From Jacinda.Goodwin at maine.gov Tue May 5 11:03:02 2009 From: Jacinda.Goodwin at maine.gov (Goodwin, Jacinda) Date: Tue, 5 May 2009 11:03:02 -0400 Subject: [Prevention] Prevention News Message-ID: <85EFB83FC912D542B4A480D9B1590DD305129D27@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 ONLINE COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT Linking Substance Abuse and Violence Prevention to Academic Success When? Tuesday, May 26- Friday, May 29, 2009 How much? Free! Registration will open Wednesday, May 6th at 10:00 a.m. http://www.northeastcapt.org/registration This course is one in a series of distance learning programs developed by CSAP's Northeast CAPT to strengthen the capacity of community-and state-level practitioners to promote effective prevention practices. It is designed to help you better articulate the connections between prevention and achievement, so that you can more effectively promote prevention programs in your school and community. As a participant in this, four-day, interactive workshop, you will have an opportunity to use the World Wide Web to: * Review the latest research linking prevention programs to academic achievement * Examine models for collecting data that links substance use and violence with academic performance * Learn ways to "make the case" that prevention programming can improve academic outcomes * Log on to the course web site at least once a day, at your convenience * Review materials * Complete online assignments designed to help you apply what you have learned * Participate in moderated, web-based discussions Participants who complete all assignments will receive a certificate for 5 hours of participation. * Licensed alcohol and drug counselors and assistants from Massachusetts can submit this certificate to the Alcohol and Drug Counselor Licensing Unit to receive continuing education hours. * Participants from New York can submit this certificate to New York State's Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) to receive Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC), Credentialed Prevention Specialist (CPS) or Credentialed Prevention Professional (CPP) credit hours. * Participants from Pennsylvania can submit this certificate to the Pennsylvania Certification Board (PCB) to receive PCB credits. * Participants from Rhode Island can submit this certificate to the Rhode Island Board for the Certification of Chemical Dependence Professionals to receive continuing education credits. The Northeast CAPT is a NAADAC approved education provider. Our provider number is 556. Judy Ekman is executive director for the Alcohol and Substance Abuse Prevention Council in Saratoga Springs, New York. Ms. Ekman has over 20 years experience directing prevention programs, training providers, and developing curricula in the area of alcohol and drug prevention. Ms. Ekman received her MA at the State University of New York, Albany, in 1988 and received her BA from Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1967. She also has New York State Permanent Teaching Certification. Ms. Ekman is a certified prevention professional and co-chair of the New York State Prevention Credentialing Board. She has authored, piloted, and facilitated school curricula, at many levels from pre-school to high school utilizing peer leadership. She also works closely with law enforcement in numerous prevention initiatives. She has published "Together: Growing Up Drug Free" a prevention curriculum for churches. Registration will open Wednesday, May 6th at 10:00 a.m. http://www.northeastcapt.org/registration Enrollment will be determined on a first come, first served basis. For more information, contact Melanie Adler, Manager of Distance Learning Programs, at madler at edc.org (617-618-2309). Illinois Coalition 'Sticker Shocks' Community http://www.jointogether.org/news/features/2009/illinois-sticker-shocks.h tml May 1, 2009 News Feature by Anindita Dasgupta It's not often that teenagers, parents, prevention specialists, liquor retailers, and law-enforcement officials come together over the issue of underage drinking, but more than 2,000 community volunteers in Illinois recently rallied around a campaign to discourage adults from buying alcohol for kids. Teenagers -- accompanied by adult chaperones, and with the permission of retailers -- placed hundreds of thousands of warning stickers on liquor bottles and cases of beer and wine coolers as part of Project Sticker Shock. The bright yellow stickers featured messages reminding patrons that it is illegal to provide minors with alcohol or to use a fake ID to purchase alcohol. Project Sticker Shock volunteers visited liquor retailers in over 50 counties throughout the