Category: News

Opioid Awareness Education Plan Passes Senate in PA

September 28, 2016 HARRISBURG — Legislation to create a new opioid awareness program for students in middle and high school was approved unanimously by the state Senate and is now headed to the House of Representatives for consideration. Sponsored by Pennsylvania Senator John N. Wozniak, the proposal would require the Department of Education in consultation […]

LifeSkills Trains Players and Coaches in Guam

September 21, 2016 Guam – PONY Baseball closed out its inaugural season with a weekend of LifeSkills Training and a banquet at the Pacific Star Resort in Tumon, recognizing and honoring this year’s participants and top performers. The awards banquet highlighted a two-day LifeSkills Training workshop led by LifeSkills Trainer Liz Silva, for the PONY […]

Editorial: Support United Way’s Mission to Enhance Region

September 21, 2016 The United Way of the Laurel Highlands has set a lofty goal: raising $1.5 million during the 2016 campaign. But the organization has always had a significant mission – making our region better by addressing issues such as education, hunger and addiction through the work of local agencies. The United Way announced […]

Somerset Students Taught to Avoid Drugs, Tobacco, and Alcohol

September 14, 2016 Craig Zettle, vice president of Botvin LifeSkills Training in White Plains, New York, told sixth-graders at Somerset Area Junior High School Wednesday that decision-making, peer pressure and advertising all work together. “My challenge to you is to pay attention to everything around you,” he said to a class taught by Ashley Oglevee and Bill Correll. […]

United Way of Laurel Highlands Aims to Raise $1.5 Million for Prevention

September 14, 2016 United Way of the Laurel Highlands announced a $1.5 million 2016 fundraising goal Wednesday – and pointed to one of its top programs as an example of how donations are helping the community. During a campaign kickoff at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, United Way CEO Bill McKinney said money raised […]

Christine Gardner Comes Out of Retirement to Fight the Heroin Epidemic

September 13, 2016 “If we’re going to solve this problem, it’s through grassroots community involvement,” Christine Gardner says. “Since we held our first town hall meeting in October, people have been activated and they’re in touch with each other. The community is involved because they know now they can do something about addiction. And we’re […]

An Open Dialogue at NPN on Issues in Substance Misuse Prevention Research

September 13, 2016 BUFFALO, NY – National Prevention Network Conference, Power Session Panelists: Moderator:   Jorielle Brown, Ph.D., Division Director, CSAP/DSD, SAMHSA In the substance misuse prevention field, progress is being made to reduce underage drinking, tobacco and marijuana use among youth, and nonmedical use of prescription pain relievers among adolescents, but we need to enhance […]

Fall River Middle Schools’ See New Health Curricula Incorporating Opioid Prevention

August 26, 2016 FALL RIVER, MA — Students in grades 6 through 8 will see a standard health curriculum across all schools, beginning this fall. That curriculum will include substance abuse prevention education. The School Committee last week voted to approve the change, which had been proposed by school officials. In the past school year, […]

Sexual Assault Prevention Summit Offers Multiple Tactics to Prevent Sexual Assault

January 20, 2015 By 2nd Lt. Esther Willett, Air Force District of Washington Public Affairs / Published January 20, 2015 WASHINGTON (AFNS) — Leaders in academia, government, and industry presented cutting-edge research related to sexual violence at the Sexual Assault Prevention Summit Jan. 13, 14, and 15 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Dr. Andra Tharp, Dr. Gilbert Botvin, […]

New Study Shows Long-term Effects Of Drug Prevention

May 5, 2012 WHITE PLAINS, NY – A new study presented at an international conference in Texas demonstrates the long-term effectiveness of a classroom-based prevention program targeting teen drug use. The study tracked teens who participated in the Botvin LifeSkills Training (LST) program as 7th graders and found that their participation in the program produced long-lasting reduction in […]