January 10 Newsletter

VOLUME 8
NUMBER 1
NPN Research Conference Call for Proposals Now Open
IN THIS ISSUE
Proposals Due by 16 February 2010
2010 DFC Program
2
2010 Town Hall Meetings
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Tobacco Cessation Grants
3
Upcoming Events
3
Social Networking
4
NPN Member Profile
4
Funding Opportunities
4
Prevention Trivia
5
2010 Science and Service Awards
5
HIV/ SA Program Grants
5
Employment Opportunities
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NPN Executive Committee
President
Craig PoVey
First Vice President
Janice Petersen
VP, External Affairs
L. Diane Casto
VP, Internal Affairs
Past President
Steve Keel
Debbie Synhorst
Secretary
Esther Betts
Treasurer
Brenda Rowe
NPN Regional Representatives
Northeast
Yvonne Bunch
Southeast
Brenda Rowe
Central
Nick Puente
Southwest
Esther Betts
West
JANUARY 2010
orkshop proposals are now being accepted for the 23rd Annual National Prevention
Network Research Conference. This year’s conference will convene August 31 September 3, and will be held in Denver, Colorado. And in the spirit of Denver being the
“Mile High City,” the conference theme is titled Reaching New Peaks with Diverse
Partners.
Every year, nearly 1,000 participants are drawn to the
conference for its exceptional content, highly
respected speakers, and the opportunity to network
and learn from prevention professionals from around
the country. Those participants include prevention
practitioners, researchers, policy makers, educators,
community leaders, Federal and State partners, and of
course members of the National Prevention Network.
Presentations cover a variety of topics and are
delivered by those who are highly respected in the
field of prevention. There are seven (7) core
categories that workshops generally fall under, plus the opportunity for an applicant to
propose others as well. Those core categories are special populations, culturally relevant
prevention, sustainability, critical federal guidelines and initiatives, from research to
practice, from practice to research, and emerging trends/ issues. Emphasis is also being
placed on the incorporation of cultural competence in all workshop proposals, and
proposals will be graded accordingly.
For more information on the NPN Research Conference, or to submit a workshop
proposal, please visit the conference website at: http://swpc.ou.edu/npn/index.htm.
Lisa Shumaker
NPN Committee Chairs
Workforce Development
Joyce Cussimanio
Dave Bozell
NPN Executive Committee Conference Call
Monday February 1, 2010
2:00 PM EST
Multicultural Affairs
Stephanie McCladdie
Stan Paprocki
NPN Public Information and Media Committee Conference Call
Tuesday February 16, 2010
3:00 PM EST
Research and Evaluation
Rick Cady
Garrison Gladfelter
NPN Research & Evaluation Committee Conference Call
Wednesday February 17, 2010
3:00 PM EST
Public Information and Media
Esther Betts
Resource Development
Mary Ann DiChristopher
2010 NPN Research Conference Planning Committee Conference Call
Thursday February 18, 2010
2:00 PM EST
NASADAD
Board of Directors
Applications Being Accepted for 2010 DFC Program
Condensed From a CADCA Press Release, 21 January 2010
Flo Stein
President
North Carolina
Tori Fernandez Whitney
First Vice President
District of Columbia
Stephenie Colston
Vice President for Internal
Affairs
Florida
Mary McCann
Vice President for
Treatment
he White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), in partnership
with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), announced that the 2010 Drug Free
Communities (DFC) Request for Applications is now available. The RFA can be
downloaded from the ONDCP website at www.ondcp.gov/dfc/. It can also be found on the
SAMHSA and Grants.Gov websites.
To assist you in responding to this year’s RFA, ONDCP will post a training video and
PowerPoint presentation to the DFC website. Additionally, ONDCP and SAMSHA are
hosting a “live” version of the online workshop in Washington, DC/National Harbor, MD –
February 12th (in conjunction with CADCA’s National Leadership Forum).
Colorado
Craig PoVey
Vice President for
Prevention
Utah
The workshop will begin at 8am with registration and end at approximately 1pm. At the
National Harbor site, Native American/American Indian Support Sessions are also being
held from 2pm-4pm. There is no fee for the workshop itself and the workshops are NOT
mandatory in order to apply for the DFC grant.
Barbara Cimaglio
Immediate Past President
Vermont
Michael Botticelli
Secretary
Massachusetts
Karen Carpenter- Palumbo
Treasurer
New York
NASADAD
Regional Directors
Michael Botticelli
Massachusetts
Region I
Karen Carpenter-Palumbo
New York
Region II
In an effort to better focus the Drug Free Communities RFA on community coalitions
working to create changes in the community environment, ONDCP and SAMHSA have
pared down this year’s document and provided a series of clear and concise questions that
should be easier for an applicant to understand and clearer for a Peer Reviewer to score. As
always, please pay special attention to the program’s Statutory Eligibility Criteria found on
our website at www.ondcp.gov/dfc/cer.html and clearly defined within the RFA. Applicants
who do not meet all eligibility requirements will not proceed to Peer Review.