state as part of Alcohol Awareness Month, with many participating in "Sticker Shock Day" on April 2. The Illinois Liquor Control Commission (ILCC) provided materials for the campaign through funds from its "Don't Be Sorry " educational program. The ILCC asked retailers to continue displaying Project Sticker Shock materials in their stores throughout the month. "Getting this message out prior to the prom and graduation season can save lives," said ILCC Executive Director Lainie Krozel. The concept behind the program is to change community ideas regarding underage drinking, said Ted Penesis, industry education manager at the ILCC, who spearheaded the statewide campaign. "If we're going to be changing our society's attitudes about underage drinking, we have to go after the people who are providing minors with alcohol," he said. Penesis reached out to prevention specialists throughout the state, who in turn recruited community organizers interested in stopping underage drinking. Over 50 community organizations -- including statewide liquor distributors, law-enforcement organizations and alcohol and other drug prevention groups -- came together to participate in the Sticker Shock program. "We want to send the message that the community does not approve of providing alcohol to minors," said Jason Blanchette, community prevention coordinator of Chestnut Health Systems , who headed up the program in Mason County. "The more we can create that image, the more we think there will be fewer who [buy alcohol for minors]." Blanchette worked with students from Operation Snowball , an organization that focuses on leadership development for teenagers interested in leading drug-free lives. Blanchette also found student volunteers at a teen advisory group that meets at a local library. "We want to get involved," said Alyssa Hand, an 11th grade student who participated in the Sticker Shock campaign. "We know there's a lot of underage drinking and partying out there, and somehow, we want to help [prevent] that." Penesis and Blanchette said there was a great response to the project from the community, including members of the alcohol industry. "The retailers were insanely supportive," Blanchette said. Only one out of 11 retailers in Mason County wouldn't allow students to place materials in stores, and many store owners thanked students and adults as they left the stores, he said. "[Underage drinking is] a problem we need to address," said Jason Hunter who owns Country General, a convenience store in Mason County. "This is a very simple thing to do. I don't know why every retailer wouldn't do it." Working with retailers was essential to the success of the program, Penesis said. "The first step is making sure the liquor industry knows what you're trying to do; that you're not trying to hurt their industry but that you're trying to keep liquor out of minors' hands," he said. "I think people -- whether they are in the liquor industry or not -- just look at [Project Sticker Shock] as a way to keep everyone safe." Hunter said he was not concerned with losing business from those who buy alcohol for minors. "I want to lose that business," he said. "Kids are our future and no sale is worth it. If you're worrying about losing business then you're missing the big picture." "I think retailers are stepping up to the plate," said Jeanne Brady, who works with Citizens Against Substance Abuse in Woodford County. "They understand that we're just trying to have safer and healthier environments for kids." Teens in Erie, Pa., started the first Sticker Shock program 13 years ago, plastering stickers at participating beer stores in three areas of the state. Maine, Michigan , New Hampshire and Virginia following suit, with Maine passing legislation in 2005 that requires liquor establishments to display Sticker Shock posters. Today, Maine's Sticker Shock program is still going strong. "It's great to see how it's taken on a life of its own," said Maryann Harakall, a prevention specialist with the Maine Office of Substance Abuse . The agency keeps track of the number of liquor retailers working with underage-drinking coalitions, the number of retailers actually participating in the program, and the number of stickers distributed. While the agency manages the project, however, Harakall said community organizers and students are really the ones driving the efforts. Volunteers in Illinois also placed Sticker Shock window decals, posters, and signs with similar messages around stores. "We wanted to put materials in permanent places so the message stays in the store," Penesis said. Penesis said part of what the ILCC hoped to accomplish through the project was to create dialogue between parents and