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Volume 3,
Issue 14
October 10, 2005
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RESEARCH UPDATES
Stimulant Abuse: Cocaine
and Methamphetamine
RESOURCES/MATERIALS
National Suicide Prevention
Lifeline
"Don't Let Halloween Turn
Into a Nightmare" Campaign
Wisconsin Inhalant Prevention
Coalition
FUNDING ALERTS
Child Abuse Prevention Fund
Public Health Conference Support
Program
The Lawrence Foundation
New Voices Program
McKenzie Foundation
TRAINING/WORKSHOPS/CONFERENCES
First Annual Mental Health
& Substance Abuse Services Training Conference
National Survivors of Suicide
Day
Building on Success
American Public Health Association
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**RESEARCH UPDATES**
Stimulant Abuse: Cocaine
and Methamphetamine
The Community Epidemiology Work Group (CEWG) is a network of epidemiologists
and researchers from 21 U.S. areas that meets twice a year to discuss
current and emerging substance abuse problems. The 57th meeting,
held in California this past January, focused on stimulant abuse,
particularly of methamphetamine and cocaine. Highlights from the
recently released advance report of the meeting proceedings include:
cocaine continues to be the most widely abused illicit stimulant
in CEWG areas; the extent of methamphetamine abuse varies greatly
across CEWG areas; and while methamphetamine continues to be more
prevalent in rural areas, there are clear indications of the availability
and abuse of methamphetamine in some suburban and urban areas as
well. For details, including data charts, source information, and
caveats, go to www.cesar.umd.edu/cesar/cesarfax/vol14/14-38.pdf.
[From The Center on Substance Abuse Research (CESAR) at the University
of Maryland.] You may also view the full report from the CEWG at
www.drugabuse.gov/PDF/CEWG/AdvReport_Vol1_105.pdf.
[Note: this is an extremely large PDF file – 5.11MB
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**RESOURCES/MATERIALS**
National
Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Data from the Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) 2004 National Survey on
Drug Use and Health indicate about 14 percent of young people ages
12-17 have had an episode of major depression at least once, and
more than seven percent have thought about suicide during such an
episode. In response to these findings, and in the aftermath of
Hurricane Katrina, SAMHSA administrator Charles Curie has announced
a new effort to promote the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
(1-800-273-TALK) and its website www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org.
Launched last December, the Lifeline links to a network of local
crisis centers that are committed to suicide prevention and are
located in communities across the country. Callers to the hotline
will receive suicide prevention counseling from trained staff at
the closest certified crisis center in the network. For more information,
go to www.samhsa.gov/news/newsreleases/050909_suicideprevention.htm.
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"Don't
Let Halloween Turn Into a Nightmare" Campaign
A new online promotional planner developed by the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) can help design a targeted
outreach campaign to prevent impaired driving on Halloween. The
kit is part of NHTSA´s "Don't Let Halloween Turn Into
a Nightmare" campaign, and features a news release template,
fact sheets, posters, and a sample letter to the editor that can
be tailored for your local newspaper. While Halloween is usually
associated with trick-or-treating and family fun, it can be one
of the most dangerous times of year due to impaired driving. Figures
from NHTSA indicate 53 percent of all highway fatalities across
the nation over Halloween weekend in 2003 were alcohol-related.
Launching an impaired driving campaign can help increase awareness
about the dangers of drunk driving and remind the community about
the importance of designating a driver for Halloween festivities.
The Halloween Planner allows community leaders to craft their outreach
and promotional strategies based on the focus of their campaign,
whether it's increased enforcement on roadways or services for the
community on Halloween night, such as "sober rides" programs.
www.stopimpaireddriving.org/planners/HallowMiniPlanner05Web/pages/NewsRelease.htm
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Wisconsin
Inhalant Prevention Coalition
After witnessing first-hand the tragedy that can result from inhalants,
Laurie Culp, a mother based in Door County, WI, decided to form
a statewide coalition to educate parents, youth, teachers, law enforcement
officials, and policymakers about the potentially-fatal effects
of inhalants. Now in its third year, the Wisconsin Inhalant Prevention
Coalition is sending a strong message to the community: "huffing,
sniffing, bagging, whatever kids call it, can kill." Culp launched
the coalition after her son died in 2001 from inhaling butane from
a refill canister. It quickly became her life's mission to prevent
other young people from the same fate. Using funds from a memorial
that had been started in her son's name, Culp brought together concerned
parents, counselors, teachers, poison control centers, and other
community leaders to form the Wisconsin Inhalant Prevention Coalition.
