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Volume 3,
Issue 13
September 28, 2005
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RESEARCH UPDATES
More students report that
drugs are available in their schools
Kids who eat dinner with their
families less likely to use drugs
More than one half
of youth at moderate or high risk for substance abuse
2004 National Survey on Drug
Use and Health
RESOURCES/MATERIALS
How Do We Know We Are Making
a Difference?
Community Capacity Development
Office re-designed website
HEADS UP!
National Red Ribbon Week
FUNDING ALERTS
Project TEEN Mini Grants
Youth Service America
Knowledge Dissemination Conference
grants
Prevention/treatment of substance
abuse and mental disorders grant program
GoGirlGo! Grant and Educational
Program
TRAINING/WORKSHOPS/CONFERENCES
Representing America's Youth
Producing & Measuring
Quality Health Care for At-Risk Kids
Healthy Communities/Healthy
Youth
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**RESEARCH UPDATES**
More
students report that drugs are available in their schools
A survey by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse
(CASA) found that 28 percent of middle-school students say drugs
are available in their schools, up 47 percent since 2002. Among
high-school students surveyed, 62 percent said drugs were used,
kept, or sold in their schools, also up 47 percent. Students who
reported drugs being available in their schools were three times
more likely to try marijuana and twice as likely to drink alcohol
as those who said drugs were not available. Those who viewed drug
use as morally wrong or believed their parents would be upset about
them using drugs were less likely to experiment. For more information
on this study, go to http://66.135.34.236/absolutenm/templates/PressReleases.asp?articleid=401&zoneid=56.
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Kids
who eat dinner with their family less likely to use drugs
Kids who eat dinner with their families are less likely to use alcohol,
tobacco, or other drugs, according to a report from the National
Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA). CASA, which released
a report with similar findings in 1998, said in "The Importance
of Family Dinners II" study that more kids reported eating
dinner with their family at least five times weekly. Those who did
not were three times more likely to try marijuana, more than twice
as likely to smoke, and one-and-a-half times more likely to drink
alcohol. Frequent family diners also did better in school, the study
said. The study was sponsored by TV Land and Nick at Nite's Family
Table. To read the press release, full report, and "Ten Benefits
of Frequent Family Diners," go to http://66.135.34.236/absolutenm/templates/PressReleases.asp?articleid=404&zoneid=56.
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More
than one half of youth at moderate or high risk for substance abuse
More than one half of U.S. youth are at moderate or high risk for
substance abuse, according to a recent household telephone survey
of 1,000 youth ages 12 to 17. Eight indicators of alcohol, tobacco,
and illicit drug use, access, and exposure were used to calculate
a substance abuse risk score. Eighteen percent of youth were found
to be at high risk for substance abuse, 38% at moderate risk, and
44% at low risk. The study found substance abuse risk increased
with age, and those who frequently watched R-rated movies and reported
that half or more of their friends were sexually active had higher
risk scores. Conversely, youth who attended religious services,
received A's and B's, had dinner with their family frequently, and
confided in their parents had lower risk scores. [Adapted by Center
for Substance Abuse Research from the National Center on Addiction
and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, National Survey of American
Attitudes on Substance Abuse X: Teens and Parents, August 2005.
Available at www.casacolumbia.org/Absolutenm/articlefiles/Teen_Survey_Report_2005.pdf.]
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2004
National Survey on Drug Use and Health
The findings from the 2004 National Survey on Drug Use and Health,
released by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration,
showed a nine percent decline in illicit drug use among youth aged
12 to 17. Highlights of the survey included a drop in current marijuana
use among teenage boys, and an increase in the lifetime prevalence
of non-medical use of narcotic pain relievers among young adults.
In addition, the rate of underage drinking continued to be significant,
with about 28 percent of people aged 12 to 20 reportedly drinking
alcohol in the month prior to the survey. Overall, 19.1 million
Americans, or 7.9 percent of the population aged 12 and older, were
current illicit drug users, meaning they used an illicit drug in
the past month. This rate was similar to the rates seen in 2002
and 2003, around 8 percent of the population ages 12 and up. The
survey also highlighted the effectiveness of parental involvement
in preventing drug use among youth. In 2004, 60.3 percent of youth
aged 12 to 17 reported talking about the dangers of drug use in
the past year to their parents. Those who did so had lower rates
of current alcohol and cigarette use, and past year and lifetime
use of alcohol, cigarettes, and illicit drug use. In-depth findings
from the survey are available at www.oas.samhsa.gov/nsduh.htm#NSDUHinfo
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**RESOURCES/MATERIALS**
How
Do We Know We Are Making a Difference?