teenagers. "There is information about underage drinking that parents just don't know," he said. "It's a way to get the conversation started." The project's success is being judged by the number of people exposed to the message, but Penesis hopes to work with other agencies to create more detailed outcome measures. "There was a pretty comprehensive penetration of the message, with almost 50 counties throughout the state covered," Penesis said. Brady said that one of the major accomplishments of the campaign was that relationships were built between various entities interested in reducing underage drinking throughout the community. "I think that's what's key," she said. "At this point for this project, we need those relationships between the retailers and the rest of the community. We couldn't do this without them." In addition to teenagers interested in reducing underage drug and alcohol use, adults from law enforcement, schools, and community boards reached out to help distribute materials. "I can't do that from an office. We need the people on the ground for that," Penesis said 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 jmorrissey at mcd.org Wed May 6 09:14:09 2009 From: jmorrissey at mcd.org (Joanna Morrissey) Date: Wed, 6 May 2009 09:14:09 -0400 Subject: [Prevention] FW: Prom Resources from 21 Reasons Message-ID: We are very pleased to share with you the following resources which we have posted on our web site: www.21reasons.org for prom and graduation season: * "Wow, Times Have Changed!" Press Release * Graph showing Maine's declining teen drinking rates, 1995-2008 * Resources for Parents * Corsage, Boutonniere, and Tuxedo Stuffer Cards * Letter to Limousine Companies * Letter to Hotels * Link to YouTube video by former Attorney General Steve Rowe, produced by PROP's Communities Promoting Health Coalition and Smith Atwood video services. The theme for this year's prom initiative is, "Wow, Times Have Changed!" campaign to highlight and celebrate OSA's recent report that most youth today don't drink. In addition, a recent parent phone survey taken in Portland points to the fact most parents are taking concrete steps in order to prevent their children from drinking. The press release we sent yesterday reads: For Immediate Release FMI: May 5, 2009 Jo Morrissey, 773-7737 Wow, Times Have Changed! Underage Drinking is Becoming a Thing of the Past Cumberland County, ME-"Wow, Times Have Changed!" is the theme of this year's prom campaign distributed by local florists, tuxedo rentals, hotels, motels, and limousine companies, together with their local law enforcement agencies and sponsoring prevention organizations. This campaign highlights a recent report from the Maine Office of Substance Abuse, which states that most of today's youth do not drink. In addition, a recent parent phone survey by 21 Reasons in Portland found that more parents are taking concrete steps to keep their children from drinking. As part of the campaign, florists and tuxedo rental shops were asked by their local law enforcement agency to distribute the "Wow, Times Have Changed!" card with each corsage, boutonniere, and tux rental during prom season. Participating florists and tux shops are listed below by city/town. A copy of the card is attached. The "Wow, Times have Changed!" effort also includes notifying every limousine and hotel/motel operation in Cumberland County of the dates of all proms and graduations and asking these businesses keep an extra watchful eye during those dates for underage drinking parties. Law enforcement agencies are also making personal appeals to local area businesses to post positive prevention messages on their marquee boards during prom and graduation season. "We had a lot of good news this year, and we wanted to share it in a positive way," states Jo Morrissey, Assistant Project Director for 21 Reasons. "Community-wide efforts are truly paying off in reducing youth drinking. Increased parental monitoring, law enforcement compliance checks and party patrols, and greater community disapproval of underage drinking are all making a difference." The results show it. Times have changed. Statewide and in Cumberland County, teen drinking rates have followed a downward trend in the past few years. In Portland, for example, the percentage of youth who report recent alcohol use (at least once within the past 30 days) has dropped significantly--from 37% in 2000 and 36% in 2004, to 29% in 2008 (Maine Youth Drug and Alcohol Use Survey). And according to a phone survey conducted by 21 Reasons, more Portland parents are concerned about underage drinking and taking concrete steps to prevent it-including talking with their teens about alcohol, asking if