From Jacinda.Goodwin at maine.gov Mon Aug 3 08:24:18 2009 From: Jacinda.Goodwin at maine.gov (Goodwin, Jacinda) Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2009 08:24:18 -0400 Subject: [Prevention] Prevention News Message-ID: <85EFB83FC912D542B4A480D9B1590DD306545130@SOM-TEAQASMAIL5.som.w2k.state.me.us> Dear Prevention Colleagues, Below is the substance abuse prevention funding and news. The source of this information is noted in each section. Please follow up with contact information found associated with each article or go to the sites listed below. If you wish to post information that you believe would be pertinent to your prevention colleagues please forward that information to me at Jacinda.Goodwin at maine.gov for review and possible posting. Search the Maine Prevention Calendar for upcoming trainings, conferences, and workshops (you can also submit statewide and regional events for posting): www.mainepreventioncalendar.org Substance Abuse Prevention Dollars and Cents: A Cost Benefits Analysis http://www.jointogether.org/news/funding/trends/2009/substance-abuse-pre vention.htm July 26, 2009 Funding Tips & Trends Looking to convince policymakers that they should fund your prevention program? The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has just released a new publication that can help you build a case for support. Substance Abuse Prevention Dollars and Cents: A Cost Benefits Analysis "is designed to help policymakers and other stakeholders use the results of cost-benefit analysis as an information tool for decision making and for selecting the substance abuse prevention programs that best apply available resources toward addressing their needs," according to SAMHSA. The report details the extent of substance abuse among youth, costs of substance abuse to the nation and to states, cost savings that could be gained if effective prevention policies, programs, and services were implemented nationwide, and programs and policies that are most cost beneficial. The costs of untreated addiction also is examined, along with the anticipated return on investment in prevention programs. The report is available free online (PDF, 64 KB). House Appropriations Committee Kills Drug-Free Schools State Grants http://www.jointogether.org/news/funding/trends/2009/house-appropriation s.html July 26, 2009 Funding Tips & Trends The state grants portion of the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act (SDFS) may not be quite dead, but the prevention grants program is definitely on death row after the full House Appropriations Committee voted to eliminate the $295-million program while adding some funding for SDFS national grants. The bill passed July 17 by the committee adds $54 million to the SDFS national grants program, according to a summary provided by the National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD), but zeroes out the state grants that are awarded on a formula basis to schools across the country. The bill now goes to the full House for consideration before being reconciled with the Senate's budget plan, which is still in committee but is scheduled for markup next week. The legislation also level-funds the federal Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant at $1.778 billion and adds $45 million to the budget of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, while cutting nearly $1 million from the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention budget, although the appropriation did exceed the Obama administration's request for CSAP by $1.75 million. NASADAD noted that the block grant funding was not tied to performance measures as proposed last year by the Bush administration, and will continue to be awarded on a formula basis to states. Also receiving budget increases were the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), each of which would receive more money in FY2010 than they did this year or would have under the president's budget proposal. Within the CSAT budget, the House committee voted to allocate $58.8 million for drug courts, up $35 million from FY2009 and matching the Obama administration request. Of this amount, $5 million would be earmarked for serving families affected by methamphetamine abuse through Family Dependency Treatment Drug Courts. The committee also increased funding for ex-offender reentry programs from $15 million last year to $23.2 million in FY2010. At CSAP, the House voted to eliminate the $1.774 million methamphetamine prevention grants program, which Obama would have retained. An equal amount of money was shifted to the broader Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant program. The House also authorized spending $1 million on a state-by-state report on underage drinking as called for by last year's STOP Act. NIDA and NIAAA received increases of $37 million and $11 million, respectively. Confidentiality Notice: This email message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy/delete all copies of the original message. From Cheryl.Cichowski at maine.gov Mon Aug 3 13:22:12 2009 From: Cheryl.Cichowski at maine.gov (Cichowski, Cheryl) Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2009 13:22:12 -0400 Subject: [Prevention] Save the Date: Substance Abuse and the Workplace Trainings Message-ID: Mark Your Calendars The Maine Office of Substance Abuse (OSA), Department of Health and Human Services, is sponsoring a series of regional trainings on Substance Abuse and the Workplace for Substance Abuse Prevention / Treatment Providers and Coalitions within your area. These workshops are to help build an infrastructure of trained prevention / treatment providers and coalitions, to assist local businesses with the development of a Drug Free Workplace Program (DFWP). Maine businesses may wish to implement a DFWP that is as basic as a DFWP policy and education of their employees and supervisors. However, by knowing the resources in their community to refer employees to for assistance, their policy and program will be more effective. Connecting employers with trained service providers will set their programs, employees, and their business up for success. * September 15, 2009 - Presque Isle Career Center - 8 AM to 4 PM * September 17, 2009 - Bangor Career Center - 8 AM to 4 PM * September 22, 2009 - Portland City Hall - 8 AM to 4 PM Trainers: Geoffrey Miller, M.Ed., Prevention Specialist, Office of Substance Abuse, DHHS, Augusta, ME Cheryl Cichowski, Prevention Specialist, Office of Substance Abuse, DHHS, Augusta, ME Training Outline: * The Effect of Substance Abuse on the Workplace * National and Maine Data * SAW and Worksite Wellness * Overview of DFWP Components * Drafting a Customized Drug Free Workplace Program and Policy * How providers and coalitions may work together and with employers in providing services: * Direct Service * Indirect Service * Resources - Regional, Maine, and Nationally There is no registration fee, lunch is provided, and space is limited for this Substance Abuse and the Workplace Training. Detailed information about the SAW training and registration materials will be sent out the week of August 10th! For more information about the Maine Office of Substance Abuse, visit the OSA website at www.maineosa.org . For information about OSA's SAW Program visit http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/osa/prevention/workplace/index.htm, or contact Cheryl Cichowski, Prevention Specialist, cheryl.cichowski at maine.gov , 207-287-4391 Cheryl Cichowski Prevention Specialist 207 287-4391 Office of Substance Abuse 41 Anthony Ave. 11 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333-0011 207-287-2595 Maine Office 207 287-8910 Fax www.maineosa.org Directions to OSA'a new office, 41 Anthony Ave., are now up on our web site at: http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/osa/about/maps.htm Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy/delete all copies of the original message. From sdibella at mcd.org Mon Aug 24 08:43:13 2009 From: sdibella at mcd.org (Suzanne DiBella) Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 08:43:13 -0400 Subject: [Prevention] Change of date for September conference call: School Policy Updates Message-ID: Dear Colleagues, The conference call entitled, "School Policy Updates", which was scheduled for September 17th from 1-2 pm has been rescheduled for September 24th from 1-2 pm. This session will be co-facilitated by Maryann Harakall from the Maine Office of Substance Abuse and Erica Schmitz from MESAP. Registration information will be emailed out shortly. Thank you! Suzanne DiBella-Olson MESAP Research and Project Assistant Medical Care Development, Inc. 175 Lancaster Street, Suite 220A Portland, ME 04101 Phone: 207-773-7737 sdibella at mcd.org From Jacinda.Goodwin at maine.gov Thu Aug 27 07:48:35 2009 From: Jacinda.Goodwin at maine.gov (Goodwin, Jacinda) Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:48:35 -0400 Subject: [Prevention] Prevention News and Funding Message-ID: <85EFB83FC912D542B4A480D9B1590DD30654522C@SOM-TEAQASMAIL5.som.w2k.state.me.us> Dear Prevention Colleagues, Below is the substance abuse prevention funding and news. The source of this information is noted in each section. Please follow up with contact information found associated with each article or go to the sites listed below. If you wish to post information that you believe would be pertinent to your prevention colleagues please forward that information to me at jacinda.goodwin at maine.gov for review and possible posting. Search the Maine Prevention Calendar for upcoming trainings, conferences, and workshops (you can also submit statewide and regional events for posting): www.mainepreventioncalendar.org August 24, 2009 SAMHSA Launches Funding Website Funding Tips & Trends http://www.jointogether.org/news/funding/trends/2009/samhsa-launches-fun ding.html A new website launched last week by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) includes current information on addiction and mental-health funding for treatment, prevention, and interventions, as well as a archive of funding-related reports, news and other information. The site also includes a weekly roundup of federal addiction- and mental-health funding news, called the Weekly Financing News Pulse, which includes grant announcement, analysis, and details on Congressional budget hearings. August 27, 2009 Study Finds Teens Drug and Alcohol Use Influenced by Parents Behavior http://www.cadca.org/CoalitionsOnline/article.asp?id=2288 Compared to teens who have not seen their parents drunk, those who have are more than twice as likely to get drunk in a typical month, and three times likelier to use marijuana and smoke cigarettes, according to the National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse XIV: Teens and Parents , the 14th annual back-to-school survey conducted by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University. The CASA survey found that 51 percent of 17-year olds have seen one or both of their