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Information from the Wisconsin Clearinghouse for Prevention Resources
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Volume
2, Issue 16
December 22, 2004
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**BREAKING NEWS**
We have just received
notification of the National Community Prevention Day! We are forwarding
you written materials in the next Prevention Package, however, given
the short time frame we wanted to include information in the e-newsletter
as well. The Community Prevention Day is scheduled for January 10
in conjunction with the CADCA Leadership Forum in Washington DC.
This special day will focus attention on prevention efforts around
the country and is sponsored by the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention.
For more information visit http://cadca.org/events/forum/forum15/CSAPPreventionDay.asp.
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RESEARCH
UPDATES
Report Tracks Trends in Drug Use, Violence
Teen Drug Use Declines 2003-2004 – Monitoring the Future Survey
Results
RESOURCES/MATERIALS
State Juvenile Justice Profiles Website
Family Strengthening Policy Center Website
Party Planning Tip Sheet for the Holiday Season
HEADS
UP!
Audio Conference for Understanding Underage Drinking Laws
Experts to Discuss Over-the-Counter Drug Abuse at CADCA Broadcast
FUNDING
ALERTS
Drug-Abuse Education Partnership Funding
Hanley Family Foundation Funds Prevention and Treatment
Public Welfare Foundation
Funds for Promoting Child and Adolescent Mental Health
TRAINING/WORKSHOPS/CONFERENCES
Local Demographic Analysis Virtual Workshop
Continuing Studies Courses
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**RESEARCH
UPDATES**
Teen Drug Use Declines 2003-2004 – Monitoring
the Future Survey Results
The latest results of the annual Monitoring the Future (MTF) survey
were announced by the Department of Health and Human Services, reporting
an almost 7 percent decline in use of any illicit drug in the past
month by 8th, 10th, and 12th graders combined from 2003 to 2004.
Of continuing concern however are significantly higher use of pain
killers, particularly OxyContin, between 2002 and 2004, and an increase
in the number of 8th graders using inhalants. To read the full press
release and to find out more about the survey, visit http://www.drugabuse.gov/Newsroom/04/NR12-21.html.
Find out more about the MTF survey at http://monitoringthefuture.org/
.
Report Tracks Trends in Drug Use, Violence
A recently released report from the Bureau of Justice Statistics
and National Center for Education Statistics finds that alcohol
and other drug use among students remained steady or increased in
the past decade, while violent crime in schools declined 50 percent
between 1992 and 2002. According to the “Indicators of School
Crime and Safety, 2004” report, 22 percent of students in grades
9-12 said they used marijuana in 2003, up from 18 percent in 1993.
One-third of students in grades 9-12 said someone had offered them
an illegal drug on school property in 2003, numbers that have remained
about the same over the past decade. The report also found that
45 percent of high-school students reported having at least one
alcoholic drink in 2003, roughly the same as in 1993 but down from
a 1995 high of 52 percent. The report found a decline in school
violence. There were 24 crimes of rape, sexual assault, robbery,
and physical assault for every 1,000 students in 2002, a drop from
42 per 1,000 in 1992. To view the full report or the executive summary
visit http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/iscs04.htm.
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**RESOURCES/MATERIALS**
State Juvenile Justice Profiles Website
The State Juvenile Justice Profiles website features descriptive
information and analysis regarding each state's juvenile justice
system. Developed in collaboration with state and local juvenile
justice practitioners, each state profile identifies who handles
intake, investigation, and probation supervision of delinquents;
who administers detention centers and correctional institutions;
and who takes responsibility for juveniles after they are released
from state commitment. The profiles also note recent legislative
reforms; offer names and contact information for significant state-level
advisory groups, advocacy organizations, and membership associations;
and describe state laws declaring juvenile justice purposes and
philosophies, conditions under which juveniles may be tried as adults,
and upper and lower age of juvenile court delinquency jurisdiction.
The site also provides national overviews of selected topics. You
may access the State Juvenile Justice Profiles Web site at http://www.ncjj.org/stateprofiles/.
Family Strengthening Policy Center Website
The Family Strengthening Policy Center (FSPC) website is a clearinghouse
of information and tools dedicated to family strengthening practices,
programs and policy. The website draws from the knowledge and expertise
of a broad array of professionals from service providers to researchers
to bring visitors policy information, news from the field, funding
opportunities, and resources and opportunities for engagement. Visit
the FSPC website at http://www.nassembly.org/fspc/
Party Planning Tip Sheet for the Holiday Season
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
is encouraging party planners to become more aware of their role
in reducing the number of impaired drivers, particularly at this
time of year. “Party Planning Tips for a Holiday Season to
Remember,” a free holiday tip sheet offers a number of ways
to enjoy the holidays while helping to reduce the risk for impaired
driving incidents. For safer holiday celebrations, the sheet recommends
that concerned partygivers take steps to avoid making alcohol the
main focus of holiday celebrations, stop serving alcoholic beverages
at least one hour before the end of the event, and remember that
one in three adults prefers a non-alcoholic beverage. The tip sheet
also offers recipes for interesting non-alcoholic drinks and provides
helpful information such as using a non-carbonated base, like fruit
juice, to slow down the body’s absorption of alcohol. To receive
a free copy of the tip sheet call SAMHSA’s National Clearinghouse
for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI) at 1-800-729-6686 or visit
http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/
(item number PHD833). Or, you can view or download the “Party
Planning Tips” directly by going to http://media.shs.net/prevline/pdfs/partytips.pdf.
