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| Oct. 13, 2009 CDC has $373 million for "Communities Putting Prevention to Work" $8 billion for Early Learning Challenge Fund Pride Surveys 2009 National Summary is now available Pride
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Spouses of governors offer advice The Leadership To Keep Children Alcohol Free Foundation has partnered with the U.S. Department of Labor's Working Partners program and Working Partners® of Columbus The Leadership is a coalition of current and former governors' spouses, federal agencies, and public and private organizations. Its purpose is to prevent the use of alcohol by children ages 9 to 15. Oregon to conduct Student Wellness Survey The State of Oregon will conduct a survey of 6th, 8th and 11th grade students in each public school district in each county. Using a reliable and valid, anonymous, survey instrument the survey will produce a profile of the students’ demographics, incidence and prevalence of alcohol, tobacco and other drug use, gambling behaviors, mental health, antisocial behavior and risk and protective factors. The survey will be administered during the January-May period of even numbered calendar years. The survey is sponsored by the Oregon Department of Human Services, Office of Addictions and Mental Health. International Survey Associates/Pride Surveys was selected as the contractor for the survey. To tell or not to tell? Hazelden says “yes” Hazelden thinks it has a new answer to an old question: Should parents be completely honest with their children about their own drug use? The Minnesota-based treatment program released a survey last week which purports that parent’s honesty about past drug use promotes responsibility in teens. New SAMHSA administrator is named DJ’s death is ruled “accidental” The New York Times reported Sept. 30 that disc jockey Adam Goldstein’s death was ruled an accidental overdose by the New York medical examiner’s office. Goldstein, better known as DJ AM, was found dead in his Manhattan apartment on Aug. 28. Police said they found him face down on a bed with a crack pipe and prescription drugs nearby. The medical examiner’s toxicology report said that Goldstein had ingested OxyContin, Hydrocodone or Vicodin, Xanax, Ativan, Klonopin, Benadryl and Levamisole, according to the Associated Press. Goldstein recently taped a reality series for MTV, “Gone Too Far,” in which he helped set up interventions for drug abusers. The first episode of the program aired Oct. 12. |
, Ohio to develop a toolkit for employees on preventing childhood drinking.
A webinar regarding the toolkit will be held Tuesday, Oct. 20, from 2-4 p.m. EDT. The webinar will feature Ohio First Lady Frances Strickland, right, an educational psychologist.