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Welcome
to February Bi-Monthly
2010 'News of Hope'!
So much prevention news
and so little time!
We're publishing two
newsletters this month
and hope to provide
additional info and
opportunities to learn
more tools to help youth
and families make
healthy choices in
trying times.
February Week 2 2010 NEWS
OF HOPE CONTENTS
• One In Ten Jobless
Young People Driven To
Drugs Or Alcohol!
• U.S. Teens VS
European Teens on
Alcohol, Tobacco Use
• WEBINAR FOR
EDUCATORS: Drugs,
Abuse, & At-Risk
Students: Do's &
Don'ts for Helping Your
Students
• One in Four Girls
Aged 12-17 Involved in
Serious Fights or
Attacks in Past Year
• FREE ON-DEMAND
WEBCAST - The Brain
On Drugs
INDEX
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One
In Ten Jobless Young
People Driven To Drugs
Or Alcohol!
Feb 04, 2010 From
Community Anti-Drug
Coalitions of America:
Older teenagers and
young adults who are out
of work face poorer
health and lower
happiness, with one in
10 claiming that
unemployment drove them
to drugs or alcohol,
according to new
research conducted in
the U.K.
The study was conducted
by the U.K.-based
Prince’s Trust, which
provides workforce
training to young
people. Based on
interviews with over
2,000 unemployed 16 to
25 year olds in the
U.K., the study found
that out-of-work young
people were more likely
to feel ashamed,
rejected and unloved.
Young people who are or
have been unemployed
were asked if their
joblessness had affected
their life in other
ways. A quarter said it
caused arguments with
their family and more
than one in five claimed
they lost the confidence
to go to job interviews.
More than one in ten
admitted that
unemployment drove them
to drugs or alcohol, and
one in three said they
felt down or depressed.
"Unemployment has a
knock-on effect on a
young person's
self-esteem, their
emotional stability and
overall wellbeing. The
long and downward spiral
of unemployment can also
leave young people prone
to more serious mental
health issues, drug and
alcohol addictions,
homelessness or
worse," said
Leading economist
Professor David
Blanchflower in the
report.
Also according to the
research, one in four
young people (25 per
cent) who were
unemployed claimed to
have felt suicidal, and
they were more than
twice as likely to feel
they have nothing to
look forward to in life.
They also feel less
valued by the people
around them and are
twice as likely to claim
they have lost their way
in life.
Click
here for more on the
Prince’s Trust Youth
Index 2010.
LEGACY
OF HOPE - Helping youth
find their way...
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U.S.
Teens VS
European Teens
on Alcohol,
Tobacco Use
Study: U.S.
Teens in Middle
of Pack
Regarding
Alcohol, Tobacco
Use
December 10,
2009 - Join
Together
Research Summary
Alcohol,
tobacco and
other drug use
are serious
problems in the
U.S., but
American teens
are far from
world leaders
when it comes to
smoking and
drinking, the
New York Times
reported Dec. 8.
A new report
from the
Organization for
Economic
Cooperation and
Development (OECD)
found that 20
percent of U.S.
15-year-olds
reported having
been drunk at
least twice in
their lives, one
of the lowest
rates in the
developed world.
By contrast, the
rate was 56
percent for
girls in Denmark
and 59 percent
for Danish boys.
In the U.K.,
which has
struggled to
contain an
explosion in
youth drinking
in recent years,
the rates were
higher for
15-year-old
girls (50
percent) than
boys of the same
age (44
percent).
The U.S. also
had the lowest
smoking rate
among
15-year-olds in
the developed
world, according
to the OECD,
with 9 percent
of girls and 7
percent of boys
reporting that
they were
regular smokers.
In Austria, the
comparative
rates were 30
percent for
girls and 24
percent for
boys.
However, U.S.
teens were the
most obese in
the developed
world, the study
found.
Keep
prevention in
the forefront of
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| "Drugs,
Abuse, & At-Risk
Students: Do's &
Don'ts for Helping Your
Students"
 (NOTE:
LEGACY has no
affiliation with this
resource. LEGACY neither
recommends nor does not
recommend this resource.
We do think, however,
that it appears to have
merit since we are
proponents of Student
Assistance programs.
This program comes with
a fee and LEGACY
receives NO remuneration
from this resource.)
