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April 6, 2015

The Partnership for Drug-Free Kids has released a new resource for parents -- Marijuana Talk Kit: What You Need to Know to Talk with Your Kids About Marijuana.

Between the medicalization and legalization of marijuana...

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April 6, 2015

NIH-funded findings also point to possible treatments for harmful effects of adolescent alcohol exposure

Adolescent binge drinking can disrupt gene regulation and brain development in ways that promote anxiety and excessive drinking behaviors that can persist into adulthood, according to a new study supported by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health. A report of the study, conducted in...

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April 2, 2015

AAA Foundation released findings from their national study this week that examined in-vehicle video footage of thousands of teen drivers. The study revealed that 6 out of 10 teen crashes involve driver distraction.

From their website:
In this study, we conducted a large-scale comprehensive examination of naturalistic data from crashes that involved teenage drivers. Other naturalistic studies have investigated only a small number of crashes or used near crashes as a proxy...

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April 1, 2015

This is your opportunity to receive information on the ins-and-outs of the data and how to best understand and use the data for local planning.  

Please contact Krissy Johnson at krissy.johnson@k12.wa.us or (360) 725-6045 if you have questions about the trainings.

  • Learn what students said about themselves, their school,...
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March 31, 2015

Registration is open for a Strategic Planning Webinar: Gaps Analysis, Objectives and Selecting Strategies

on Apr 8, 2015 2:00-4:00 PM PDT at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/226362321778750722

This webinar will provide information on ways to update a strategic plan by conducting a Gaps Analysis, building new objectives if priorities / local conditions have...

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March 31, 2015

Strengthening Families Program for Parents and Youth 10-14

SFP (10-14) Facilitator Certification Training
(English & Spanish)

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday:  April 6th, 7th, and 8th 2015

9:00 am – 5:00 p.m.

 

Clallam Courthouse
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March 26, 2015

This workshop meets the new Washington State suicide assessment requirements for re-licensure.

This workshop presents original concepts in the development of suicidality as an ingenious coping mechanism which develops over time.  The brain's neuroplasticity forms neural...

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March 26, 2015

Deadline: April 30, 2015

The Foundation for Financial Planning awards grants to nonprofit organizations for pro bono financial advice and outreach activities to underserved communities.

Grant amounts range from between $5,000 and $300,000. In 2014, the average grant awarded by the foundation was $18,000. The grant’s average is not a benchmark and is subject to change annually, depending upon...

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March 20, 2015

SmartQuit Application

SmartQuitTM can help you give up tobacco, vaping and e-cigarettes.

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March 20, 2015

Graduation rates for black and Hispanic students increased by nearly 4 percentage points from 2011 to 2013, outpacing the growth for all students in the nation, according to new data from the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics.

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March 20, 2015

Today at the National Press Club, SAMHSA Administrator Pamela S. Hyde, J.D., unveiled Suicide Safe, the latest mobile app from SAMHSA.

The app, based on the...

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March 20, 2015

Community Health Worker Training

If you have experience as a peer counselor, outreach worker, Promotoras de Salud, patient navigator or community health worker, add this training to your resume and become a part of the Community Health Worker workforce in our state.

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March 20, 2015

New research supported by the National Institutes of Health shows how elements of the brain’s stress and reward pathways can interact to suppress binge alcohol drinking. The finding, now online in the journal Nature Neuroscience, suggests potential strategies for treating and preventing alcohol use problems.

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March 7, 2015

Facebook Adds New Feature For Suicide Prevention

By Alexis Kleinman in The Huffington Post 

The social media site is...

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