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PREVENTION NEWS
Information from the Wisconsin Clearinghouse for Prevention Resources
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Volume 3,
Issue 9
June 28, 2005
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BREAKING NEWS
2005 Wisconsin State Prevention
Conference
RESOURCES/MATERIALS
Title V Community Prevention
Grants Program 2003 Report
Summer Toolkit
Mother's Serious Mental Illness
and Substance Use Among Youth
Early Childhood Education for
All
Sustainability Planning and
Resource Development for Youth Mentoring Programs
HEADS UP!
Teens: Speak Out! Let Your
Voice Be Heard
Request for Workshop Proposals
FUNDING ALERTS
Peter F. Drucker Award for
Nonprofit Innovation
Robinson Mini-Grant Program
Do Something Brick
Awards
Drug Abuse Prevention and Intervention
Research Grants
TRAINING/WORKSHOPS/CONFERENCES
Preventing Child Sexual Abuse
Mini-Conference
Enforcing Underage Drinking
Laws Program Conference
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**BREAKING NEWS**
More
Details on the 2005 Wisconsin State Prevention Conference
The Wisconsin State Prevention Conference, "Weaving a Tapestry
of Health: Promoting Change Through Action," is being held
in Wisconsin Rapids from August 8-11, 2005. Nearly 50 workshops
and trainings are being offered during this exciting week! So register
today! Even though the early-bird deadline has passed, registration
fees for this conference are so reasonable you won't want to delay
any longer! Workshops are filling up, so register as soon as possible
to assure yourself space in those sessions you most want to attend.
Among the workshops being offered later in the week are:
- A New Day in Program Evaluation, presented
by Janice Wilbert, Ph.D., from Milwaukee. Find out about evaluation
strategies utilized by the Milwaukee Youth and Family Development
Alliance as part of the Brighter Futures Initiative, State Incentive
Grant, Drug Free Communities, and the Teen Pregnancy Prevention
Network.
- Chuck Klevgaard, an Associate of CSAP's Central
Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT) presents
the workshop Best Practices in School and Community Prevention
Partnerships and summarizes best practices discussed in a two-day
conference held in May 2005.
- Environmental Strategies to Secure Prevention
Dollars in Wisconsin will highlight two issue campaigns in Wisconsin
that are working to sustain prevention dollars – presented
by Maureen Busalacchi, Executive Director of SmokeFree Wisconsin,
and Genevieve Kirchman, Comprehensive School Health Project Director
of CESA #5.
- Barbara White, Project Coordinator for the
Milwaukee Youth & Family Development Alliance of Community
Advocates will be presenting a workshop focusing on cross systems
coalition building -- Building Your Dream Team: Coalition Collaboration.
- Wednesday evening following the day's workshops,
the conference will be hosting a networking reception for all
conference attendees. This evening event will give you a chance
to talk with colleagues and share what you have been learning
in a relaxed social environment.
- During the day on Wednesday, August 10, and
the morning of Thursday, August 11, you will have the opportunity
to attend one of several sessions in the Cyber Learning Center
previewing the "Success in Stages" and "Parenting
Wisely" interactive CD-ROM curriculums. Sign-up information
will be available at the conference registration desk.
Many other excellent workshops are being offered
throughout the conference. In addition, the Training Institute,
which begins on Monday, August 8, features five extended workshops
including: Community Trials to Reduce High-Risk Drinking; Advanced
Coalition Building; Nurturing Father's Program Facilitator Training;
Strengthening Families Program for Parents and Youth 10-14; and
Sticks n' Stones Bullying Prevention Facilitator Training.
Find out more about the conference and all of
the workshops online. The full conference brochure is available
to view or print. You can also register online if you are paying
by credit card or using a Purchase Order. Details can be found on
the Web at: http://wch.uhs.wisc.edu/04-News/04-StateConf.html,
and you can check online any time for updates! Contact Sarah Apple
at 800-248-9244 with any questions.
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**RESOURCES/MATERIALS**
Title
V Community Prevention Grants Program 2003 Report
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention (OJJDP) has available "Title V Community Prevention
Grants Program 2003 Report to Congress." Enacted in 1992, the
Title V Program supports state and local efforts to reduce risk
factors and enhance protective factors associated with juvenile
delinquency. To date, more than 1,500 communities have received
funding under Title V. This 30-page report reviews the program's
history; highlights local, state, and federal activities; describes
how states and communities responded to the suspension of formula-based
allocations to states in fiscal year 2003; and outlines OJJDP's
plans for enhancing the positive impact of Title V funds. The report
(NCJ 207694) is available online at www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org/publications/PubAbstract.asp?pubi=12166
.
A limited number of print copies are available from the Juvenile
Justice Clearinghouse at http://puborder.ncjrs.org/
or 800-851-3420.