Join Together has released the 2005 edition
of How Do We Know We Are Making a Difference? A Community Alcohol,
Tobacco, and Drug Indicators Handbook. Since the handbook was
first released in 1997, thousands of community leaders have developed
indicator reporting programs to identify their most important local
substance use problems, boost fundraising efforts, focus community
prevention and treatment strategies, and measure the impact of new
policies and programs. The 2005 Edition points readers to the latest
data sources for an expanded and updated menu of indicators, and
demonstrates how to translate this information into a powerful local
story. The new companion website, www.IndicatorsHandbook.org,
includes links to the most up-to-date resources, new stories about
how communities are using indicator reporting programs, and a learning
community. To order, visit the above website. For more information,
contact Sarah Guckenburg or Susan Aromaa at 617-437-1500 or info@jointogether.org.
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Community
Capacity Development Office re-designed website
The Department of Justice Community Capacity Development Office
(CCDO) has unveiled a new website offering a number of helpful tools
and resources for weed and seed coalitions, including tips on how
to apply for funding and tools to help community organizations write
grants and develop proposals. The CCDO's Operation Weed & Seed
is comprised of local Weed & Seed sites throughout the country
that are aimed at deterring crime, promoting economic growth, and
improving the quality of life for the community. Weed and Seed sites
are funded to bring together various public and private organizations
and residents to develop and carry out locally designed strategic
plans that result in measurable reductions in crime and drug problems
in their "target" neighborhoods. The website also allows
users to read In-Sites Magazine, their flagship publication; provides
key manuals and forms for Weed & Seed sites; and provides information
on conferences and important CCDO programs. The CCDO's website is
available at www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ccdo/welcome_flash.html
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**HEADS UP!**
National
Red Ribbon Week
From October 23-31, 2005, the drug prevention community will celebrate
National Red Ribbon Week. This national campaign is an opportunity
to highlight the services your organization brings to the community
and to promote a positive anti-drug message. This year also marks
the 20th anniversary of the campaign. The DEA and the National Family
Partnership recommend a number of activities to make Red Ribbon
Week a part of your community, such as hosting Red Ribbon speakers
and events, and planting red tulip flower bulbs with youth and families.
They also suggest distributing Red Ribbon handouts in the community,
supporting local school Red Ribbon activities, and including Red
Ribbon information in group publications. Schools and educators
in your community can also participate by hosting a "wear red"
day or week, holding a poster or essay writing contest, and asking
students and others to sign an anti-drug pledge. Visit www.nfp.org
for more information.
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**FUNDING ALERTS**
Project
TEEN Mini Grants
The Wisconsin Council on Developmental Disabilities (WCDD) has available
Project TEEN (Teen Energy and Empowerment Network) mini grants for
the 2005-2006 school year. These grants are for youth to make their
schools a more welcoming and inclusive environment. Grants from
$250 to $500 will be available to student leaders starting in November
2005 for projects in the 2005-2006 school year. The application
deadline is October 14, 2005. The application and more information
can be found at www.wcdd.org/grants_contracts/teen_grants.cfm.
Contact Kathryn Mazack at WCDD at 608-266-5395, or mazackl@dhfs.state.wi.us
with further questions.
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Youth
Service America
One hundred grants, funded by the State Farm Companies Foundation,
are available from Youth Service America for teachers, youth (ages
5-25), and school-based service-learning coordinators to implement
service-learning projects for National & Global Youth Service
Day April 21-23, 2006. State Farm Good Neighbor Service-Learning
Grants enable youth and educators to bring the positive benefits
of service learning to more young people across America. The maximum
award is $1,000. The deadline for application is October 17, 2005.
For more information, see www.ysa.org/awards/award_grant.cfm
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Knowledge
Dissemination Conference Grants
The Center for Mental Health Services, Center for Substance Abuse
Prevention, and Center for Substance Abuse Treatment are accepting
applications for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration's (SAMHSA) Knowledge Dissemination Conference grants,
aimed at improving practices within the prevention and treatment
fields. Up to $50,000 will be awarded under the grant to fund direct
costs for a conference, which should bring together service leaders
to disseminate best practices and improve real-world practices in
the field. Two to three awards will be made by each of the above
centers during the course of the year. Under this RFA, only domestic
public and private nonprofit organizations may apply; organizations
may apply once and to only one of SAMHSA's three centers. The deadline
for application is October 31, 2005. For more information, read
the full
announcement.
