PROPOSAL DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MARCH 12^th!

The National Prevention Network (NPN) – the prevention component of the National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD) – has announced a Call for Proposals for the 25th Annual NPN Prevention Research Conference. The planning committee is seeking proposals from high-quality prevention programs that have combined research, data, and practical application.  The conference is scheduled to take place in Pittsburgh, PA, September 19 through 21, 2012.  The conference theme is “Prevention:  The Keystone for America’s Health”. Last year over 750 people attended the conference in Atlanta, GA. The increased number and diversity of prevention presentations resulted in expanded audiences attending the conference.

Have you visited the 2012 Town Hall Meeting website yet?  There is lots of great information and resources for any community interested in directing community efforts towards preventing underage drinking including media tool-kits, talking points, handouts and how to connect to larger nation wide efforts.  Also check out their great articles including: A Healthy Return on Your Town Hall Meeting Investment | Getting to Outcomes: Alcohol Compliance Checks.

In December 2011, the National Institute on Drug Abuse’s Monitoring the Future survey posted some fantastic news: Underage drinking by 8th, 10th, and 12th graders has reached historical lows. Among 12th graders, for example, past-month alcohol use dropped to 63.5 percent in 2010, down from a high of 74.8 percent in 1997. While this decrease is heartening, it also signals a need to step up our prevention game on college campuses. Underage college students drink often and excessively. How can we help maintain our progress in reducing underage drinking as today’s high school students enter college? How can we help current college students who drink make healthier choices?

North Carolina Centers for Prevention Resources

Upcoming Webinar…

Nicotine Awareness and Education

Facilitated by:  Donna Dayer

Wednesday, February 1st     10AM – 12 Noon

Click Here to Register NOW

Information for Potential Applicants

The Office of National Drug Control Policy, in partnership with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), is pleased to announce the release of the FY2012 Drug Free Communities Request for Applications (RFA). The DFC RFA provides the guidelines for meeting statutory eligibility requirements, completing the application, the questions that must be answered and guidelines for assembling the budget. Applicants must follow the FY2012 DFC RFA explicitly and be deemed statutorily eligible before moving onto the peer review process for scoring. The following timeline will be adhered to for the FY2012 DFC funding cycle:

DFC RFA Released:  Tuesday, January 17, 2012
DFC RFA Due Date:  March 22, 2012
Peer Review:  End of May/Early June 2012
Announce New DFC Awards:  End of August 2012

To access the FY2012 DFC RFA, click here*.

The PACT360 website is being enhanced. One of the areas being added is a section called “Your Stories.” This section will include stories on how you and your organization are doing great work at the local level to reduce substance abuse.  This is your opportunity to “brag” about the great work you do every day in your very own state/city.

This new section is being designed to have site visitors publicly share their stories about local programs, events and substance abuse prevention efforts they may have attended or held themselves so that others can learn from their experiences.  Please send submissions  to rlinder@drugfreenc.org or your local CPR.

The North Carolina Coalition Initiative:

Building Capacity for Substance Free Communities

We are pleased to announce that funds will be made available

(up to $30,000 per site in the first year)

for up to eight (8) Partnerships, Alliances, Coalitions and Collaboratives (PACCs)
working to address substance abuse in North Carolina to strengthen their capacity to implement environmental strategies.

Currently, this grant program is approved for a two-year period.

 The Request for Application (RFA) can be accessed online at

www.nc-coalition.com

RFA submission deadline: April 13, 2012 by 5 p.m.

 A Letter of Intent (encouraged but not required) is due March 2, 2012

The NC Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission and our educational and prevention website, www.ACTnowNC.org, are excited to sponsor the first annual Middle School Poster Contest. The goal of this contest is to get students thinking, talking (and drawing!) about the dangers of underage drinking. Students from across North Carolina are encouraged to enter artwork that creatively expresses their interpretation of the contest’s theme, “Most don’t, and I won’t!” According to the North Carolina Youth Behavior Risk Survey, 30 percent of middle school students report ever having a drink of alcohol (more than just a few sips); that means that 70 percent of students report never having tried alcohol. The idea that most kids are drinking alcohol is just not true, and students should know that most of their peers are choosing not to drink alcohol. Please share the details of this contest with your fellow teachers, principals, guidance counselors, parents, etc. You may photocopy this handout or direct others to www.ACTnowNC.org for a downloadable copy.

“Most Don’t, I Won’t Form Download

Kristin Milam
Education & Training Director
NC ABC Commission
Kristin.milam@abc.nc.gov
919-779-0700 x249
www.ACTnowNC.org

The Policy and Advocacy Committee is planning and organizing the NC Substance Abuse Prevention Providers Association visit for CADCA’s Capitol Hill Day event on February 8th in Washington D.C. and organizing visits to our two Senators offices. 

During the planning webinar for Capitol Hill Day, CADCA staff highly recommended that we avoid scheduling multiple appointments with our Senators/Congressmen, and instead go as a group.  This approach demonstrates that we are unified in our message.  Though you are welcome to arrange your own visit, it is our feeling that strength is best represented in numbers.

To that end, we have three questions for you:

1. Will you be attending the CADCA conference next month in Washington D.C.?
2. Would you be willing to attend meetings with our Senators or their staff members on the afternoon of February 8th?  If so please give us the names of the people from your organization who will attend.
3. Would you be willing to meet with you Congressional Representative or their staff? 

The sooner we can set up these visits the better so please respond to dylan.cmjones@gmail.com, no later than this Friday, January 13th. 

Prevention specific tracks include:                               Deadline is Feb 1, 2012

AA015. Substance Abuse Prevention: Back To Basics (16.25 Hrs)

Level: Basic/Intermediate
Facilitators:  Angela Maxwell, MS,CSAPC; Callie Kelly, CSAPC; Phil Clark, Susan Johnson, MPH, CSAPC; Michael Dublin, MA, CSAPC, ICPS; and Virginia Johnson, CSAPC