The North Carolina Regional Centers for Prevention Resources will be offering a number of scholarships to the 6th Annual NC Parent Network Conference, Celebrating Healthier Communities. Scholarship requests are due by March 19, 2010. For more information, please see below.

  Scholarship Application Packet - NC Parent Network 2010 (361.7 KiB, 0 hits)

The NCSAPPA is excited to welcome new member Dare Coalition Against Substance Abuse, Inc.

COME JOIN US & HAVE YOUR SAY!!!

You are invited to a Town Hall Meeting on Mental Health, Developmental Disability, and Substance Abuse Services
Sponsored by The Coalition

The Coalition, 40 organizations advocating together to meet the needs of North Carolinians living with the developmental disabilities, the disease of addiction, & mental illness, will host a series of town hall meetings on MH, DD, & SA services across the state. These listening sessions will:

•        Provide a briefing on the current budget cuts and future budget outlook
•        Offer an opportunity to share your opinions about MHDDSA services and supports; in person, in writing, or online
•        Update you on how to make a difference on these issues

TIME: All meetings are from 6:30 to 8:30 PM. Doors will open at 6:00 PM and the program begins at 6:30.
DATES & LOCATIONS:
March 1 – Greenville
Pitt Community College, Fulford Building, Rm. 153 Nursing Auditorium, Hywy 11 and Firetower Rd.

March 15 – Charlotte
McLeod Center, 515 Clanton Road

March 30 - Greensboro
Place TBA – please see www.thecoalitionnc.org for updates

April 13 – Fayetteville
Southern Regional Area Heath Education Center (SRAHEC)
1601 Owen Drive

April 19 – Asheville
Mountain Area Heath Education Center (MAHEC), 501 Biltmore Ave

Late April – Durham
TBA – please see www.thecoalitionnc.org for updates

To view the town hall meetings press release please see below:

  Town Hall Meetings Press Release (35.5 KiB, 12 hits)

NCSAPPA is thrilled that APNC is once again extending an invitation to all NCSAPPA members to attend the APNC Spring Conference at a special rate.  If you wish to register for the conference, please use the registration form with the NCSAPPA logo that is included in the Prevention Invitation document below. Also, please note that the registration deadline to attend the APNC 2010 Spring Conference is March 31, 2010.

NCSAPPA will have an annual meeting for all NCSAPPA members on April 20, 2010.  More information concerning this meeting will be available soon.

  APNC Prevention Invitation to NCSAPPA Members (180.1 KiB, 42 hits)

Behavioral Health & Child and Youth Services Standards

For more information and how to register please see below:

  CARF Training Brochure (48.5 KiB, 47 hits)

The Western Center for Prevention Resources is pleased to host a training on the program “Storytelling for Empowerment.”

Storytelling for Empowerment is a school-based, bilingual (English and Spanish) intervention for teenagers at risk for substance abuse, HIV, and other problem behaviors due to living in impoverished communities with high availability of drugs and limited health care services. The program primarily targets Latino/Latina youth and uses cognitive decision making, positive cultural identity (cultural empowerment), and resiliency models of prevention as its conceptual underpinnings. For more information about this program, please visit http://www.nrepp.samhsa.gov/programfulldetails.asp?PROGRAM_ID=210

The training will be held on March 5, 2010 from 9am-5pm at Anuvia Prevention & Recovery Center, in Charlotte, NC. The fee for the training is $15 and will include morning refreshments and lunch.

Attendance at the training is limited to 25 participants. Participants will be selected in an on-going manner from the registration forms received in order to reflect a diverse group of regions and providers. Confirmation of participation will be sent by email and will contain information for submitting payment.

To register for the training, please use the attached form.

  Storytelling Training Registration (31.0 KiB, 82 hits)

Please direct any questions regarding the training to Mark Bosch, Mark.Bosch@anuvia.org or 704-927-8868.

The NCSAPPA welcomes Durham Together for Resilient Youth (TRY) as a new member to the organization.

The North Carolina Centers for Prevention Resources (NC CPRs) is very excited to bring you a series of FREE Webinar Workshops.  The next FREE workshop on Prescription Drug Misuse and Mortality is on March 11, 2010 from 10am to 12pm.   Workshop space is limited to 20 participants so registration is open on a first come first serve basis. Please see the attached form for registration information and who to submit your registration form to.

Registration for the  March 11th  Webinar is now open!
Participants must register for each Webinar separately during the open registration period.  Registration is open 3 weeks prior to each webinar  The deadline to register for this webinar is Monday, March 8th by 5pm.

  NCCPR Webinar Registration Form - Prescription Drug Misuse (32.0 KiB, 57 hits)

The NCCI program seeks to support coalitions in building capacity and implementing effective evidence-based and promising strategies, including environmental strategies, to promote substance-free communities.  Year one of this grant program is designed to provide communities with intensive training and technical assistance to help them build their capacity to tackle the challenging issues they face related to substance use and abuse. Year two is intended to facilitate implementation of the plans develop in Year one.

We are pleased to announce that funds will be made available (up to $30,000 per site in the first year) for up to 8 substance abuse prevention coalitions in North Carolina to strengthen their capacity to implement environmental strategies.

The Request for Application (RFA) can be accessed online at www.nc-coalition.com

Please view the RFA Announcement 2010 below for more information about the RFA and the NCCI Orientation and Applicant Workshop:

  RFA Announcement 2010 (16.1 KiB, 58 hits)

Please see the attached registration form for the next webinar in the NC Centers for Prevention Resources free training series.  These webinars require a phone and internet access to attend.  Registration is limited and open to NC substance abuse prevention professionals and coalition members working to reduce the affects of underage drinking, impaired driving and substance abuse in their community.  You will receive 2 hours credit from the NC Substance Abuse Professional Practice Board if you attend the full training.  Registration is on a first come, first serve basis and sharing lines is encouraged in order to allow maximum access to this free training with guest speaker Michael Dublin.  Each person must register separately and may state on their registration form they are sharing a line for multiple people in their organization.

  Webinar Registration (32.0 KiB, 82 hits)