1) REGISTER NOW FOR CADCA'S MID-YEAR TRAINING INSTITUTE, AUGUST 6-9

Registrations are quickly coming in for CADCA's first-ever Mid-Year Training Institute in Seattle, Washington, August 6-9; call or register online now to secure your space. This exciting event will feature 12 of CADCA's most requested trainings for community coalition members, prevention specialists, and other interested individuals. Faculty for the Institute will include leading experts in the field of substance abuse prevention teaching subjects including grant writing, achieving outcomes, leadership, public policy, cultural competency, and media relations. CADCA will offer CEUs for the four-day Institute, which will culminate in a commencement exercise. For more information on how to register for this event, contact Nana Elliott at nelliott@cadca.org or 1-800-54-CADCA, ext. 256, or visit www.cadca.org and click on "Training Institute." Seating for each class is limited, so sign up today!

2) CADCA SATELLITE BROADCAST ON INTERGRATING FAITH-BASED PROGRAMS MAY 16

It's not too late to register for CADCA's "Leap of Faith: Bringing Faith-Based Programs into Your Community Coalition" satellite broadcast! The expert panel will include:

• Gregory Harris, Associate Director, Health Promotion Program Initiatives, Inc.
  
• Eduardo Hernandez- Alarcón, PhD, Special Expert, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
  
• Rev. Richard McCain, Executive Director, Substance Abuse Initiative of Greater Cleveland
  
• Rev. Jacqueline Thompson, Executive Director, Shiloh Family Life Center

Tune in Thursday, May 16, 2002, from 1:00-2:30 p.m., EST to

• Learn strategies to actively engage faith-based programs
  
• Hear an overview of a Federal office of faith-based and community initiatives
  
• Identify existing resources and how to access them

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.

Three ways to register with Ed Kronholm, downlink coordinator:
Phone: 877-820-0305
Email: dlnets@aol.com
Web Site: www.dlnets.com/MCTFT2nd.htm.

Please direct all questions to Tanyanic Brown, CADCA's director of distance learning, at tbrown@cadca.org.

3) FUNDING OPPORTUNITY FROM JOIN TOGETHER FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT

Join Together, a project of the Boston University School of Public Health, has funding and leadership opportunities available for twelve communities to become Demand Treatment! Partners. Demand Treatment! is a nationwide initiative working within communities to increase the number of people who get treatment for alcohol and drug addictions. The initiative's objectives are to build local leadership, provide information for action, improve the quality of treatment, and end discrimination against people with drug and alcohol disease.

Demand Treatment! Partnerships are intended for cities or counties that are already engaged in organized efforts to expand treatment. Partners will be selected on the basis of track record, community-wide engagement, leadership, and a clearly articulated plan for a strategic approach to increase the demand for treatment.

Demand Treatment! Partners enjoy an innovative package of benefits, including: leadership development and recognition, technical assistance from Join Together and the co-sponsors of the Demand Treatment! initiative, a one-time grant of $60,000 to help defray some of the costs associated with the project, and peer support from other Partner communities.

Letters of intent are due May 29, and the complete application is due July 1. Details are available at www.jointogether.org/announcement or by emailing demandtreatment@jointogether.org.

4) LIVE WEB CHAT ON HELPING STUDENTS IN TROUBLE SCHEDULED FOR MAY 15

The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) will host a live web chat with Ellen Morehouse, executive director of Student Assistance Services, Wednesday, May 15 from 3 p.m. - 4 p.m. EST. This online discussion will look at substance abuse and the high-risk behavioral issues facing schools and students across the country. The Web chat will highlight successful interventions that have helped to turn student's lives around and make the most of their classroom experiences and lives.

To participate in the chat, log on to http://www.health.org/recoverymonth/2002/multimedia/webchat2.htm immediately before or during the chat time and follow the directions to post your questions.

For a schedule of all upcoming webcasts and web chats, please visit: http://www.health.org/recoverymonth/2002/multimedia. For additional information on Recovery Month, please visit the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) website at: http://www.samhsa.gov and click on the Recovery Month 2002 icon.

5) CSAT TO AWARD $8 MILLION FOR YOUTH TREATMENT SERVICES

Improving youth addiction treatment quality and availability is the goal of the latest grant making announced by the federal Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT).

Up to 16 grants of $500,000 each will be made to enhance or expand residential treatment services for people under age 21. A total of $8 million is available in 2002 for the program.

Nonprofits and government agencies can apply. Application deadline is June 19.

For more information, see the "Grants to Improve the Quality and Availability of Residential Treatment and Its Continuing Care Component for Adolescents" announcement online or contact Randolph Much at 301-443-6574. Reference program announcement TI-02-007.

6) MEDIA CAMPAIGN INTERACTIVE SERIES AVAILABLE ONLINE

The latest episode of the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign's new interactive animated series, "Summit High," is now online. This Internet-based cartoon follows the lives of five freshman high school students who are dealing with many of the issues facing 'tweens and teens today, including peer pressure and drug use. The Media Campaign is reaching out to young people where they are spending an increasing amount of their time: online.

To learn more about Summit High, visit www.Freevibe.com.

OTHER USEFUL CADCA LINKS

If you are not a regular member of CADCA, or would like to learn more about our services, please visit: http://www.cadca.org/Membership/JoinCADCA.htm

Interested in the latest progress on legislation that affects coalitions and anti-drug efforts? Then go to: http://www.cadca.org/CoalitionToolkit/PublicPolicy/PublicPolicy.htm

To find out what’s going on with community anti-drug coalitions and events related to the substance abuse field, check out: http://www.cadca.org/Events/Events.htm

If you are receiving this e-newsletter by a forward and would like to subscribe yourself or know someone else that would be interested, click on: http://www.cadca.org/CoalitionToolkit/EmailNetwork/EmailNetwork.htm