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The Prevention Resource Center along with Partners in Prevention Task Group

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:08:00 GMT

The Prevention Resource Center

along with

Partners in Prevention Task group

presents...

The Second Annual FREE

Partners in Prevention Conference

“Alcohol Marketing & Youth:

What a Concerned Community Can do”

More...

HHS and Education launch new Stop Bullying website

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:20:00 GMT

Building on the momentum the Obama administration started more than a year ago to stop bullying in schools and communities, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Education Secretary Arne Duncan today unveiled a revitalized Stop Bullying website – www.stopbullying.gov – to encourage children, parents, educators, and communities to take action to stop and prevent bullying.More...

UDETC RESOURCES Spotlight: Underage Drinking Cost Sheets

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:14:00 GMT

The UDETC offers underage drinking costs sheets for the Nation, each of the 50 States and the District of Columbia. These costs sheets delineate the estimated costs that are incurred as a direct result of underage alcohol consumption in terms of youth violence, traffic crashes, property crime, injury, alcohol treatment and several other categories.More...

The OASAS Bureau of Treatment is pleased to announce a new learning opportunity and format: Better Outcomes Tuesdays

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:34:00 GMT

Better Outcomes Tuesdays are monthly 2-hour sessions led by providers that have successfully implemented one or more evidence-based practices (EBPs) within their program to achieve better engagement and retention in treatment outcomes.

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Community Resource Lists

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:56:00 GMT

Do you need a quick reference referral guide for youth with substance use disorders?

Are you often asked by parents or community members where they can get help for an adolescent/young adult using alcohol or other substances?

Have you seen an increase in alcohol or substance use related incidents in your community?

If you answered yes to one of these three questions, the Community Resource List may be of value to you and your community.
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Supervisor Lesko and Councilwoman Bonner Lend Support to the Eastern Suffolk BOCES ACES Project to Combat Underage Drinking

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:21:00 GMT

Farmingville, NY – Supervisor Mark Lesko and Councilwoman Jane Bonner have announced their support for the Eastern Suffolk BOCES Alcohol Coalition of Eastern Suffolk (ACES) project, “Not On Your Life” (NOYL). The purpose of the NYOL campaign is to promote awareness about the dangers of underage drinking and how to stop the sale and promotion of alcohol and tobacco products to underage individuals.

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Survey: Babylon Village Youth Drug Use, Drinking on the Rise

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:21:00 GMT

Teenagers are drinking and taking drugs, including prescription drugs, at a younger age and at an increasing frequency.More...

Join Us! Free Telephone Seminar Series: Drug and Alcohol Awareness

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:13:00 GMT

CIGNA and The Partnership at Drugfree.org are hosting a monthly series of telephone seminars that will help you better understand today’s changing landscape of substance abuse. The seminars are free and there is no registration required. They’re open to any parent, caregiver or loved one interested in learning more about teen drug addiction. Each seminar will include the participation of a leading expert within the field and a parent from The Partnership at Drugfree.org’s Parent Advisory Board, who will share his or her personal experience with the topic being presented.More...

Commissioner González Sánchez Announces $1 Million Federal Grant to Reduce Impaired Driving Caused by Alcohol or Drugs and Improve Highway Safety

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:43:00 GMT

New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) acknowledges there is nearly one alcohol-related fatality every day in New York State. Today, Commissioner Arlene González-Sánchez is pleased to announce that the agency has been awarded a one-year Federal grant totaling $1,087,905 to reduce impaired driving caused by alcohol or drugs with the overall goal of improving highway safety.More...

$100,000 Federal Funding to Address Underage Drinking Among College Students

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 19:28:00 GMT

The New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) recognizes that alcohol is the most abused substance by New York college students. Today, Commissioner Arlene González-Sánchez is proud to announce federal grant awards totaling $100,000 to five statewide prevention providers to address underage drinking among college students.More...