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Summer
Toolkit
Connect
for Kids (CFK) is a non-profit organization providing information
and tools for adults in an effort to improve the lives of children
in our communities. This summer, CFK offers the Summer
Toolkit, a simple new database of fun, interesting, and
healthy ideas to keep children occupied and happy during their vacation.
The Toolkit offers many ideas on how to ease boredom and provide
children with productive activities over the hot summer months.
Featured on the site are links to articles and research on children
who feel they have little to do, and steps adults can take to motivate
these young people; choosing the right summer camp for a child;
what books are new and approved; and water safety tips. CFK understands
the importance of parental involvement in a child's summer activities
and encourages adults to become aware and active before, during,
and after work. Qualified writers explore the benefits of adult
involvement and explain why it is so important.
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Mother's
Serious Mental Illness and Substance Use Among Youth
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
has available "The NSDUH Report: Mother's Serious Mental Illness
and Substance Use Among Youths." Drawing on data gathered by
SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use and Health, this report examines
the occurrence of serious mental illness and substance use among
mothers and their children in 2002 and 2003. According to the report,
youth living with a mother who had a serious mental illness had
an increased risk of past-month alcohol or illicit drug use compared
with youth living with a mother who did not have a serious mental
illness. The report is available at http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k5/motherSMI/motherSMI.cfm
.
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Early
Childhood Education for All
Early
Childhood Education For All: A Wise Investment is a report
of the conference convened by Legal Momentum's Family Initiative
and MIT Workplace Center last December. The conference brought together
80 scholars, government officials, and activities to present new
studies on the economic impact of childcare and early education
and to identify innovative financing solutions for quality early
education programs. The report has three major findings: (1) children
who receive quality early care and education do better in school,
both academically and socially, and have better educational and
employment outcomes throughout their lives. Every dollar invested
in universally available quality early care and education saves
taxpayers as much as $13 in public education, criminal justice,
and welfare costs over the next few decades, as well as increased
tax collections in the long term. (2) Investments in quality early
care and education contribute to a vibrant economic climate in states
and communities because these programs provide significant numbers
of jobs, generate revenues, and purchase goods and services. In
fact, the early care and education industry is often larger than
other industries currently supported by economic development funding.
(3) Investments in quality early care and education programs have
a high return for business because they enable parents to be productive
workers with lower levels of turnover and absenteeism. To download
this report, visit www.familyinitiative.org/FamilyInitiativeReport.pdf
.
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Sustainability
Planning and Resource Development for Youth Mentoring Programs
The need for practical advice on how to go about finding and writing
grants and understanding fundraising was reinforced by a recent
survey of grantees funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention's (OJJDP) Juvenile Mentoring Program (JUMP)
at the end of their 3-year federal funding. The sustainability and
longevity of their funded projects was important to OJJDP, who asked
the National Mentoring Center to develop this workbook as a tool
for resource development planning. This 178-page guide features
a comprehensive look at how youth mentoring programs can create
their own custom resource development plans. Subjects covered include
planning strategies, corporate giving, foundations, government grants,
individual giving, local events, the ethics of fundraising, and
board involvement. To view or download a copy of the workbook, visit
www.nwrel.org/mentoring/pdf/sustainability.pdf
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**HEADS UP!**
Teens:
Speak Out! Let Your Voice Be Heard
What would you like President George W. Bush to understand about
your life, or the lives of people your age, when making decisions
or taking actions that affect you? That is the essay question for
Connect for Kids' new contest for 14- to 18-year-olds. Four winning
essays, chosen by youth judges with the DC WritersCorps literacy
organization, will be featured on ConnectforKids.org
during the month of August, and each winner will receive a $100
cash prize. The deadline to submit essays is July 6, 2005 . Submission
materials and contest rules can be found at www.connectforkids.org/node/3142
.
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Request
for Workshop Proposals
CADCA is accepting workshop proposals for its National Leadership
Forum XVI, held February 14-16, 2006, at the Washington Convention
Center in Washington, D.C. The theme is Coalitions: From Passion
to Power, focusing on how to more effectively put prevention strategies
into action in the community. Proposals are due by July 6, 2005.
The Forum will be organized into the following learning tracks:
Building a Strong Foundation; Demonstrating Return on Your Investments;
Voices From the Field; Investing in our Future; No Man is an Island;
It's a Good Idea but How do I Fund it?; and Cutting Edge. CADCA
is also accepting proposals for the Poster Presentation area within
the exhibit hall. Click
here to download a workshop proposal form in PDF format,
including further explanation of the learning tracks. For questions
about the proposals, contact Brandi Felser, CADCA's Vice President
of Meetings and Special Events, at bfelser@cadca.org.
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**FUNDING ALERTS**
Peter
F. Drucker Award for Nonprofit Innovation
Applications are being accepted for the Peter F. Drucker Award for
Nonprofit Innovation, honoring an existing nonprofit program that
"creates a new dimension of performance," in its target
area and has had significant impact on the people it serves. The
first-place winner will receive an unrestricted cash prize of $20,000,
with runner-up organizations receiving awards of $2,500 apiece.