If you have questions related to the content of the RFA, please call the hotline at 240-2761270 or email your questions to dfcnew2010@samhsa.hhs.gov. If you have financial or
grants management questions, please call Barbara Orlando at 240-276-1422 or email her at
Barbara.orlando@samhsa.hhs.gov.
The deadline for applying is Friday, March 19, 2010
Ken Batten
Virginia
Region III
Donna Hillman
Kentucky
Region IV
Dianna Williams
Indiana
Region V
Terri White
Oklahoma
Region VI
Mark Stringer
Missouri
Region VII
JoAnne Hoesel
North Dakota
Region VIII
Renee Zito
California
Region IX
Bethany Gadzinski
Idaho
Region X
Robert Morrison.
Executive Director
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2010 Town Hall Meetings
Stipends Still Available to Participate
ON THE PREVENTION CALENDAR
he Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA) is still offering a limited
number of $500 stipends to those who wish to participate
in town hall meetings (THMs) for the prevention of
underage drinking. These town hall meetings have been
developed in support of meeting the goals of the Surgeon
General’s Call to Action to Prevent and Reduce
Underage Drinking.
Throughout the week of 22 March 2010, THMs will be
conducted all across the country to promote awareness
and understanding of the effects and consequences of
underage drinking; plus it will offer the opportunity for
everyone within the community to come together to
address the problem. Having these meetings during the
last full week in March will also serve to precede Alcohol
Awareness Month, which occurs during the month of
April.
A number of resources are available to assist in the
preparation and organization of town hall meetings. A
free training DVD on how to conduct a meeting is being
made available, along with short videos, webinars, written
materials, and individual technical assistance.
For more information on hosting or participating in a
town hall meeting, please visit
www.stopalcoholabuse.gov, and follow the link for town
halls.
Grants to Increase Access to Tobacco
Cessation Treatment
From a Partnership for Prevention Release
artnership for Prevention will award an estimated
five to eight grants of $20,000 to $40,000 for the
implementation of innovative strategies to increase access
to tobacco cessation treatments. Funds are to be used
primarily for the development of state alliances/summit
meetings and the creation of strategic plans. Grant
proposals must be submitted by February 24, 2010.
Partnership for Prevention hopes to dramatically increase
access to and use of proven tobacco cessation treatments
by increasing coverage for these services in States,
strengthening quitlines, and promoting the importance of
tobacco cessation.
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PREVENTION
CSAP Community Prevention Day
HOST: CSAP
DATES: February 8, 2010
LOC:
National Harbor, MD
INFO:
www.prevention.samhsa.gov
CADCA National Leadership Forum XX
“Coalitions at Work: Restoring Communities”
HOST: CADCA
DATES: February 9-11, 2010
LOC:
National Harbor, MD
INFO:
www.cadca.org
24th Annual Conference on Prevention of Child Abuse
“Make Prevention Your Priority”
HOST: Prevent Child Abuse Texas
DATES: February 22-23, 2010
LOC:
Dallas
INFO:
www.PreventChildAbuseTexas.org
AMCHP Annual Conference
HOST: Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs
DATES: March 6-10, 2010
LOC:
National Harbor, MD
INFO:
www.amchp.org
23rd Annual Children’s Mental Health Research & Policy Conference
HOST: University of South Florida
DATE: March 7-10, 2010
LOC:
Tampa
INFO:
http://RTCkids.fmhi.usf.edu/CMHconference
NIDA Blending Conference
“Blending Addiction Treatment and Practice:
Evidence-Based Treatment and Prevention in Diverse Populations and Settings”
HOST: NIDA
DATES: April 22-23, 2010
LOC:
Albuquerque, NM
INFO:
www.NIDABlendingConference.info
NASADAD/NPN/NTN Annual Meeting & Conference
HOST: NASADAD
DATES: June 2-5, 2010
LOC:
Norfolk, VA
INFO:
www.nasadad.org
18th Annual Meeting, Society for Prevention Research
“Cells to Society: Prevention at All Levels”
HOST: Society for Prevention Research
DATES: June 1-4, 2010
LOC:
Denver, CO
INFO:
http://www.preventionresearch.org
ADP Conference 2010
“Strongest Together: Building Quality Services During Challenging Times”
HOST: California Department of Alcohol & Drug Programs
DATES: June 15-17, 2010
LOC:
Sacramento, CA
INFO:
http://www.preventionresearch.org
23rd Annual NPN Research Conference
HOST: NASADAD/NPN
DATES: August 31- September 3, 2010
LOC:
Denver, CO
INFO:
http://swpc.ou.edu/npn
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Media Tools for Social Networking in
Prevention
By Matthew J. Aumen, Prevention Associate
ver the past several years, social networking
through digital media has become increasingly
popular. Internet websites such as MySpace, LinkedIn, and
Facebook have been in existence for the better part of a
decade, but new technology continues to be developed to
increase the ease and functionality of peer networking and
information sharing. Today, smartphones such as the
Blackberry and Apple iPhone now allow users to masscommunicate instantaneously while on the go through
mobile web-based applications. This method of
communication using applications such as Twitter makes
even conventional text messaging seem obsolete and a
thing of the past.