parents drunk and 34 percent of 12- to 17-year olds have seen one or both of their parents drunk. The study also found that teen drinking behavior is strongly associated with how teens believe their fathers feel about their drinking. Compared to teens who believe their father is against their drinking, teens who believe their father is okay with their drinking are two and a half times likelier to get drunk in a typical month. The survey found that 5 percent of 12- to 15-year old girls and 9 percent of 12- to 15-year old boys say their fathers are okay with their drinking. Some 13 percent of 16- and 17-year old girls and 20 percent of 16- and 17-year old boys say their fathers are okay with their drinking. "Some Moms' and Dads' behavior and attitudes make them parent enablers-parents who send their 12- to 17-year olds a message that it's okay to smoke, drink, get drunk and use illegal drugs like marijuana," said Joseph A. Califano, Jr., CASA's chairman and founder and former U.S. Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. "Teens' behavior is strongly associated with their parents' behavior and expectations, so parents who expect their children to drink and use drugs will have children who drink and use drugs." This year the CASA survey also took a close look at teen drinking and discovered that 65 percent of 12- to 17-year olds who drink monthly report that they get drunk at least once in a typical month. The survey found that one third of teen drinkers usually drink with the intention to get drunk. Also according to the study, compared to teens who have never tried alcohol, teens who get drunk monthly are: * 18 times likelier to have tried marijuana; * Four times likelier to be able to get marijuana in an hour; * Almost four times likelier to know someone their age who abuses prescription drugs; * More than three times likelier to have friends who use marijuana; and * More than twice as likely to know someone their age who uses meth, ecstasy, or other drugs such as cocaine, heroin or LSD. QEV Analytics conducted The National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse XIV: Teens and Parents from March 2 to April 5, 2009 (teens) and March 21 to April 10, 2009 (parents). The firm interviewed at home by telephone a national random sample of 1,000 12- to 17-year olds (509 boys, 491 girls) and 452 of their parents. Sampling error is +/- 3.1 percent for teens and +/- 4.6 percent for parents. For more information visit www.casacolumbia.org. August 27, 2009 Webinar Series on Community Mobilizing and Organizing: Motivating Your Community to Get Involved http://www.cadca.org/CoalitionsOnline/article.asp?id=2287 Is your coalition searching for a way to motivate the members of your community to get involved? If your coalition is looking to mobilize the community and make positive changes to problems and situations that are unique to your community, CADCA's National Coalition Institute can help. On September 10, 2009 at 3 p.m. Eastern, CADCA's Institute will host the second of a two-part Webinar series focusing on community mobilizing and organizing for coalitions. The series will help participants understand the process of coalition building within the community mobilizing and organizing framework. This session will focus on increasing coalitions' skills in conducting grassroots community mobilizing using the knock and talk technique. The goal of the session is to equip coalition members with the tools to organize residents in neighborhoods and hard to reach groups. All coalitions should master this process because it is applicable to any local problem a coalition is trying to solve and create a framework for meaningful involvement from all segments of the community. This topic benefits coalitions in the process of planning and implementation and also fits into the capacity building element of SAMSHA's Strategic Prevention Framework. Presenters for the series are George Vasquez and Michael Sparks, both experienced community organizers and CADCA trainers. The presenters again will share their life experiences and offer advice and expertise to participating coalition members. Jane Callahan, Director of CADCA's National Coalition Institute facilitates the series. "Why should you be involved or concerned with practicing community mobilizing and organizing in your community? As we work through this two-part series, coalitions will see that engaging in this work is going to fundamentally change the ways in which they engage in coalition building. First it is going to help coalitions understand in a different way what the problems are in their community. It will change how coalitions recruit their members, how they build involvement, and how they implement these strategies. These four key pieces are at the heart of why we do this work. Community mobilizing and organizing has relevance in all elements of coalition work," said Mr. Sparks. This first session of the series was held on May 21, 2009. Click here , to access the recording of this session along with the handouts. All coalition members and stakeholders are welcome to participate in the session on September 10, 2009 at 3 p.m. Eastern. Registration is open until 11:59 p.m. EST on September 6, 2009. To register for Community Organizing and Mobilizing for Coalitions Part Two, click here . For more information on the Institute's ongoing Webinars, go to the Institute's Web site . Confidentiality Notice: This email message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy/delete