From Progressive
Business Webinars:
Thursday, March 11, 2010
- 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS:
Critical Components
of a Successful Student
Assistance Program
** Who you should &
should not include in
your SAP team
** Policies &
procedures that protect
your students & your
school
** How to achieve
administrative, staff,
parental, &
community support
The 4 Phases of
Student Assistance
Programs: Identification
to Follow Up
** Tips & tricks to
identify
"at-risk"
students: behaviors to
look for
** Gather information
& create a game
plan- the who, what,
& how
** Intervention-
overcome resistance and
get them the help they
need
** Monitor, mentor,
& motivate students
to achieve academic
success
Tricky Student
Assistance Issues-
Answers to Your Toughest
Questions
** Walking the fine
line: when educators
should & shouldn't
get involved
** How to avoid
potential
confidentiality &
liability issues
** Guidelines for
involving parents, law
enforcement, &
professional help
Live question and
answer session - Have
your questions answered
by expert speaker:
James F. Crowley,
president of Community
Intervention, Inc.
** Mr. Crowley is an
expert in Student
Assistance Programs,
support group
facilitation,
alternatives to
suspension, community
mobilization, children
of alcohol/drug
dependent families,
children of divorce, and
ATOD intervention.
** In 2003, the National
Association of Children
of Alcoholics Mr.
Corwley was awarded for
his contributions to the
COA field. He is the
executive producer of
two award-winning
educational films and
several instructional
videos.
** Mr. Crowley a former
Board President for the
National
Association for Children
of Alcoholics (NACoA).
EASY TO PARTICIPATE - A
telephone and a computer
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That's it. Follow along
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advance.
IDEAL FOR MULTIPLE
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professionals use these
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in a fresh new manner
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Do's & Don'ts for
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** Live, 60-Minute
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** Thursday, March 11,
2010 - 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET
**
For
more information or to
register, visit their
website
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One
in Four
Girls
Aged
12-17
Involved
in
Serious
Fights
or
Attacks
in Past
Year
CADCA
reports
on
National
Survey -
Results
Indicate
that One
in Four
Girls
Aged
12-17
Were
Involved
in
Serious
Fights
or
Attacks
in the
Past
Year
Jan 21,
2010
A
report
by the
Substance
Abuse
and
Mental
Health
Services
Administration
(SAMHSA)
indicates
that, in
the past
year,
one
quarter
(26.7
percent)
of
adolescent
girls
were
involved
in a
serious
fight at
school
or work,
group-against-group
fight,
or an
attack
on
others
with the
intent
to
inflict
serious
harm,
putting
them at
greater
risk of
alcohol
and
other
drug
use.
“These
findings
are
alarming,”
said
SAMHSA
Administrator
Pamela
S. Hyde,
J.D, in
a news
release.
“We
need to
do a
better
job
reaching
girls at
risk and
teaching
them how
to
resolve
problems
without
resorting
to
violence.”
When
combined,
2006 to
2008
data
from the
National
Survey
on Drug
Use and
Health (NSDUH)
shows
that
18.6
percent
of
adolescent
females
got into
a
serious
fight at
school
or work
in the
past
year,
14.1
percent
participated
in a
group-against-group
fight,
and 5.7
percent
attacked
others
with the
intent
to
seriously
hurt
them;
one
quarter
(26.7
percent)
of
adolescent
females
engaged
in at
least
one of
these
violent
behaviors
in the
past
year.
Other
key
findings
from the
NSDUH
survey
include:
• The
prevalence
of these
violent
acts in
the past
year
decreased
as
annual
family
income
increased.
The
violent
behaviors
were
reported
by 36.5
percent
of
adolescent
females
who
lived in
families
with
annual
incomes
of less
than
$20,000,
30.5
percent
of those
in
families
with
annual
incomes
of
$20,000-$49,999,
22.8
percent
with
annual
incomes
of
$50,000
to
$74,999,
and 20.7
percent
with
annual
incomes
of
$75,000
or more.
• In
the past
year,
adolescent
females
who
engaged
in any
of these
violent
behaviors
were
more
likely
than
those
who did
not to
have
indicated
past
month
binge
alcohol
use
(15.1
vs. 6.9
percent),
marijuana
use
(11.4
vs. 4.1
percent),
and use
of
illicit
drugs
other
than
marijuana
(9.2 vs.
3.2
percent).
•
Adolescent
females
who were
not
currently
enrolled
or
attending
school
were
more
likely
than
those
who were
in
school
to have
engaged
in one
of these
violent
behaviors
in the
past
year
(34.3
vs. 26.7
percent).
