Red Ribbon Week is the nation’s oldest and largest drug prevention activity in the nation reaching millions of Americans during the last week of October every year. By wearing red ribbons and participating in community anti-drug events, young people pledge to live a drug-free life and pay tribute to DEA Special Agent Enriqué “Kiki” Camarena.

The North Carolina Centers for Prevention Resources

Professional Development Webinar Training Series 2011

 Upcoming Webinar…

“Fundraising with Nancy”

A New School Year has Started and the Professor has Office Hours…..

So have your questions ready!

Presented by: Nancy Bocskor, Your Fundraiser Professor

Wednesday October 5th

10Am – 12 Noon

 Click Here to Register NOW

As I travel the country discussing prevention and the value of certification, I have been growing more concerned as the professionals I speak with seem unaware of the dramatic changes the profession will undergo in the next few years.  From my perspective, there is a tsunami coming, and everyone is still standing on the beach.

Andrew Kessler, IC&RC’s Federal Policy Liaison, has recently written:

 “Prevention, in all areas of health, has been a centerpiece of President Obama’s health care agenda. Much of the recent legislation focused on improving health care across the country is centered around prevention. Substance abuse is no exception. Substance abuse prevention programs can benefit from health care reform and other domestic policies, but the picture is not entirely optimistic.”

 Health care reform, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s  (SAHMSA) strategic initiatives, the National Drug Control Strategy, and the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention’s (CSAP) priorities are all focusing attention and funds on prevention, and I foresee a huge revolution in the future of our professional practice. We, as prevention professionals, need to stay informed and to prepare ourselves to respond proactively to the changes.

Check out the latest Prevention Tactics publication from the

Center for Applied Research Solutions (CARS)

Substance Abuse Prevention: Benefits Outweigh Costs
Spreading the Message Where It Counts

By Stephen Hahn-Smith

It is hard to refute the value of prevention, yet all too often investments in prevention fail to keep up with the need for services. This is especially true in lean economic times, when resources are scarce and competition tough. Prevention programs—addressing a range of social issues from teen pregnancy to elder abuse—have suffered enormous losses in this latest recession. When budgets are tight, priorities shift to shortterm, crisis solutions, which do little to address core causes and leave problems to persist. Many social science fields embrace taking the long view when addressing problems, seeing prevention as the cornerstone of effective problem solving. This Prevention Tactics publication will focus on the cost benefits of substance abuse prevention and how to support these essential efforts in our governments, schools, and communities.

Download the full document now: 

Substance Abuse Prevention_Benefits Outweigh Costs

Family Day – A Day to Eat Dinner with Your Children^TM was launched in 2001 by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University. Family Day is a national movement that informs parents that the engagement fostered during frequent family dinners is an effective tool to help keep America’s kids substance free. Dinner Makes A Difference! 

Learn more here at http://casafamilyday.org/familyday/.

On September 9, 2011, North Carolina will join the world in recognizing International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day.  On September 9, 2011, North Carolina will join the world in recognizing International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day.  According to the Institute of Medicine (IOM), alcohol is more damaging to an unborn baby than tobacco, crack, cocaine, marijuana or heroin. While many women stop drinking as soon as they discover they are pregnant, alcohol can affect an unborn baby even before a woman knows she is pregnant. The developing brain is highly vulnerable to the toxic effects of alcohol at every stage of pregnancy, and if a woman avoids alcohol for the entire nine months of her pregnancy, she will prevent the leading known cause of intellectual disabilities and birth defects in the United States: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD).

The North Carolina Centers for Prevention Resources

Strategic Prevention Framework
Online Training Series
2011

Upcoming Webinar…

“Needs Assessment”
Presented by: Marcus Bouligny, The Prospectus Group
June 21, 2011
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

NC Regional Centers for Prevention Resources
Scholarship Application

34th Annual North Carolina Summer School for Alcohol and Drug Studies
UNC-Wilmington, NC
August 1-5, 2011

Application Deadline has been extended to June 7th!

The North Carolina Centers for Prevention Resources (CPRs) are pleased to sponsor a training on the evidence-based curriculum,

The training will be held on June 15, 2011 from 9am – 4:30 pm in Burlington, NC. Registration for the training must be received by 5pm on June 6^th, 2011.

This has been scheduled to follow the Prevention Is the Answer IV Emerging Issues Forum, which will take place on June 13-14, 2011 at the same location.

We hope to see you in June! Please contact me or GeoAnna Smith (704.927.8796 or geoanna.smith@anuvia.org) with any questions regarding the STEP training.

Download Registration Forms Below

STEP Curriculum Training Registration Form Word Version

STEP Curriculum Training Registration Form PDF Version