alcohol will be at parties, and calling party hosts to make sure alcohol will not be provided. More healthy party tips can be found on the 21 Reasons website: www.21reasons.org. In addition, former Attorney General Steve Rowe has specific prom and graduation tips on YouTube, keyword: promsmart. To see the clip, click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BODm5Yk2Vw . This video was produced by the Communities Promoting Health Coalition and Smith Atwood video services. Florists and tux shops participating in the "Wow, Times Have Changed!" campaign to prevent underage drinking: Falmouth Falmouth Flowers Gorham Portland Harmon & Bartons Minott's Flowers Vose-Smith Dodge the Florist DS Lillet Rosemont Whole Foods Antoine's Tanorama Scarborough Oak Hill Florist-Flower Shop Jordan's floral & Gifts, Inc. Maine Floral Creations Red Brick Tailor Shop Dancing Damsel South Portland Shaw's Fleur de Lis Hearts and Flowers Classic Tux Men's Warehouse Tux for Less S&K Men's Store MW Tux Westbrook Harmon's and Barton's Windham Tanorama Yarmouth Village Florist Campaign co-sponsoring organizations: * 21 Reasons Coalition (a project of Medical Care Development) * Cumberland County Underage Drinking Enforcement Task Force * PROP Communities Promoting Health Coalition Attachments: "Wow, Times Have Changed" card Past 30-Day drinking Trends, 1995-2008 FMI on these events or on the work of 21 Reasons, visit: http://www.21reasons.org or call Jo Morrissey at 773-7737. ### Jo Morrissey Assistant Project Director 21 Reasons Medical Care Development, Inc. 175 Lancaster Street, Suite 220A Portland, ME 04101 207-773-7737 jmorrissey at mcd.org 21 Reasons is a coalition of individuals, organizations, and businesses with a common goal: to build a healthy community environment with policies, practices, and attitudes that support the drug-free development of all youth. Please join us! For more information, visit www.21reasons.org . From Jacinda.Goodwin at maine.gov Fri May 8 09:10:51 2009 From: Jacinda.Goodwin at maine.gov (Goodwin, Jacinda) Date: Fri, 8 May 2009 09:10:51 -0400 Subject: [Prevention] Underage Drinking News Across Maine Message-ID: <85EFB83FC912D542B4A480D9B1590DD305129D75@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 Camp owner cited in underage drinking party http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/105236.html CRAWFORD, Maine - The environmental manager of Montreal-based Domtar Corp. was arrested early Sunday morning and charged with furnishing a place for minors to possess or consume alcohol. Jay Beaudoin, 45, of Pembroke is the owner of a camp on Love Lake in Crawford where between 50 and 100 young people held a party late Saturday night, the Washington County Sheriff's Department said Monday. The Sheriff's Department received a tip that a party was going to be held and contacted the Maine State Police. Officers converged on the site. "It was pretty wild when the guys got up there," Sheriff Donnie Smith said in a telephone interview Monday. Some of the partygoers ran into the woods, he added. The party was linked back to social groups at the University of Maine at Machias, and the event was known as Greek Weekend, the sheriff said in a press release. Lt. Travis Willey of the Washington County Sheriff's Department said Monday that Beaudoin is a UMM fraternity alumnus. Domtar spokesman Scott Beal confirmed Monday that Beaudoin was employed at the pulp mill in Baileyville. The company announced earlier this year that it was indefinitely idling its pulp mill today, tossing more than 300 people out of work. Also arrested were Michael Frederick Hinerman, 23, and Royce Michael Bedbury, 19, charged with furnishing liquor to minors. Both men are from Machiasport and are students at UMM. Hinerman, according to the UMM Web site, is a member of Kappa Mu Alpha fraternity. According to the Sheriff's Department arrest and booking page, it was alleged that both men were under the influence of alcohol or drugs when they were arrested. Police also summoned 10 others on charges of possession of liquor by a minor. Summoned were Britney St. Louis, 19, of Machiasport, Vandi Farren, 20, of Ellsworth, Katryn Bailey, 19, of Columbia, Marcus Guimond, 18, of Sidney, Bruce Neff, 20, of Greenfield, Ind., Briann Emery, 19, of Madison, Jason Tustian, 19, of Addison, Jessica Brown, 19, of Palmyra, Victoria Pendleton, 20, of Windham and Daniel Rolfe, 19, of Bath. Some of those summoned also were UMM students. Willey said that three other minors were tested, but were not drinking. The Sheriff's Department, Willey said, working with newly acquired portable Breathalyzers, were able to test the partygoers on-site. Police confiscated three kegs of beer and