1.)
INTERESTED IN HELPING OTHER COALITIONS? APPLY FOR CADCA’S MENTORING
PROJECT
The Coalition
Greenhouse/Mentoring Project, offered by CADCA’s National Community
Anti-Drug Coalition Institute, is seeking experienced coalition leaders
with proven leadership skills to apply for an innovative effort to help
grow and develop new coalitions with the assistance of these mentors.
In addition, the Institute will organize and support experienced coalition
directors to become even better leaders.
During the one-year
Greenhouse project, 30 coalitions without significant funding that are
less than one year old and located in economically disadvantaged areas
will be selected for intensive four-day training sessions and hands-on
mentoring over a one-year period. If you are an experienced coalition
leader that would like work with emerging coalitions, visit http://cadca.org/CoalitionInstitute/LeaderMentor/LeaderMentorApplication.htm.
Stipends and travel costs will be available. Applications for leader
mentors must be submitted to CADCA by April 15, 2003.
If you are a new
coalition that would like to participate in the Greenhouse Project,
look for our application that will be available beginning April 1, 2003.
For more information, visit http://cadca.org/CoalitionInstitute/LeaderMentor/LeaderMentor.htm.
2.)
APRIL IS ALCOHOL AWARENESS MONTH
The theme of next month’s
Alcohol Awareness Month is “Give Children a Chance – End
Underage Drinking.” The campaign encourages local communities
to focus on underage drinking and find solutions that work. The National
Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence is working with the Leadership
to Keep Children Alcohol-Free to promote the month-long observance.
Substance abuse organizations across the country are encouraged to hold
events in their local communities to recognize Alcohol Awareness Month.
For more information about Alcohol Awareness Month, visit www.alcoholfreekids.org
or www.ncadd.org.
3.)
DRUG COURT TRAINING CONFERENCE IN RENO, NV, MAY 14-17
The National Association of Drug Court Professionals
(NADCP) will hold its 9th Annual Adult Drug Court Training Conference
in Reno, NV, May 15-17 at the Reno Hilton. Drug court professionals
and judges are invited to attend the conference, called “Drug
Courts: Reaching New Heights!” Pre-conference workshops will be
held on May 14. To find out more about the conference, visit http://www.nadcp.org/events/7registration1.pdf.
If you have any questions, contact Dean Schultheiss at (703) 575-9400,
ext. 25.
4.)
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY FOR COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS
The Pathways
to Collaboration workgroup, funded by the W. K. Kellogg Foundation,
will give up to twelve community partnerships a chance to explore what
makes a collaborative problem-solving process successful. Organizers
are seeking partnerships that have recorded success in using collaboration
to address problems (in any area) that are important people in their
community, a spirit of curiosity about what made those successes possible,
and an interest in participating in a rigorous and provocative learning
experience. Partnerships must have been in existence for at least 7
years. The Community Partnership Application Guide is available on the
national program office website. Letters are due May 9, 2003.
Selected partnerships
will receive $50,000 per year for three years. The Center for the Advancement
of Collaborative Strategies in Health at the New York Academy of Medicine
is organizing the workgroup. For more information visit www.pathwaystocollaboration.net
or call (212) 822-7250.
5.)
SMOKERS CAN GAUGE LUNG CANCER RISK BY COUNTING CIGARETTES
A new formula may
help smokers and ex-smokers determine their risk of contracting lung
cancer, according to new report. Researchers from New York’s Memorial
Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center created the formula, which counts how
long and how much smokers had been smoking, and how long since they
kicked the habit. The calculation works only for certain people, such
as those older than 50 who smoked at least half a pack a day for at
least 25 years, since it’s based on a study that tracked cancer
development in those people.
Lung cancer, which
is one of the deadliest cancers, is expected to kill 157,000 Americans
this year. Experts say this calculation will help doctors determine
who may be at the greatest risk for the disease. The calculation was
published in this week’s Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
6.)
SAMHSA TEAMS UP FOR SPECIAL ISSUE OF SCHOLASTIC MAGAZINE
SAMHSA has joined with Scholastic, Inc.,
to develop and disseminate a special issue of Scholastic magazine focused
on underage drinking and designed for use by fifth grade students, their
teachers, and their families. SAMHSA plans to distribute the materials
to every fifth grade teacher in the U.S. The products include a four-page
set of lessons and in-class activities for teachers and a "take-home"
packet that provides parents helpful information and family activities
to help prevent underage drinking.
SAMHSA says the products reached nearly 100,000
teachers and more than 3 million students last year. The program is
now in its second year.
To
learn more about the program, visit www.hopetaft.org
or contact SAMHSA's Acting Associate Administrator for Alcohol Issues,
Stephen Wing, at (301) 443-0593.
7.)
EMERGING DRUG TRENDS SATELLITE DOWNLINK MARCH 27
Tune in Thursday, March 27, 2003, from 1:00-2:30 p.m., EST for our next
satellite broadcast, "Emerging Drug Trends." The program will
provide on overview of emerging drug trends across the nation, discuss
the different club drugs and their consequences, describe the evolution
of rave subculture and provide prevention strategies to combat these
trends on the national, state and local level as well as address the
future impact and concerns these drugs will have on our communities.
For information on the expert panel, visit http://cadca.org/CoalitionResources/SatelliteBroadcasts/SatelliteBroadcasts.htm.
You can join these
live training sessions at no cost to you from any site with a satellite
dish that has C-band or KU band capabilities (schools, colleges, local
access/cable television stations, National Guard armories, etc.,). All
viewing sites must register in advance to receive the necessary satellite
coordinates. It's not too late to register. Contact Ed Kronholm, downlink
coordinator, by calling 877-820-0305; or by sending an email to dlnets@aol.com.
Please direct all questions to Tanyanic Brown, CADCA's Director of Special
Projects, at tbrown@cadca.org.
8.)
HBO DOCUMENTARY EXPLORES DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY METH
HBO will air a one-hour documentary examining the destruction caused
by methamphetamine addiction in America. The program, called “Crank”
will air Tuesday, April 8 at 10 p.m. The title is a common nickname
for crystal methamphetamine.
To find out more
information, visit http://www.hbo.com/docs/upcoming.
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