CATS has a new office location in Derry! 11 Peabody Road, Suite 1

CATS has Moved  

CATS has a new office in Derry!  We are now conveniently located near Pinkerton Academy and Hood Middle School at 11 Peabody Road, Suite 1.  Please stop by to visit us at our new location.  Also, please update our contact information in your directories.   

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August is National Immunization Awareness Month

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention and National Center for Immunization & Respiratory Disease 

Immunizations (or vaccinations) aren't just for babies and young kids. We all need shots to help protect us from serious diseases and illness. Everyone over age 6 months needs a seasonal flu shot every year. Here are some other shots people need at different ages:

Young children:

• Children under age 6 get a series of shots to protect against measles, polio, chicken pox, and hepatitis.

Preteens:

• All 11- and 12-year-olds need shots to help protect against tetanus, diphtheria, whooping cough, and meningitis.
• Doctors recommend girls also get the HPV vaccine to protect against the most common cause of cervical cancer.

Adults:

• All adults need a tetanus shot every 10 years.
• People age 65 need a one-time pneumonia shot.
• Talk to your doctor or nurse about which shots you and your family need.

Study Shows High-Visibility Enforcement Reduces Distracted Driving

On July 11, 2011, DOT Secretary Ray LaHood announced the highly-anticipated results of a new NHTSA study showing that high visibility enforcement coupled with public education campaigns reduces cell phone-related distracted driving. NHTSA launched two distracted driving enforcement programs in the communities of Hartford, Connecticut, and Syracuse, New York - two states with laws against texting and handheld cell phone use while driving - to see if stepped-up enforcement would be effective in stopping this dangerous behavior behind the wheel.   

The one-year study showed that the rate of electronic device use while driving dropped significantly in both pilot pro­grams. The NHTSA Research Note is available at http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/811845.pdf and at www.distraction.gov  

Source: NHTSA 

Source: NHTSA 

CDC Analysis of Cell Phone Use and Texting Among Drivers 

A recent CDC analysis examined the frequency of two major distractions-cell phone use and texting-among drivers in the United States and several countries in Europe. Findings include:

•  Overall, 25% of drivers in the United States report that they talk on their cell phone "regularly" or "fairly often" while driving.
•  Nearly 40% of U.S. drivers ages 18 to 29 report that they talk on their cell phone "regularly" or "fairly often" while driving.
•  More than a quarter of U.S. drivers ages 18 to 29 report texting or e-mailing "regularly" or "fairly often" while driving.

Learn more about distracted driving behaviors among U.S. and European drivers  

Source: NHTSA 

New Support Resources for Criminal Offenders 

The National Reentry Resource Center, established by the Second Chance Act (Public Law 110-199) and administered by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice, provides education, training, and technical assistance to states, tribes, territories, local governments, service providers, non-profit organizations, and corrections institutions working on prisoner reentry.

The Office of National Drug Control Policy supports this effort. Visit the new resource website - The National Reentry Resource Center - to learn more.