unidentified drinking paraphernalia. It all started when the Sheriff's Department received word last month from the Maine Forest Service that there was going to be a party among college students on May 2, at the Rocky Lake Campsite in East Machias on government land. Jeff Currier, district ranger for the Maine Forest Service, said Monday the Bureau of Parks and Lands notified his office about the party, and he approached Kim Page, UMM director of Student Life. "She said that it definitely was something that the university was neither sponsoring, sanctioning nor condoning, so let's work together and see if we can get info on it and squash it before it happens," Currier said. Page put Currier in touch with the leadership of two campus Greek organizations. "One was a sorority and one was a fraternity," he said. Currier said he warned the students about the inappropriate use of public lands, and the students agreed they would not hold the party there. The party later was moved to Love Lake. Page said Monday the university did not condone drinking among students. "We do not support underage drinking, and we strongly try to educate our students on the dangers around that," she said. Bail on Beaudoin was set at $500 cash while bail on Hinerman and Bedbury was set at $300 each unsecured. Willey said that anyone who hears of underage drinking parties should contact the Washington County sheriff's office. Drinking party raid nabs 29 By Terry Karkos , Staff Writer Wednesday, May 6, 2009 05:00 am www.sunjournal.com BUCKFIELD - Police responding to a loud noise complaint at a Jordan Road home early Sunday morning arrived to find themselves in the midst of an underage drinking party, state police said. Twenty-eight have been charged with consumption of alcohol by a minor, said Maine State Police Trooper Jason Wing. He also arrested James Kimball, 21, of Buckfield, on a charge of furnishing a place for minors to consume alcohol. Kimball was taken to Oxford County Jail in Paris early Sunday morning and later released. He and 24 of the 28 youths will be arraigned July 16 in Paris District Court. Fifteen of the 28 are under the age of 18 and one is an eighth-grader at Buckfield Junior/Senior High School, Wing said. Four others under the age of 18 who sneaked away before police could charge them are expected to be summoned, as well, Wing said. "We know who they are and where they live," he said Tuesday. He said some of the juveniles who were summoned on the drinking charge are school athletes. Wing said a majority of the teens attend area schools. Several of the older youths played sports locally and had graduated from Buckfield High School, according to Wing, Sun Journal archives and SAD 39 Superintendent Richard Colpitts. "Those students who we find were participating and were present, they will be sanctioned from playing athletics for the remainder of the year," Colpitts said. He said the bust verified that alcohol is a problem in Western Maine "and we're worried about that." Among the adults summoned to court were: * Christopher Barnaby, 18; Kaitlin Bradbury, 19; Charles Allen, 18; Justin Woodcock, 19; Kasey Farrington, 19; Ryan Hall, 20; and Cy Wilkinson, 18, all of Buckfield. * Audrey Dudley and Kendra Andrews, both 18; and Benjamin Libby, 19, all of Hartford. * Jason Cyr, 18, of Livermore Falls. * Joshua Emery, 18; and John Condon, 19, both of Sumner. Wing said they were called to the Jordan Road home of Gretchen Kimball, a teacher at the Buckfield Junior-Senior High School, at 12:30 a.m. Sunday to investigate loud noises. Gretchen Kimball, the mother of James Kimball, was away on vacation in Florida and was unaware of the party, Wing said. "I walked into the middle of the group and announced we were there and that's when they noticed we were there. I said, 'State police! Don't run,' and one girl tried to run, but she was heavily intoxicated and kept stumbling," Wing said. The youths were drinking Budweiser Light, Mike's Hard Lemonade, and Twisted Tea. Wing said some youths admitted to also drinking whiskey; however, no whiskey bottles were found. Police also found and seized a funneling hose and bucket used to consume alcohol quickly. "The sad thing is that some of these kids think it's a joke, especially the ones who are constant problems and don't realize what their choices could lead to," Wing said. The trooper said Sunday morning's party and one last June in Roxbury, at which he charged 27 teenagers, seem to be normal happenings in Western Maine. "I will say that parents down in Buckfield were much angrier and much more receptive to us doing something than the parents up in the Rumford area were last year," Wing said. Bail conditions changed for Colby student