The coalition partners with local schools, women's groups, and PTA
groups to give educational presentations about the dangers of inhalants,
distribute materials to parents, and reach out to school counselors,
youth mentors, teachers, and students. They also advocate for new
laws to prevent young people from misusing household products. For
more information on the coalition, visit www.wisinhalantprevention.com.
To learn more about prevention strategies to address inhalants or
to receive an inhalant prevention kit, visit the National Inhalant
Prevention Coalition at www.inhalants.org/.
[Adapted from the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America; for
full article, see http://cadca.org/CoalitionsOnline/article.asp?id=898.
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**FUNDING ALERTS**
Child
Abuse Prevention Fund
The Child Abuse
Prevention Fund is a special initiative of Children's Hospital and
Health System and awards grants to agencies throughout Wisconsin
that offer primary prevention programs and are committed to increasing
the number of children who are raised in healthy, secure, and nurturing
environments. Primary prevention is defined as "creating conditions
and personal attributes that promote the well-being of children
and families before child abuse is suspected." All funding
applications are reviewed by a volunteer Grants Review Committee,
which recommends for funding those programs with the greatest potential
to make an impact on reducing incidents of child abuse. Letters
of intent are due by November 2, 2005. Those that meet funding criteria
will be contacted by November 10 and asked to submit a proposal
by December 9, 2005. Funds will be awarded in early April 2006.
For more information, visit www.chw.org/display/PPF/DocID/8185/router.asp.
To ask questions or discuss your program ideas prior to submitting
a letter of intent, contact the Fund at 414-266-6300 or capfund@chw.org.
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Public
Health Conference Support Program
CDC/ATSDR have available appropriated fiscal year
(FY) 2006 funds for the CDC/ATSDR Public Health Conference Support
Program. This program addresses the "Healthy People 2010"
focus areas of Access to Quality Health Services; Arthritis; Osteoporosis;
Chronic Back Conditions; Cancer, Diabetes; Disability and Secondary
Conditions; Educational and Community-Based Programs; Environmental
Health; Family Planning; Food Safety; Health Communication; Heart
Disease and Stroke; Immunization and Infectious Diseases; Injury
and Violence Prevention; Maternal, Infant and Child Health; Medical
Product Safety; Mental Health and Mental Disorders; Nutrition and
Overweight; Oral Health; Physical Activity and Fitness; Public Health
Infrastructure; Respiratory Diseases; Sexually Transmitted Diseases;
Substance Abuse; Tobacco Use; and Vision and Hearing. The purpose
of conference support funding is to provide partial support for
specific non-Federal conferences in the areas of health promotion
and disease prevention information and education programs, and applied
research. Applicants can submit a proposal for a conference that
is not part of a series for a one-year project period, or for a
four-year project period when a series of annual conferences are
proposed by a sponsoring organization. The letter of intent deadlines
are November 10, 2005 (Cycle A), and February 3, 2006 (Cycle B).
The application deadline is December 9, 2005 (Cycle A), and March
6, 2006 (Cycle B). For more information, see www.fedgrants.gov/Applicants/HHS/CDC/PGO/CDC-PA-05031-A/Grant.html
. [If your conference date falls between May 1, 2006 and April 30,
2007, you should apply under Cycle A for the year one budget period.
If your conference date falls between August 1, 2006 and September
30, 2007, you should apply under Cycle B for the year one budget
period.]
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The
Lawrence Foundation
The Lawrence Foundation is a private charitable
foundation focused on making contributions and grants to support
educational, environmental, health, and other causes. Nonprofit
organizations that qualify for public charity status under section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or other similar organizations
are eligible for contributions or grants from the foundation. Grants
are awarded two times per year; letters of inquiry are due February
1 and August 1. For more information, go to www.thelawrencefoundation.org/grant/guidelines.html.
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New
Voices Program
The New Voices
Program seeks to seed innovative community news ventures in the
United States. Administered by J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive
Journalism at the University of Maryland, the program invites organizations
to apply for funding to launch new community news ventures and cooperate
with J-Lab in spotlighting best practices and lessons learned. Funding
is available for start-up news initiatives only. On-going efforts
aren't eligible unless the organization is proposing a new venture.
Funding is available for print or electronic news initiatives, including
online, cable, broadcast, narrowcast, satellite, and mobile efforts.
Proposals must be submitted by February 8, 2006. Application materials
can be found at www.j-newvoices.org/index.php/site/story/2005rfp.
