The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is excited to announce that another wave of the youth marijuana prevention campaign, ...
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November 5, 2016
The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) was mandated by the state legislature to provide a "marijuana public health hotline" under RCW 69.50.540.
The Washington Recovery Help Line is the current state funded substance use help line. It is primarily funded by the Washington Department of Social and Health Services, Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery (DBHR), and serves as a primary source of marijuana educational and referrals across Washington...
October 8, 2016
The Center for Opioid Safety Education has just launched an updated version of its website stopoverdose.org.
Stopoverdose.org is WA State’s most visited website for...
read more October 8, 2016
Description
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Mental Health Services is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2017 Garrett Lee Smith (GLS) Campus Suicide Prevention grants. The purpose of this program is to facilitate a comprehensive public health approach to prevent suicide in institutions of higher education. The grant is designed to assist colleges and universities in building essential capacity and infrastructure to support expanded...
read more October 8, 2016
Win $1,500 and More
CADCA [Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America] invites coalitions to participate in the Dose of Prevention Challenge for a chance to win $1500, a full scholarship to CADCA's 2017 National Leadership Forum and more.
To qualify, your coalition must implement one of the below activities. However,...
October 7, 2016
National Take-Back Initiative
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will hold its 12th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, October 22, providing a safe...
read more September 29, 2016
Deadline: November 16, 2016
The Lodestar Foundation has announced the 2017 Collaboration Prize, a national competition to celebrate exemplary nonprofit collaborations. The prize identifies and showcases models of permanent collaboration between two or more nonprofit organizations and is intended to shine a spotlight on collaborations that demonstrate innovative...
read more September 29, 2016
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation [RWJF] Culture of Health Prize recognizes communities that have placed a priority on health and are creating powerful partnerships and deep commitments that will enable everyone, especially those facing the greatest challenges, with the opportunity to live well. A Culture of Health recognizes that health and wellbeing are greatly influenced by where we live, work, the safety of our...
read more September 26, 2016
By Raif Karerat
More than 1 in 4 women have experienced cyberbullying in college, increasing the risk for clinical depression, reports a new study published in Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking. The study also found that female college students who acted as cyberbullies were more likely to report problem alcohol use.
The article, titled, “Cyberbullying, Depression, and Problem Alcohol Use in Female College...
read more September 26, 2016
September 26, 2016
By Reuters
NEW YORK – Tobacco companies notched a partial victory in a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's authority to require pre-clearance for tobacco products with changed labels or quantities.
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read more September 20, 2016
IC&RC, the world leader in addiction-related credentialing, is seeking Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to participate in a cut-score study for our Prevention Specialist (PS) examination.
Cut-Score Study Overview: Selected SMEs will be asked to review the most recent form of the PS examination and rate its overall difficulty. SMEs...
read more September 20, 2016
President Obama proclaimed September 18-24, 2016, as Prescription Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Awareness Week.
During Prescription Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Awareness Week, the White House will host parents affected by the epidemic. Attorney General Lynch and other...
read more September 20, 2016
Strengthening Families Washington at the Department of Early Learning (DEL) in partnership with Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS), Economic Services Administration is pleased to announce that funding is available for group-based parenting education and family support programming. We are requesting Letters of Interest from Washington State organizations currently...
read more September 4, 2016
Having PAX Partners dramatically improves the implementation and results of PAX GBG–that means
significantly increasing the protective elements of PAX, which have been shown to reduce substance
abuse or involvement in violent crimes. With PAX Partner training, PAX Partners are able to support
teachers with in-depth knowledge and skills to develop Tiered Support for children with higher needs.
Research in adult learning indicates that partner-model interventions...