By The Associated Press WATERVILLE - One of three Colby College students arrested on Easter has had his bail conditions modified and no longer can be searched or tested for alcohol or drugs unless police have good reason to do so. Bail conditions were set for 22-year-old Ozzy Ramirez after he was charged with assault and criminal trespassing for allegedly trying to interfere with efforts to assist a student who was ill in a campus building after a dance. Kennebec County Superior Court Justice Nancy Mills on Friday modified the conditions so police have to have just reason to test or search Ramirez. But Mills said Ramirez still must abstain from using or possessing alcohol or illegal drugs, saying his 0.13 percent blood alcohol content after his arrest was "getting up there." Colleges grapple with alcohol laws Here's the link to one because it's long: http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=254425&ac=PHnws UM students fined in Old Town death Charges stem from alcohol use at party By Eric Russell BDN Staff BANGOR, Maine - The morning of Feb. 15, 2009, is one that roommates Tania Riegelman and Rebecca Kosciszka likely will not soon forget. The night before, the two University of Maine students held a party at their Old Town apartment. Aside from dozens of underage drinkers present, the night was uneventful. The morning was a different story. Sometime in the night, Dylan Lyford, a 19-year-old freshman from Milo, had fallen down a set of stairs and fatally fractured his skull. Mistaking his lack of responsiveness as alcohol-induced, partygoers carried him back upstairs around 2 a.m. Several hours later, Lyford was still unconscious and an ambulance crew was called. By then, it was too late. Riegelman, 20, and Kosciszka, 19, pleaded guilty on Thursday in 3rd District Court in Bangor to furnishing a place for minors to consume alcohol, a Class D misdemeanor. They were sentenced Friday and each was ordered to pay a $1,000 fine coupled with community service. A 48-hour jail sentence that had been recom-mended Thursday was waived by Judge Jesse Gunther on Friday. "Anything you've learned, you learned before you got here today," the judge said. Both young women were emotional during Friday's sentence hearing. Kosciszka tried to read a statement, but couldn't finish. Riegelman wept during her brief remarks. "I want to offer sincere condolences to the Lyford family," Riegelman said with a shaky voice. "I now understand the true consequences and this has forever changed my attitude toward drinking." Judge Gunther said a letter submitted by Lyford's mother - in which the woman placed no blame on Riegelman, Kosciszka or anyone else who was at that party the night of Feb. 14 - helped to clarify the situation. In an e-mail sent to the Bangor Daily News shortly after her son's death, Susan Lyford indicated she hoped it would serve as a sobering life lesson. "All we want is for people to hold on to the memories and remember Dylan for the child he was and the man he had become," she wrote. "All we ask is that kids learn when someone hits their head you don't let them go to sleep. Call for help. Maybe someone will remember this and it will make a difference for someone." For Riegelman and Kosciszka, each of whom had supportive family members with them in court Friday, the difference was evident, Judge Gunther noted. "This was obviously a terrible, terrible result," she said, although she noted that underage drinking is not an uncommon occurrence. "And not just for Dylan; others have suffered greatly, too." Shortly after the proceeding, Kosciszka's attorney, David Bate, agreed and said his client will live with regret for a long time. 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 Anne.Rogers at maine.gov Tue May 19 11:00:12 2009 From: Anne.Rogers at maine.gov (Rogers, Anne) Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 11:00:12 -0400 Subject: [Prevention] FW: [spfmaine] Registration for June 18: Pricing & Promotionsconference call (MCP 3.11) Message-ID: I've heard from a couple of people that did not receive this email, so I am re-sending just in case: -- Dear Colleagues, We have scheduled a special conference call on June 18, 1:00-2:00 p.m., to share new resources from OSA and MESAP to help guide your work around MCP Objective 3.11: "Reducing pricing and promotions that encourage high-risk drinking among young adults." This session will be co-facilitated by Maryann Harakall from the Maine Office of Substance Abuse and Erica Schmitz from MESAP. Topics will include: * How do I assess the problem in my community? How do we know where to start? * What activities can we implement for this objective? * How can youth be involved in this