all copies of the original message. From mboyd at masap.org Mon Aug 31 12:51:37 2009 From: mboyd at masap.org (Melissa Boyd) Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:51:37 -0400 Subject: [Prevention] 2009 Annual Prevention Award Nominations Sought Message-ID: <001101ca2a5b$530c3560$f924a020$@org> The Maine Alliance to Prevent Substance Abuse (MAPSA) 2009 Annual Prevention Award. Dear Prevention Folks, We will be accepting nominations of a Maine citizen for the annual Prevention Award that will be presented at the MAPSA Conference on November 6th, 2009 in Bangor. Requirements are that the individual has: ? Demonstrated active support for Maine?s substance abuse and addictions initiatives in prevention, treatment and/or recovery support ? Demonstrated active advocacy for appropriate resource allocation for the continuum of substance abuse and addictions ? A comprehensive perspective on the impact of substance abuse and addictions in Maine and energy and a vision for resolution of the problem. Please send me the name(s) of the individual(s) you would like to nominate along with a brief statement no longer than 250 words that summarizes your candidate(s). Nominations will be accepted until September 25th. Submit nominations via e-mail to Melissa Boyd at mboyd at masap.org in the subject line state 2009 Prevention Award nomination. Each submission will be sent a confirmation e-mail that your nomination has been accepted. The award winner will be announced in October. Melissa A. Boyd, MPPM Coordinator Maine Alliance to Prevent Substance Abuse 295 Water Street Suite 200 Augusta, Maine 04330 (207) 621-8118 Cel (207) 458-2257 Fax (207) 621-8362 Save the Date: November 6th MAPSA Prevention Convention in Bangor Visit us on the web www.masap.org/site/prevention.asp ?We cannot solve our problems with the same kind of thinking that created them? Albert Einstein Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy/delete all copies of the original message. From Maryann.Harakall at maine.gov Mon Aug 31 14:48:29 2009 From: Maryann.Harakall at maine.gov (Harakall, Maryann) Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:48:29 -0400 Subject: [Prevention] FW: OJJDP Judicial Audio Conference 9/30/09 Message-ID: I apologize for any cross-posting. These trainings are usually very good, and FREE! Maryann ________________________________ From: * * UDETC * * [mailto:UDETC at PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM] On Behalf Of OJJDP Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 4:30 PM To: UDETC at PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM Subject: OJJDP Judicial Audio Conference 9/30/09 UPCOMING PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT This program is the fourth in a series of audio-teleconference presentations produced by the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE) and the American Probation and Parole Association (APPA) in cooperation with the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) with a focus on the relationship of the judicial and probation communities and the issues related to underage alcohol abuse. TITLE: Judges to Judges: What is the Impact of underage drinking on the courts' caseloads? COURSE DESCRIPTION: The impact of underage drinking is not well discussed or even acknowledged because the related problems that occupy a significant amount of the Court's time do not carry a label "underage drinking". Yet the illegal activity of drinking by the underage youth creates many associations for additional illegal activities. Judges and court staffs around the country are looking for information and seeking best practices to provide youthful offenders with the best possible outcomes. The U.S. Surgeon General's "Call to Action to Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking" called for increasing the knowledge of judges and others in the justice system about the nature and scope of underage drinking. The education needs include how to identify the underage drinking problem in your case load when alcohol is not part of the charged offense. How do the judges identify the alcohol risks for a child on the Children in Need of Service docket and experiencing stressful events such as divorce or abuse may be at increased risk for alcohol involvement? Our program panel of judges will share how they identify the impacts of underage alcohol problems for the young people in their courts (adult and juvenile) and discuss what information they would like to have in the future to address these problems. LOCATION: Online Audio Teleconference DATE: September 30, 2009 3:00-4:15 Eastern Time PRESENTERS: Judge Lucinda Masterton Circuit 22 Family Court Kentucky Court of Justice Lexington, KY Judge Michael McPhail Forrest County Youth Court Hattiesburg, MS Judge Thomas Bamberger Associate Justice State of New Hampshire District Court System Nashua, NH NO REGISTRATION FEE: Register on line at: http://www.udetc.org/audioconf_judicialregistration.asp Course Objectives, Outline and CLE Certificate Provided Upon Request INQUIRIES: Aidan J. Moore Senior Program Manager Judicial-Probation Outreach Project Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation amoore at pire.org 603-369-1766 Aidan J. Moore Senior Program Manager Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation 11720 Beltsville Drive, Suite 900 Calverton, Maryland 20705-3102 Telephone - 603-369-1766 Email - amoore at pire.org On the web - www.udetc.org "Bringing Research to Life" FBINA - 159th Session