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HEC/News e-DigestApril 13, 2012
From the Center
New Center This Week! Features, publications, Prevention Updates, and learning and training opportunities   

This Week! Prevention Efforts Aimed at College Students with a History of Blackouts Could Reduce Injuries and Emergency Department Costs 

Researchers from the University of Wisconsin studied emergency department visits among college students at five universities over two years. They found that frequent blackout sufferers were more likely to be treated at the emergency department during the two-year follow-up period than students who consumed the same amount of alcohol but did not experience blackouts.

 

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

 

Job Opening at the Center: Training and Technical Assistance Associate

The training and technical assistance associate (1) designs and delivers training and technical assistance to a variety of campus-based audiences via telephone, e-mail, in-person, and through Web-based methods on alcohol and other drug abuse and violence (AODV) prevention; (2) assists in creating and delivering content for online trainings, Webinars, Training Institutes, special meetings, and conference presentations; (3) develops Web site content and contributes to other writing projects; and (4) supports all senior staff in researching and developing content for presentations and other project-related tasks.

 

For information regarding this full-time position and about the qualifications sought, and to apply, please visit the EDC Web site. No phone calls, please.

 

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

Teaching colleges how to handle sexual-misconduct cases

 

"Dry" weekend may reveal need for alcohol recovery

  

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 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.  

 

Drug Free Communities Support Program: National Evaluation 2011 Interim Findings Report

Administered by the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), in partnership with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the Drug Free Communities (DFC) Support Program is a federal grant program that supports community coalitions in preventing and reducing youth substance use. This summary of interim findings is based on DFC national evaluation data on alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana use that DFC grantees report every two years.

 

To read the report, please visit the ONDCP Web site.

 

NIAAA April 2012 Fact Sheet on College Drinking

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) has published a new resource, College Drinking, with information about the consequences of abusive college drinking, factors affecting student drinking, and how to address college drinking.

 

To view or download this fact sheet, please visit the NIAAA Web site.

 

SCOPE Thought Pieces for Weeks 4 to 6

The School and College Organization for Prevention Educators (SCOPE) group of contributors offer their thoughts on the biggest questions facing prevention educators today. Over the next three weeks, the group will tackle the following questions, one per week. Individual responses to the questions will be posted on the SCOPE Blog once a week and will be open for comments from the field.

 

The next three questions are as follows:

  • What are some common mistakes made by prevention practitioners that should be avoided?
  • What are the foundational concepts of primary prevention that apply across communities?
  • How do we improve our ability to create and reinforce consistent messaging across campuses and schools?

To read the Thought Piece responses and to comment, please visit the SCOPE Blog. 

 

Job Opportunities  

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

 

Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) Associate

Higher Education Center for Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Violence Prevention

 

Assistant Director of the Center for Health Promotion (CHP)

University of Massachusetts Amherst

 

Director of Prevention, Assessment, & Treatment (AI:MS Program)

Columbia University Medical Center, Center for Student Wellness

 

Coordinator for Wellness Programming (Generalist) (Two Positions)

Southern Illinois University

 

 

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

OVW Announces FY 2012 Grants to Reduce Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking on Campus Program

The Office on Violence Against Women of the U.S. Department of Justice FY 2012 Grants to Reduce Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking on Campus Program solicitation is now open and available on Grants.gov and the OVW Web site.  

 

Applications due: May 22, 2012  

 

For more information, please see "Campus Grant Program (PDF)" on the OVW Web site.


U.S. Department of Education: 2012 National Meeting and Grants
The U.S. Department of Education will NOT be hosting a 2012 National Meeting on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention in Higher Education. The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2012 did not provide funding for this meeting, nor is there funding to run discretionary grant competitions to address alcohol and other drug abuse and violence prevention on college campuses as was intended, and as requested in the President's FY 2012 budget request. The Department's Higher Education Center will continue to deliver technical assistance trainings and products throughout 2012 and we encourage you to continue to take advantage of these resources.

 

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.     

 

Cowell, A. J., Brown, J. M., Mills, M. J., Bender, R. H., & Wedehase, B. J. (2012). Cost-effectiveness analysis of motivational interviewing with feedback to reduce drinking among a sample of college students. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 73(2), 226-237.

 

Fairlie, A. M., Wood, M. D., & Laird, R. D. (2012). Prospective protective effect of parents on peer influences and college alcohol involvement. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 26(1), 30-41.

 

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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