Among
those
who
attended
school
in the
past
year,
rates of
violent
behaviors
increased
as
academic
grades
decreased.
Despite
media
attention
on
high-profile
accounts
of
females’
acts of
violence,
rates of
these
violent
behaviors
among
adolescent
females
remained
stable
according
to the
NSDUH
report,
when
comparing
combined
data
from
2002-2004
and
2006-2008.
Violent
Behaviors
among
Adolescent
Females
is based
on the
responses
of
33,091
female
youths
aged 12
to 17
participating
in the
2006,
2007,
and 2008
SAMHSA
National
Survey
on Drug
Use and
Health (NSDUH).
For
the full
report
online.
Want
help
making
an
impact
that
won't be
forgotten?
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LEGACY
OF HOPE -
Keep the
conversation
going!
The combination
of a LEGACY
OF HOPE®
middle or high
school ASSEMBLY
and an EVENING LEGACY
OF HOPE®
FAMILY/PARENT
PROGRAM creates
a powerful
opportunity
* To educate
youth and adults
about how to
avoid the
dangers,
* Enhance their
awareness about
the
decision-making
process in the
teen years, and
* Establish
stronger
communication
and connection
between parents
and their teens
* Teaches both
youth and adults
in healthy
emotional
awareness and
coping skills
for stress and
the feelings
that motivate
alcohol and drug
use,
irresponsible
sexuality,
violence,
self-harm and
more.
Use LEGACY
OF HOPE®
create teachable
moments for your
parents,
teachers and
students.
Give us a call
if we can help:
800-707-1977 or
online.
A few of the
LEGACY OF HOPE®
characters
above:
The
Cheerleader -
upper middle
class teen
hiding her
feelings in
alcohol, pot and
'zanies'
The Party
Girl -
looking for male
attention and
ignoring signs
of alcohol and
drug abuse in
her boyfriend
The Drunk -
alternately
amusing and
annoying
The Soccer
Girl -
withdrawn,
depressed and
cutting to cope
with the death
of a close
grandparent, her
parents'
divorce, and a
friend's
suicide.
All
characters are
based on real
youth Susie has
met in schools.
To
Contact Susie
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"THE
BRAIN ON DRUGS" -
Free On-Demand Webcast
 A
FREE, Public Domain
Video Program
Available as a
C-Satellite Downlink
and/or as an On-Demand
Webcast
b>Produced by the
Multijurisdictional
Counterdrug Task Force
Training Program (MCTFT)
, a division of the
Center for Public Safety
Innovation at St.
Petersburg College in
St. Petersburg, Florida.
Thursday, March
25th, 2010:
1:00-2:00 PM ET
You probably remember
it, the anti-drug
commercial with the
frying egg and the
message "this is
your brain on drugs, any
questions?" It was
a powerful message from
the 1980s.
Times have changed.
As research about the
brain advances in the
21st century, we
certainly have many
questions about the
brain on drugs.
* What really happens
when drugs get into the
bloodstream and to the
brain?
* Do brain cells really
die?
* Are the results
different for adults and
children, men and women?
* What has brain
research taught us about
drug prevention?
During this hour-long
broadcast, The Brain
on Drugs, we'll see
what drugs do to the
brain at different
stages of life.
Also, we'll learn how to
best tailor prevention
and treatment
efforts.
Key Concepts:
• Learn what drugs do
to the brain
• Discover how the
brain develops
• Find out how
different age groups
absorb information,
especially prevention
messages
Target Audiences:
Suitable for general
viewing including parents
who are counseling their
children about drug use
and its effects, students
dealing with peer
pressure over
experimental drug use, educators
trying to persuade young
people about the
possible side effects of
drug use, and adults
who may be unaware of
conditions that may
result from excessive
drug abuse.
The program will also be
valuable for anti-drug
coalitions, prevention
specialists, law
enforcement officers,
and treatment
professionals. Public,
educational, or general
access television
distribution is also
encouraged.
Content Providers:
Timothy P. Condon, Ph.D
Deputy Director,
National Institute on
Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Amelia M. Arria, Ph.D
Director of the Center
On Young Adult Health
& Development at the
University of Maryland
School of Public Health
Senta Goudy
Chief of Prevention in
The Florida Office of
Drug Control
Sponsors:
This program is produced
by the
Multijurisdictional
Counterdrug Task Force
Training Program (MCTFT)
, a division of the
Center for Public Safety
Innovation at St.
Petersburg College in
St. Petersburg, Florida.
To
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