Get additional information and ideas for healthy holidays on NCADI’s
website at http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/seasonal/healthyholiday/.
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**HEADS UP!**
Audio Conference for Understanding Underage
Drinking Laws
This audio-teleconference will highlight the information available
on the Alcohol Policy Information System (APIS). The APIS is a web-based
resource for analyzing State and Federal alcohol laws. The APIS
website assists in developing a better understanding of the relative
effectiveness and enforceability of alcohol laws, particularly those
related to underage drinking. The “Alcohol Policy Information
System: Resource for Understanding Underage Drinking Laws”
audio-teleconference will be held January 20, 2005, 2:00-3:15pm
CST. For information on how to register visit http://www.udetc.org/currentaudioconferences.asp.
Experts to Discuss Over-the-Counter Drug Abuse
at CADCA Broadcast
Hear experts discuss how over-the-counter drug abuse is affecting
communities across the country and learn effective strategies to
address the issue at a satellite broadcast hosted by Community Anti-Drug
Coalitions of America (CADCA). “The OTC: Battling the Over-the-Counter
High” will take place on Thursday, December 16, 2004 at noon.
If you miss the original broadcast you may view it at anytime online
at www.health.org.
For more information visit http://cadca.org/CoalitionResources/SB-intro.asp.
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**FUNDING ALERTS**
Drug-Abuse Education Partnership Funding
The National Institute on Drug Abuse is funding the development
and evaluation of innovative model programs and material for enhancing
knowledge and understanding of neuroscience and the biology of drug
abuse and addiction. The award provides support for the formation
of partnerships between scientists and educators, media experts,
community leaders and other interested organizations for the development
and evaluation of programs and materials that will enhance knowledge
and understanding of science related to drug abuse. The award will
fund $250,000 a year for four years, and the application deadline
is March 30. For more information visit http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-02-070.html.
Hanley Family Foundation Funds Prevention and
Treatment
The Hanley Family Foundation will promote substance abuse projects,
including programs that prevent, diagnose or treat alcoholism, chemical
dependency and other addictive behaviors. It will also fund research
and education into those behaviors. The foundation supports program
development, capital campaigns, curriculum development, matching-challenge
support, program-related investments and loans, research and seed
money. Awards have reached $200,000 but most average from $5,000-$75,000.
An application form is required and a potential grant candidate’s
initial approach should be made at the direction of the application
guidelines. There are no deadlines and the board meets as required.
For information contact Michael Hanley, Director, Hanley Family
Foundation, Inc., 2029 Rivermeade Way, Atlanta, GA 30327.
Public Welfare Foundation
The Public Welfare Foundation supports organizations that address
human needs in disadvantaged communities, with strong emphasis on
organizations that include service, advocacy and empowerment in
their approach: service that remedies specific problems; advocacy
that addresses those problems in a systemic way through changes
in public policy; and strategies to empower people in need to play
leading roles in achieving those policy changes and in remedying
specific problems. Requests for new funding may be submitted at
any time during the year. For more information visit http://www.publicwelfare.org/index.asp.
Funds for Promoting Child and Adolescent Mental
Health
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has funding for
incentive grants to promote the ability of state Title V maternal
and child health programs to develop and model partnerships with
state mental-health, substance-abuse, health-care-financing, education,
human-services, justice, and other agencies for improving the mental-health
status of school-aged children and adolescents. Anticipated outcomes
of state efforts include improved early identification of young
people with mental disorders; enhanced capacity to serve young people
with mental disorders and their families; more effective coordination
of state agency activities relevant to young people's mental health,
including prevention and service efforts; and better social acceptance
of young people's mental health needs by the cultural and ethnic
groups that compose a state's population. Any public or private
entity or faith-based or community-based organization is eligible
to apply for this federal funding opportunity. Four grants of $80,000
each are to be awarded. More information on State Agency Partnerships
for Promoting Child and Adolescent Mental Health (HRSA-05-071) may
be found at http://fedgrants.gov/Applicants/HHS/HRSA/GAC/HRSA-05-071/Grant.html.
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**TRAINING/WORKSHOPS/CONFERENCES**
Local Demographic Analysis Virtual Workshop
A Local Demographic Analysis Half Day Virtual Workshop will be held
on January 28, 2005. The workshop will teach you to extract, query,
download, analyze, and map census demographic data for any community.
Such data can provide grant writers, and those looking to better
understand their community, with powerful tools for analyzing community
changes. In this unique, hands-on workshop participants will focus
on using 2000/1990 Census of Population and Housing data, for small
area, regional and national analysis. This workshop is an interactive
teleconference and online presentation. Workshop cost is $199. For
more information visit http://www.urban-research.info/asp/LDAW.htm
Continuing Studies Courses
Continuing Studies at UW-Madison is offering a number of courses
in early 2005 that might be of interest to your organization. These
workshops are designed for people working in or with not-for-profit
organizations and provide training in a variety of the skills and
needs unique to this nonprofit development.
*Creating promotional materials (February 25,
2005)
*Locating grants (February 16, 2005)
*Researching grants (February 24, 2005)
*Writing successful proposals (February 16, 2005)
Specific descriptions of these courses are not
yet available. However, persons who are interested can receive
a brochure with full description and registration information
by contacting Mary Woodward at 608-262-3152. New information will
be added to http://www.dcs.wisc.edu/pda/nonprofit.htm
as it becomes available.
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