effort? To register, please click on this web link: http://mcdregistration.org/signup.asp?ID=151 If more than one person will be participating from your organization, please have them register separately for the call, even if they will be on the same phone line. A call-in number and password will be emailed to you at least one day prior to the call. If you have materials or resources you would like to share on a call topic, or if you have any specific questions you would like to see addressed during a particular call, please email them to me at eschmitz at mcd.org . Thank you! The 2009 Substance Abuse Prevention Conference Calls are co-hosted by Maine's Environmental Substance Abuse Prevention Center (MESAP) and the Maine Office of Substance Abuse (OSA). These calls are for HMP Substance Abuse Prevention Coordinators and other OSA grantees and community partners who are implementing evidence based environmental strategies, and are meant as an opportunity for sharing resources, successes, challenges, and lessons learned. To find notes and materials from previous calls, go to: http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/osa/prevention/provider/workdevevents.htm. Erica Schmitz, MPP Director, MESAP & 21 Reasons Medical Care Development 175 Lancaster Street, Suite 220A Portland ME 04101 office 207.773.7737 cell 207.899.5130 fax 207.899.4756 www.mcd.org/MESAP.asp www.21reasons.org -------------- next part -------------- An embedded and charset-unspecified text was scrubbed... Name: ATT775041.txt Url: http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/prevention/attachments/20090519/79a11fc9/ATT775041.txt From Jacinda.Goodwin at maine.gov Tue May 26 08:50:54 2009 From: Jacinda.Goodwin at maine.gov (Goodwin, Jacinda) Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 08:50:54 -0400 Subject: [Prevention] Prevention News Message-ID: <85EFB83FC912D542B4A480D9B1590DD306544F2C@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 1st Annual Summer Institutes Collaboration and Early Intervention Working together to grow integrated services and create policies that support Maine's rural early intervention integrated system of care. June 11 - 13, 2009 University of Maine at Machias Machias, ME Agenda Thursday, June 11 3:00 - 4:00pm Arrive at UMM 4:30pm Reception 5:30pm Dinner 8:30pm Adjourn Friday, June 12 7:30am Breakfast & networking 8:15am Bus tour of Washington City OR 8:30am Mindfullness Training 2:30pm Return to UMM 3:00pm Workshop 1 - Collaboration 4:30pm Workshop 2 - Redefining Early Intervention 6:00pm Dinner Saturday, June 13 8:00am Breakfast & networking 9:00am Workshop 3 - Health Disparities 10:30am Putting it Together - Partner Panel: The Impact on Community and Partners Noon Closing Remarks Participants will choose either the bus tour or the Mindfullness Training. Program Content Bus Tour of Washington County The bus tour will allow participants to experience the impact of rural Washington County's geography on service delivery. Throughout the journey, presenters will discuss the communities, their diversity and the role of isolation, historic trauma and poverty on residents and on planning for services that are effective. Mindfullness Training This workshop is for those who want to explore the benefits of using Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction while working with children and their parents. Collaboration A panel of funders representing three of Maine's charitable foundations will discuss the concept of collaboration and its essential role in the development of services that support the integration of mental health, substance abuse and primary care. Redefining Early Intervention The workshop will discuss defining early intervention and the need to have it become a sustained foundation for intervention and prevention. Health DisparitiesThe workshop will explore health disparities in Maine and specifically Washington County and their relationship to health planning for the future of all Washington County residents. Putting It Together A partner panel of agency personnel and parents will discuss the impact of collaboration and Project LAUNCH for their agencies and the families and children of our county. Objectives The institute will inform all partners about the role and intent of Project LAUNCH and its impact on community members, agencies and the state of Maine vision of early intervention and prevention through integrated care. It will explore the role of collaboration as a means of creating holistic, innovative, culturally-based, family responsive services that support health and wellness. To receive a registration form please contact: Nakia Dana Phone: 207.796.5164 Fax: 207.796.5264 Nakia.Dana at