Winners will be chosen based on innovation, impact of the program,
and its ability to serve as a model that can be reproduced by other
organizations. The deadline to submit applications is August 12.
Awards will be distributed by the The Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi
Ito Graduate School of Management at Claremont Graduate University
in Claremont, California. For more information on the award and
application, and a complete list of previous winners, read the full
announcement.
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Robinson
Mini-Grant Program
Constitutional Rights Foundation's (CRF) Robinson Mini-Grant Program
honors the late Maurice R. ("Robbie") Robinson, founder
of Scholastic, Inc., champion of innovative education, and longtime
supporter of effective citizenship education. Each year CRF awards
mini-grants of up to $500 for K-12 service-learning projects designed
to address serious community issues. Each of these superb projects
addresses a larger social need, including poverty, hunger, environment,
mentoring children and youth, crime and safety issues, and aging.
With these grants, students will develop problem-solving skills
they can use later in life, and learn citizenship skills by practicing
them. The skills the students gain from doing these projects will
not only help their community but also help them in their life as
a citizen of a democratic society.
The 2005-2006 Robinson Mini-Grant application (MS Word Document)
is due October 14, 2005. Also see www.crf-usa.org/network/crf_robin.html
for more information.
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Do
Something Brick Awards
The Do
Something organization is offering its annual Brick Awards
for youth who have created "sustainable, positive change"
for their community in the areas of health, community building,
and the environment. The award is divided into two categories: three
winners in the 18-year-old and under group will receive a $5,000
grant to be awarded to a nonprofit of choice, and an additional
$5,000 college scholarship. The 19- to 25-year-old winners will
receive $10,000 to be directed to their chosen nonprofit organization.
All award recipients will attend the Brick Awards Gala in New York
City to celebrate their accomplishments. The deadline for application
is November 1. Applicants must apply on the web at Do
Something's website.
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Drug
Abuse Prevention and Intervention Research Grants
The National
Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has issued a call for research
into the effects of drug abuse prevention and intervention. Novel
approaches to drug abuse prevention and intervention, the effectiveness
of active and recently retired initiatives, and a study of processes
and methodology, are requested as part of this research program.
Nonprofit, for-profit, public and private institutions and organizations,
as well as any individual capable to meeting the terms and conditions
of the grant, are eligible to apply. Grant amounts vary based on
the specific program and availability of funds. Applications are
reviewed on a rolling timetable. To learn more about this grant
and the applications process, read the full announcement online.
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**TRAININGS/WORKSHOPS/CONFERENCES**
Preventing
Child Sexual Abuse Mini-Conference
This one-day training, offered on July 12, 2005, at Hotel Mead in
Wisconsin Rapids, is especially useful for family support professionals
and childcare educators. Sponsored by the Children's Trust Fund,
the mini-conference features keynote speaker Anna C. Salter, Ph.D.,
who will discuss topics related to her most recent book, Predators,
Pedophiles, Rapists, and Other Sex Offenders: Who They Are, How
They Operate, and How We Can Protect Ourselves and Our Children.
In addition, the second plenary session will feature Special Agent
Eric Szatkowski discussing how sexual predators use the Internet
to seduce or exploit children. Find out more about this workshop
online at http://wctf.state.wi.us.
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Enforcing
Underage Drinking Laws Program Conference
On
August 18-20, 2005, in Tucson, AZ, the Office of Juvenile Justice
and Delinquency Prevention will sponsor its annual leadership conference
for the Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws Program. The theme of this
year's conference is "Law Enforcement and Communities: Sustaining
Progress, Blazing New Trails." The conference will highlight
successful efforts to prevent underage drinking, while providing
guidance on developing a strategic plan and establishing links between
law enforcement and community. The deadline for early registration
is July 15, 2005. To access further information and register online,
visit www.dgimeetings.com/nlc/index.htm. Questions may be addressed
to nlcinfo@dixongroup.com or 202-281-2800. For additional information
about the Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws Program, visit the Underage
Drinking Enforcement Training Center Web site at www.udetc.org .
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SAVE
THE DATES
Mark
your calendars for the following conferences coming up this fall.
Watch for more information online on our Training
& Events Calendars.
** September 9-10, 2005 – Wisconsin Hmong
Annual Conference – "Hmong of the Next 30 Years,"
sponsored by the Wisconsin United Coalition of Mutual Assistance
Associations (WUCMAA) – at the Park Plaza Hotel, Oshkosh. For
more information, contact WUCMAA at 608-242-9229 or visit www.wucmaa.org
.
** October 31-November 1, 2005 – 1st Annual
Mental Health & Substance Abuse Training Conference – "Breaking
New Ground" – Sponsored by the Bureau of Mental Health
& Substance Abuse Services, Division of Disability & Elder
Services, WI Department of Health & Family Services – at
the Ramada Inn, Eau Claire.
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