With the growing popularity of social networking through
digital media, it is no surprise that it has become more
than a means for individuals to communicate on a nonprofessional level. With over 350 million users worldwide,
Facebook has attracted nearly one million local businesses
that have active profiles. Several Federal agencies
including the CIA use Facebook, and The National
Prevention Network has even taken advantage of the
opportunity by advertising the annual Prevention Research
Conference on the website.
So it would seem apparent that the technology used to
bring so many people together to share information, ideas,
opinions, and experiences on topics such as music,
National Prevention Network
Member Profile: Yvonne Bunch
vonne Bunch currently serves as the NPN Regional
Representative for the Northeast, and is a Program
Manager in the Delaware Office of Prevention and Early
Intervention located in the Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families. In this position, she held
numerous titles which included Project Director of the Delaware Prevention Coalition, a statewide collaboration of community partnerships and organizations that provided substance abuse prevention
and early intervention services to high-risk communities. Currently, Yvonne
manages the prevention
set-aside of the Substance
Abuse Prevention and
Treatment Block Grant,
Governor’s portion of the
Safe and Drug Free
Schools and Communities
Act, and the Tobacco Settlement funds. She also
oversees the annual Prevention and Early Intervention Forum and Teen
Yvonne Bunch
Summit.
Yvonne is often referred to as the “prevention guru” of Delaware because of the passion and expertise she brings to the
table. She has been working in the substance abuse prevention field for the last 19 years, and has received numerous
awards from community-based agencies and coalitions for
her dedication and commitment to children and youth.
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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
College-Level Alcohol Education Programs Funded
The CHOICES grant program provides funding for NCAA member institutions and conferences to integrate athletics into efforts
to reduce alcohol abuse on college campuses. CHOICES projects must partner athletics with other campus departments in the development and implementation of effective alcohol education projects. Grants range up to $15,000 for the first year, $10,000 for
the second year, and $5,000 for the third and final year. The application deadline is 16 February 2010. Visit the NCAA website to
download the 2010 call for proposals and grant guidelines: www.ncaa.org. Search keyword CHOICES.
Grants for the Integration of Schools and Mental Health Systems
The purpose of this grant is to increase student access to high-quality mental health care by developing innovative approaches that
link school systems with the local mental health system. Eligible Applicants: State educational agencies (SEAs), local educational
agencies (LEAs), including charter schools that are considered LEAs under State law, and Indian Tribes. Applications are due by
22 February 2010. For more information, please visit: www.grants.gov. In the grant opportunities basic search, enter “84.215” in
the ‘search by CFDA number’ field.
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2010 Science and Service Awards
From a SAMHSA Press Release, 6 January 2010
he Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA) has issued a call for
applications for its 2010 Science and Service Awards, a
national program that recognizes community-based
organizations and coalitions that have shown exemplary
implementation of evidence-based mental health and
substance abuse interventions.
Awards will be made in each of the five categories:
substance abuse prevention, treatment of substance abuse
and recovery support services, mental health promotion,
treatment of mental illness and recovery support services,
and co-occurring disorders.
To be eligible for an award, an organization must have
successfully implemented a recognized evidence-based
intervention.
The application deadline is 9 April 2010. Complete
information can be found at www.samhsa.gov.
Winners will receive a commemorative award and will be
further recognized on SAMSA’s website.
Prevention Trivia
The National Survey on Drug Use and Health
Report, 2 April 2009
1. What percentage of adolescents reported exposure to prevention messages from school sources in 2007?
A. 70
B. 74
C. 82
D. 94
2. The prevalence of past month use was higher among adolescents reporting exposure to prevention messages from
media sources compared to those who did not in which category (17.2 vs. 16.4 percent)?