myfairpoint.net 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 Geoff.Miller at maine.gov Tue May 26 13:37:31 2009 From: Geoff.Miller at maine.gov (Miller, Geoff) Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 13:37:31 -0400 Subject: [Prevention] Position--Substance Abuse & Tobacco Prevention Specialist Message-ID: CITY OF BANGOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE/TOBACCO PREVENTION SPECIALIST The City of Bangor, Health & Community Services Department is currently seeking applicants to fill the full time position of Substance Abuse/Tobacco Prevention Specialist. The successful candidate will work closely with the Prevention Team, and various organizations to develop and implement community-wide prevention strategies. Requirements include a Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience. A Master's degree is preferred. Applicants with a background including knowledge of public health issues, substance abuse and tobacco prevention strategies as well as experience with program development and group facilitation are desired. Candidates should possess strong organizational skills and excellent written and verbal communication skills. Time management skills to meet deadlines are essential as well as maintaining good working relationships with various organizations and team members. A complete job description is available upon request. The pay range for this position is $17.38 to 23.34 hourly, depending upon experience and qualifications, and includes a comprehensive benefits package. Resumes are required and must be received no later than 4:30 p.m., Friday May 29, 2009. Submit to: Leah Williams Human Resources Office Bangor City Hall 73 Harlow Street Bangor, Maine 04401 Or via email to: leah.williams at bangormaine.gov EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER ____________________________________________ Jamie Comstock Health Promotion Program Manager Bangor Region Public Health and Wellness, a division of Bangor Health and Community Services Department 103 Texas Avenue Bangor, Maine 04401 Office: 207-992-4466 Fax: 207-945-3348 www.bangormaine.gov -------------- next part -------------- An embedded and charset-unspecified text was scrubbed... Name: ATT1037433.txt Url: http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/prevention/attachments/20090526/10f82db1/ATT1037433.txt From Jacinda.Goodwin at maine.gov Thu May 28 09:18:20 2009 From: Jacinda.Goodwin at maine.gov (Goodwin, Jacinda) Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 09:18:20 -0400 Subject: [Prevention] Prevention News Message-ID: <85EFB83FC912D542B4A480D9B1590DD306544F48@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 SPECIAL ALERT! CADCA DEVELOPS FACT SHEETS TO MAKE THE CASE FOR SAVING THE STATE GRANTS PORTION OF THE SAFE AND DRUG FREE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES PROGRAM CADCA has developed new fact sheets in order to arm the field with the most salient facts about the SDFSC program. The first is titled Eliminating the State Grants Portion of the Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities Program Is NOT a Sound Proposal , and the second is titled The State Grants Portion of the Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities Program Must Be Maintained . These fact sheets are part of the toolkit that CADCA is currently developing to provide advocates with all of the information and tools necessary to continue to effectively advocate for this critical program. As soon as this toolkit is "live," CADCA will notify the field. CADCA also is asking that field to continue responding en masse to the legislative alert posted at http://capwiz.com/cadca/issues/alert/?alertid=13325421&type=CO , so that Congress understands how devastating the Administration's proposal would be to the substance abuse prevention field, if it is enacted. It is particularly important that you respond to this alert if you live in the following states, as these states are represented by members of the Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Subcommittees on Appropriations: * Alabama * New Hampshire * Arkansas * New York * California * Ohio * Connecticut * Oklahoma * Hawaii * Pennsylvania * Iowa * Rhode Island * Illinois * Tennessee * Kansas * Texas * Louisiana * Virginia * Minnesota * Washington * Mississippi * Wisconsin * Montana As the appropriations process moves forward, CADCA will send out legislative alerts at key points to have the maximum influence. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Kelly Lieupo, Director of Public Policy at klieupo at cadca.org, or David Kurosky, Public Policy Associate, at dkurosky at cadca.org. 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.