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Welcome
to the Southwest Prevention Center's
Prevention News
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September
is Recovery Month
 Recovery Month observance highlights the
societal benefits of substance abuse treatment, lauds the
contributions of treatment providers and promotes the message that
recovery from substance abuse in all its forms is possible. The
observance also encourages citizens to take action to help expand and
improve the availability of effective substance abuse treatment for
those in need. Each year a new theme, or emphasis, is selected for
the observance.
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Prevention and Recovery: Working
Together
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 "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of
cure" resonates with many prevention professionals, so much so,
that we frequently forget the importance of collaborating with our
treatment/recovery partners. When prevention and treatment work
together, a reduction in the impact of substance abuse on schools,
families, and communities isseen. Improvements are accomplished by
identifying and assessing the alcohol and drug abuse needs of a
community; and, by supporting a continuum of community-based substance
abuse services including prevention, treatment, and recovery support.
Promotion of systems within a community which includes
treatment/recovery providers is essential to meeting substance abuse
reduction outcomes. Implementation of evidenced-based programs,
practices and policies by local practitioners, whether treatment
providers or prevention specialist, is imperative; or, effective
policies and programs are likely to fail to achieve positive and
lasting effects.
Successful integration of prevention and treatment services ensures that
communities have access to the prevention and treatment services they
need. Beyond referrals, a few ways prevention professionals can
partner with the local treatment/recovery community are:
- Find a treatment/recovery
point of contact in your community.
- Invite them to community
coalition meetings.
- Support policy
initiatives at state and local levels.
- Share trainings that meet
prevention/treatment/recovery needs.
- Seek braided funding
opportunities
Click here for more information
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SWPC's Julie Stevens: A
Successful Example of Prevention Meeting Treatment/Recovery
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 Julie Stevens was awarded the 2009 Terry Hale Texas
Addiction Professional of the Year Award by the Texas Association of
Addiction Professionals (TAAP) at their Annual State Conference in San
Antonio on July 31. The award was presented by Frank Davis, Chairman
of the Texas Certification Board of Addictions Professionals
(TCBAP). This annual award was created in June, 2003 to recognize
a professional in the field of addiction prevention, intervention or
treatment, who has made outstanding and sustained contributions to the
advancement of the profession and commitment to their community and the
TAAP organization.
Ms. Stevens is a Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor
and an Advanced Certified Prevention Specialist. She serves as
the Chair of the Prevention Committee for International Certification
and Reciprocity Consortium (ICRC) as well as the Chair of the
Prevention Committee for TAAP.
In her acceptance speech, Ms. Stevens noted that
presenting the annual award to a prevention professional like herself
demonstrated recognition that prevention is a viable component of the
spectrum of addiction services and the importance of collaboration
between the prevention and treatment of drug abuse.
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Funding Opportunities
Knowledge
Dissemination Conference Grants Program
Application
deadline: Sep 30, 2009
Grants to disseminate knowledge about practices within the mental
health services and substance abuse prevention and treatment fields
Click here for more information
Human
Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Prevention Projects for Community-Based
Organizations
Application deadline: Oct 26, 2009
Grants to develop and implement HIV Prevention Programs that provide
HIV prevention services for members of racial/ethnic minorities and for
members of populations in which there may be a high risk for acquiring
or transmitting HIV infection, regardless of race/ethnicity.
Click here for more information
Ladder
to Leadership: Developing the Next Generation of Community Health
Leaders
Application deadline: See website
The initiative aims to enhance the leadership capacity of
community-based nonprofit health organizations serving vulnerable
populations.
Click here for more information
CCDO
FY 10 Weed and Seed Communities
Application deadline: December 1, 2009
The Weed and Seed strategy aims to prevent, control, and reduce violent
crime, criminal drug-related activity, and gang activity. The Weed and
Seed strategy is a community-based, comprehensive multi-agency
approach. Four elements make up the two-pronged Weed and Seed Strategy:
Law Enforcement; Community Policing; Prevention, Intervention, and
Treatment; and Neighborhood Restoration.
Click here for more information
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3rd Annual Rural Substance Abuse
Prevention Conference: Exploring the Gateway of Underage Drinking
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 Bridging Science and Practice is a training conference
that emphasizes the unique challenges of conducting youth prevention in
rural communities. The conference was founded by one of the most successful
prevention coalitions in the country, in hopes of raising awareness of
the plight that many rural communities face with regards to the growth
of youth substance abuse. The conference will be held in
Lancaster, South Carolina October 14-16, 2009.
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SEPTEMBER
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Sept 15-18
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NPN Conference [Anaheim, CA] |^|
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OCTOBER
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Oct 5-9
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SAPST Training [Houston, TX] |^|
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NOVEMBER
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Nov 4
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Ethics training [Houston, TX] |^|
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Nov 5
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CPS Course [San
Antonio, TX] |^|
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Nov 16-20
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SAPST Training [Fort Worth, TX] |^|
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DECEMBER
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Dec 7-11
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SAPST Training [San Antonio, TX] |^|
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Dec 15
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Ethics Training [Lubbock, TX] |^|
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JANUARY 2010
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Jan 18-20
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SAPST Training [Lubbock, TX] |^|
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each Event
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