For more information contact: New Voices, c/o J-Lab: The Institute
for Interactive Journalism, 7100 Baltimore Avenue, Suite 101, College
Park, MD, 20740; 301-985-4020; 301-985-4021 (fax); or news@j-lab.org.
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McKenzie
Foundation
The McKenzie Foundation supports four initiatives in its grantmaking:
early childhood development, education that enriches learning for
all ages, the environment, and arts and culture. Of particular interest
are creative projects or programs that can serve as catalytic agents
in their fields and have an impact that will continue after the
specific project has been completed. New requests should be made
with a letter of inquiry. Grants range from $3,000 to $20,000. There
are no application deadlines. Guidelines and a proposal form are
available at www.mckenziefoundation.us/.
Contact information: McKenzie Foundation, Grants Administrator,
114 John Street, Greenwich, CT, 06831; 203-861-7525; 203-861-7526
(fax).
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**TRAININGS/WORKSHOPS/CONFERENCES**
The
First Annual Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services Training
Conference
The Bureau of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services, Division
of Disability & Elder Services, Wisconsin Department of Health
& Family Services, and co-sponsors GLATTC, WAAODA, Luther Mielfort-Mayo
Health Systems, and Rogers Memorial Hospital, are presenting "Breaking
New Ground" – the First Annual Mental Health & Substance
Abuse Services Training Conference on October 31-November 1, 2005,
at the Ramada Inn Convention Center in Eau Claire. Focus areas for
the conference include methamphetamine abuse treatment, integrated
services for children and families, psychopharmacology in substance
abuse, trauma treatment in substance abuse and mental health, developing
outcome measures, and comprehensive community services (CCS) development.
Find out more about the conference online at: www.uwsp.edu/conted,
click "Conferences" and then "Mental Health and Substance
Abuse Conference." You can register online or call for more
information – (800) 898-9472, press 3.
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National
Survivors of Suicide Day
Presented by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)
and hosted by the Mental Health Center of Dane County Survivors
of Suicide and H.O.P.E.S. of Wisconsin, join in the National Survivors
of Suicide Day satellite conference on Saturday, November 19, 2005.
Every year, the AFSP sponsors a nationwide event to give the national
community of survivors the opportunity to come together for support,
healing, information, and empowerment. This event in Dane County
will be provided through St. Mary's Hospital Medical Center, in
their Assembly Hall, beginning at 8:30am. Find out more or get the
registration form online at www.mhcdc.org/Nov%20teleconference.pdf.
Additional information is available at http://hopes-wi.org.
There is a small registration fee that will include lunch. If you
have questions, please call Vicki Westrich or Karen Stevenson at
608-280-2600 at Mental Health Center of Dane County Emergency Services.
Other conference sites in Wisconsin include: Green Bay (contact
Mary Doemel at tsk71771@sbcglobal.net)
and Rhinelander (contact Sue Mackowski at smack10@frontier.net).
If you are not able to attend one of the live conference sites,
you can also view the webcast online by registering at www.onlinevideoservice.com/afsp_05/.
The online webcast will be shown from noon to 1:30pm EST on November
19, 2005.
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American
Public Health Association
CADCA's Mid-Year Training Institute will feature some of the nation's
leading experts in American Public Health Association (APHA) 133rd
Annual Meeting & Exposition, "Evidence-Based Policy &
Practice," will be held on December 10-14, 2005, in Philadelphia,
PA (updated dates and location). The APHA Annual Meeting is the
premier platform to share successes and failures, discover exceptional
best practices, and learn from expert colleagues and the latest
research in the field. At APHA in Philadelphia, learn how to stay
on top of the trends in public health. Scientific sessions, networking
opportunities and events, and the largest public health exposition
equip you with the tools needed to succeed. Explore a world of ideas
and innovation with more than 13,000 peers and leaders in public
health. For more information, see www.apha.org/meetings/.
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Building
on Success
On January 9-13, 2006, in Washington, DC, the Federal Coordinating
Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and the Office
of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention will sponsor the
national conference "Building on Success: Providing Today's
Youth With Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow." The full-day
pre-conference training sessions on January 9 will focus on truancy
reduction, community-based planning, and disproportionate minority
contact. The workshops, which begin on January 10, will cover a
range of youth-related topics. The conference's plenary sessions
will address four themes identified by the White House Task Force
for Disadvantaged Youth: helping youth with the greatest need, strengthening
families, holding programs (and ourselves) accountable, and identifying
what works. As registration for the conference is limited, early
registration is recommended. The registration deadline is December
9, 2005, or whenever capacity is reached. To access further information
and register online, visit www.juvenilecouncil.gov/2006nationalconference.
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