012

Location: Tucson Marriott University Park, Tucson, Arizona

 

For more information and to register, please visit the Step UP! Web site.

 

Call for Proposals: 25th Annual NPN Research Conference

The conference is being sponsored by the National Prevention Network; National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors; and Pennsylvania Department of Health, Division of Prevention, Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Programs. Online registration will be active beginning February 10, 2012.

 

Dates: September 17-20, 2012

Location: Pittsburgh

Call for Proposals Deadline: February 25, 2012 (Midnight CST)

 

For more information, please contact NPN conference staff; for registration, please visit the NPN Web site.

 

Job Opportunities  

The following positions were recently posted to the Job Opportunities section of the Center's Web site:

 

Health Promotion and Community Relations Director

University of Michigan

 

Substance Abuse Prevention Coordinator

Wake Forest University

 

Assistant Director, Office of Health Promotion, Alcohol and Drug Education

Boston College

 

Program Coordinator (Two Positions)

National Center for Higher Education Risk Management, LTD

 

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Announcements and news from the U.S. Department of Education.
  

ED's OSHS Prevention News Digest

If you would like weekly e-mail updates on Office of Safe and Healthy Students 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 OSHS Prevention News Digest. Subscription information is at http://www2.ed.gov/news/newsletters/listserv/preventioned.html.

 

The Latest Research
The latest research related to campus-based alcohol and other drug abuse and violence (AODV) prevention, with a special focus on the scope of the problem and promising strategies and interventions.     

 

Beseler, C. L., Taylor, L. A., Kraemer, D. T., & Leeman. R. F. (2012). A latent class analysis of DSM-IV alcohol use disorder criteria and binge drinking in undergraduates. Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research, 36(1), 153-161.

 

Casey, E. A., & Ohler, K. (2012). Being a positive bystander: Male antiviolence allies' experiences of "stepping up." Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 27(1), 62-83.

 

More research studies can be viewed in The Latest Research section on the Center's Web site.

 

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 Healthy Students, 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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