A. Cigarettes
B. Illicit Drugs
C. Alcohol
D. Prescription Drugs
SAMHSA Accepting Grant
Applications for HIV and Substance
Abuse Programs
Condensed from a SAMHSA Press Release, 20
January 2010
he Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA) is accepting
applications for up to $54 million over 5 years in
cooperative agreements (grants) to provide integrated
substance abuse and HIV/AIDS prevention services to atrisk minority populations.
These grants, referred to as the Ready-To-Respond
Initiative (RTR), are available to previously-funded
grantees under Substance Abuse, HIV, and Hepatitis
Prevention for Minority Populations and Minority
Reentry Populations in Communities of Color (Request
for Applications or RFA No. SP-05-001). Other entities
may be eligible to apply for SAMHSA’s HIV Capacity
Building Initiative (SP-10-004) grant program, to be
announced at a later date.
The Ready-To-Respond Initiative is designed to prevent
substance use among high-risk minority populations and
reduce the incidence of new HIV infection. The goal of
the program is to engage experienced community-level
domestic public and private nonprofit entities in
preventing and reducing substance abuse and new HIV
infection among at-risk racial and ethnic minority
populations in underserved communities affected by these
problems.
A total of 36 grant awards of up to $300,000 per year will
be made to each grantee for up to five years.
Applications for No. SP-10-003 are available at http://
www.samhsa.gov/Grants/. Applicants are encouraged to
apply online using www.grants.gov/.
All applications are due by 8:00 p.m. Eastern time on
February 23, 2010.
3. What percentage of adolescents ages 16– 17 reported talking with their parents about the dangers of substance use in
the past year (2007)?
A. 41
B. 45
C. 51
D. 57
Answers: A, C, D
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Tobacco Cessation
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State/territorial agencies and organizations may apply for
these funds. Applicants might include state health
departments, state tobacco control agencies, state tobacco
control coalitions, state quitlines, or non-profit
organizations. It is suggested broad alliances be formed
and that only one proposal be submitted per state or
territory. Potential targeted partners could include
organizations or agencies representing health care
systems, employers/purchasers, insurers/health plans,
quitlines, tobacco control/public health advocates, and
policymakers. Applicants must partner with a minimum
of two other organizations/agencies. Applicants are
strongly encouraged to collaborate with their state
department of health. Grants will not be awarded to
individuals.
Proposed projects should be designed to address one or
more of these strategies:
• Outreach to employers, insurers, benefits managers,
and health plan administrators to ensure employee
access to comprehensive cessation treatments
• Improvement of cessation benefits in publicly-funded
health plans
• Outreach to health systems and providers to
encourage utilization of all approved cessation
medications and therapies
• Public education efforts to highlight the benefits of
cessation and urge smokers to seek treatment
Grant award preference will be given to proposals that
ensure the production of measurable results and present a
model that can be replicated in other states.
Social Networking
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television, sports, current events, and now politics, can
also be utilized in the field of substance abuse prevention.
The use of social media and marketing tools would also
create an opportunity to take advantage of the large-scale
shift to web-based applications over other traditional
techniques used to bring stakeholders together..
Curiosity has certainly grown around the issue of using
such methods of communication in the workplace,
especially within government offices. Subsequently,
many organizations have adopted policies to guide
employees who use social networking media tools in the
work environment. The Federal Web Managers Council
also posts on its website a number of resources to assist
organizations with guidelines related to social media.
Among the resources available on the Federal website are
examples and descriptions of a variety of social
networking tools, examples of agencies using online
networking tools, recommendations for implementing
social media in government, and a database of social
media policies from various organizations.
For more information on the resources available to those
interested in web-based social networking tools from the
Federal Web Managers Council, please visit
www.webcontent.gov.
Also available are guidelines used by the State of Utah,
which can be accessed by visiting www.utah.gov, and
searching for keywords “social media guidelines.”
For more information about this funding opportunity,
please visit: www.acttiontoquit.org.
Employment Opportunities
Health Educator, Alcohol & Other Drug Prevention, Northwestern University
Northwestern University is seeking a health educator to join a dynamic team in the Office of Health Promotion &
Wellness, a division of Northwestern University Health Services. Focusing on evidence-based educational outreach,
training and early intervention, the successful candidate will work collaboratively in establishing and maintaining high
standards for alcohol and other drug education and prevention practice within parameters set by relevant professional
groups, state and federal agencies and accreditation bodies. Applicants must have a master's degree or equivalent in
health promotion, or closely related field, plus a minimum of one to three years of current experience in college health
promotion and alcohol and drug education and intervention.
To read the detailed position description and apply, visit the Northwestern University Careers site at:
www.northwestern.edu/hr/jobs. In the Basic Job Search box, enter the keyword alcohol OR click on the Advanced
Search link and in the job opening ID box, enter 15470.
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