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Prevention/treatment
of substance abuse and mental disorders grant program
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) announced plans to commit
$1.9 million in FY 2006 to fund 8-12 new grants to community organizations
that provide services to prevent or treat substance abuse disorders
or co-occurring substance abuse and mental disorders. NIDA's "Enhancing
Practice Improvement in Community-Based Care for Prevention and
Treatment of Drug Abuse or Co-Occurring Drug Abuse and Mental Disorders"
grant program is intended to enhance the capacity of community-based
providers of drug abuse prevention/treatment services, including
services for individuals with co-occurring mental disorders, to
conduct practice improvement research. Such research may entail
the examination of therapeutic and/or business practices currently
in use but lacking scientific evidence of effectiveness, or it may
entail examination of the adoption, implementation, and sustained
use of science-based therapeutic and/or business innovations. The
grants (RFA #06-001) will be offered with support from the National
Institute of Mental Health and SAMHSA, and will use the National
Institutes of Health research project grant (R01) award mechanism.
Awards will be for up to three years with direct costs not to exceed
$150,000 per year. Details are available at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DA-06-001.html.
Letters of intent are requested by November 18, 2005, and applications
are due by December 19, 2005. The earliest anticipated start date
for grants is December 2006.
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GoGirlGo!
Grant and Educational Program
The Women's Sports Foundation will award $200,000 for its GoGirlGo!
Grant and Educational Program, aimed at improving the health and
wellness of adolescent and early teenage girls. Girls in the 3rd
to 8th grades are the target of this program, which seeks to combine
athletic instruction with educational information to reduce risk
behaviors, especially among under-served and poor populations. Sports
and physical-activity programs seeking to add or expand under these
guidelines are welcome to apply. The deadline for application is
November 30, 2005. Eligibility is restricted to 501(c)(3) nonprofits
that are able to deliver the required programming to girls for a
minimum of eight weeks, with preference given to organizations working
throughout the year. For more information, go to www.womenssportsfoundation.org/cgi-bin/iowa/funding/featured.html?record=30.
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**TRAININGS/WORKSHOPS/CONFERENCES**
Representing
America's Youth
On October 16-19, 2005, in Richmond, VA, the National Partnership
for Juvenile Services will sponsor the Joint Conference on Juvenile
Services, "Representing America's Youth: Building Partnerships
To Prioritize Goals and Maximize Resources." Conference workshops
will address such topics as conflict resolution, dysfunctional families,
managing youth with mental illnesses, performance-based standards
for youth detention, reconnecting youth to the community, suicide
prevention, and youth employment. For more information, including
a registration form, visit www.npjs.org/documents/joint.pdf.
Obtain hardcopies of the conference brochure by e-mailing npjs@eku.edu
or calling 859-622-6259.
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Producing
& Measuring Quality Health Care for At-Risk Kids
The
Wisconsin Council on Children and Families and the UW Population
Health Institute are hosting a Children's Public Policy Forum to
examine Wisconsin and national healthcare delivery systems serving
low-income families, and focus on improving outcomes for children
and families while also controlling costs. "Producing &
Measuring Quality Health Care for At-Risk Kids" will be held
on Friday, October 28, 2005, from 8:00am to Noon at UW-Madison Health
Sciences Learning Center. Speakers will highlight aspects of system
design, outcome measurement, and results of changes they have effectively
implemented. State-level healthcare experts will respond to the
information presented from a variety of viewpoints, including health
care finance, physician practice, health system reform, and healthcare
advocacy. Attendees can expect to learn more about healthcare results
from systems focused on quality measurement and improvement; medical
practice and system differences in models that focus on quality
improvement; benefits of and challenges to investing in quality
improvements; fiscal implications of investing in quality care;
and applicability to Wisconsin and Medicaid. For additional information
about the keynote speakers, go to http://wccf.org/CPF/index.htm.
There is no fee for the institute, but space is limited; register
at http://wccf.org/CPF/CPForum_2005_reg.htm.
Contact Julie Laundrie at jlaundrie@wccf.org
or 608-284-0580 ex. 303 for more information.
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Healthy
Communities/Healthy Youth
On
November 3-5, 2005, in Dallas, TX, the Search Institute will hold
its annual Healthy Communities/Healthy Youth Conference. This year's
theme is "Creating Intergenerational Community." Featuring
more than 80 learning sessions and 200 speakers, the conference
will showcase how youth and adults can connect across generations
to create healthy communities. The common goal of attendees is to
work together to create healthy communities for children and youth
through asset building. Strategies will be featured that highlight
how initiatives work across sectors, forge new collaborations, engage
youth in leadership opportunities, and bring elders and young people
together. Sessions of particular interest to youth-serving professionals
include those focusing on restorative justice, substance abuse,
and youth involvement. To access further information and register
online, visit www.search-institute.org/hchy.
Call Search Institute at 612-692-5555 with further questions or
for a conference brochure.
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