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October is
Bullying Prevention Month
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'She should be here': Two girls charged in case of bullied Florida girl who committed suicide
 Two girls, ages 12 and 14, have been charged with aggravated stalking for what a Florida sheriff described Tuesday as "maliciously harassing" a 12-year-old girl who jumped from a tower to her death.
The middle school students were booked into a juvenile detention center on Monday night and released to their parents under house arrest, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said.
Rebecca Sedwick, 12, jumped to her death from a third-story cement plant structure in central Florida on Sept. 10 after being verbally, physically and cyber bullied throughout 2012 and 2013, Judd said. Read more.
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WEBINARS & Resources:
Webcast: Promoting Wellness of Youth and Young of African Heritage:
Registration is not required, provide your information below and you will receive direct communications about the event in advance via text and email: here
Planning for Accountability: Emerging Medicaid ACO Models and Key Issues for States
October 24th 3-4:30
Register
In-Person Presentation:"Police Suicide: The Enemy Within"Co-Sponsored by: US Attorney's Office; Western New York District, Niagara County Sheriff's Office, Catch a Falling Star Law Enforcement Assistance Program, Niagara UniversityOct 25th 8-4 Lewiston, NY Click here to request a registraion form. Must register by Oct 18th
In-Person Presentation:
Capital Region Leadership Summit on School-Justice Partnerships: Keeping Kids In School and Out of Court: Nov 6th 8:30-4:30
Latham, NY
Registration info TBD In Person Event Annual PROS Implementation Academy - more information here. November 21-22
Albany, NY
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 OCTOBER:
Developmental Disabilities Committee Call
October 22
10:30 - Noon
Go to Meeting TBD
NOVEMBER:
Officers and Chairs
November 6th
Mental Hygiene Planning
Children & Families Committee call w/Donna Bradbury Presenting on kids MRT & HH's
- open to ALL DCS.
November 18th 10:30 - 12:00
CLMHD Committee Day
November 19th
10:00 - 4:00
Officers and Chairs
December 11th
8:00 AM (call in)
Mental Hygiene Planning
December 12th 11:00-2:00 Go To Meeting TBD
Director's Meetings
December 17th 10:30 - Noon Executive Committee Meeting
12:30 - 2:00 41 State Street Suite 505 Albany, NY 12207
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 October 17, 2013
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Drug Fads Through the Years The narcotic zeitgeist seems to shift in decades.
Going back to the War on Drugs declared by president Richard Nixon in 1971, when a pair of U.S. congressman issued a report estimating that 15 to 20 percent of servicemen in Vietnam were addicted to heroin, few drugs outside of marijuana have had staying power at the forefront of drug culture. All epidemics carry the seed of their own destruction, said Dr. Herbert D. Kleber, a professor of psychiatry and the director of the Division on Substance Abuse at Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric Institute. Supply and demand, price, more police enforcement and increased awareness by the public all contribute to fluctuations in the drug market over time - and he suspects that will be the case with New Jersey's heroin epidemic. A brief history of fad drugs in the U.S.. Read more. Mental health screening of adolescents in today's digital age can lead to healthier and happier teensThe old African proverb, "It takes a village to raise a child," seems to ring just as true today as ever before in an era of constant media exposure and hurrie  d schedules. Sexting, cyberbullying, and even Internet gaming on top of crammed schedules and dwindling time for family togetherness is a recipe for high-anxiety that if left unchecked, can lead to depression in adolescents. Read more. First Public School District in New York State to Build a Safe and Healing Community in the Classroom  NYS Office Of Children And Family Services Fund Public/ Private Partnership With Mount Vernon City School District And ANDRUS
With the goal of creating a trauma sensitive environment for students, families and staff, ANDRUS, a leading provider of children and family resources, and the Mount Vernon City School District began this week a one-year project, "Creating Sanctuary in Mount Vernon Schools," designed to produce improved expertise to positively address early signs of students' problematic behaviors. The goal of the program is to improve classroom management, decrease student suspensions and unfounded calls to Child Protective Services (CPS), and reduce the number of children being placed in special education classes.Read more. Related: Community Links brings troubled young people out of their shells
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