Ulster Prevention Council

Friday, March 25, 2011

UPC welcomes Cheryl DePaolo as new director!

On March 7, 2011 Cheryl DePaolo started as the new director of the Ulster Prevention Council. If you have any questions about UPC, please contact Cheryl at 845-458-7406 or cdepaolo@familyservicesny.org.

Monday, January 3, 2011

Temporary Contact Information for Ulster Prevention Council

To contact the Ulster Prevention Council, please call or e-mail Joan Crawford: 845-452-1110 x3431 or jcrawford@familyservicesny.org

Thursday, January 28, 2010

News from CADCA

January 28, 2010

This Week In Coalitions Online...

Obama Urban Czar to Speak at Forum

CADCA is thrilled to announce that Adolfo Carrion, the first White House Director of Urban Affairs, will speak about President Obama's key initiatives to assist urban communities at CADCA's 20th Anniversary National Leadership Forum. Carrion will present at a Forum Pre-conference session, "The Inside Track", on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010.

Funding for the 2010 Drug Free Communities program is now available. The 2010 DFC Request for Applications (RFA)

is available online. ONDCP expects to award approximately $18.75 million for 150 new competing grants to support the efforts of community coalitions working to prevent and reduce substance use among youth. The deadline for applying is Friday, March 19, 2010.

With the escalating rates of prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) medicine abuse affecting communities nationwide, this issue will be one of the featured topics at CADCA's National Leadership Forum next month. Several workshops will address everything from prescription take back programs to media campaigns to raise awareness of over-the-counter cough medicine abuse.

The New York Times

reported that the L.A. City Council approved an ordinance on Tuesday that would shut down 80 percent of the city's medical marijuana dispensaries because of problems they've had with their dispensaries.

The Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools will hold a webinar next week to discuss grant opportunities that will be available in 2010. The webinar will take place on Tues., Feb. 2nd, from 2 to 3 p.m., EST.

Despite the research on the negative effects of alcohol use on young people, many parents still believe that teen drinking is a right of passage. Many take the approach of trying to teach responsible drinking by letting their teenagers have alcohol at home. However, a new study published in the latest issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, shows that this approach is ineffective.

Data from the Partnership for a Drug-Free America indicate that one in 10 teens reports having abused OTC cough medicines to get high, and 28 percent know someone who has tried it.

This is the third in a series of articles focusing on the young adults participating in the CADCA National Coalition Institute's Ambassador Program, a workforce development initiative. This week, we highlight Juliana Langille, from Brockton Communities Mobilizing for Change on Alcohol in Brockton, Mass.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Dr. Sanjay Gupta to Headline CADCA Forum

From CADCA:
In addition to a number of national experts in the field of substance abuse prevention and treatment, we’re excited to announce that Emmy-award winning Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN’s Chief Medical Correspondent, will be one of the keynote speakers at the CADCA Forum.

Dr. Gupta is a practicing neurosurgeon and professor of neurosurgery at Emory University. In addition to lead reporting for CNN’s health and medical coverage, contributing regularly to American Morning, Anderson Cooper 360°, his own half-hour weekend medical affairs program, SANJAY GUPTA, MD, and reporting for CNN.com and CNN documentaries, Gupta anchors Vital Signs on CNN International.

Dr. Gupta is the author of two best-selling books, Chasing Life (2007) and Cheating Death (2009), both of which were turned in to companion CNN documentaries. In addition to his duties at CNN, he is a contributor to TIME magazine, CBS’ Evening News with Katie Couric and the television news magazine 60 Minutes. In 2003, he was named one of PEOPLE magazine's “Sexiest Men Alive.”

Thursday, December 17, 2009

UPP Board Meets to Review New Technology

The Ulster Prevention Project Board will meet on Friday, December 18, to take a look at two new internet-based tools designed to support UPP's efforts to work with community coalitions, school districts, agencies, parents and youth to reduce substance abuse in the county.

UPP Director Jack Bennett promises an exciting morning. "I'm so pleased that UPP is moving into the world of social media and interactive applications."

Although the new website still has a lot of rough edges, you can take a look and tell us what you think.

UPP Conversation with Jose Sanchez

Jack Bennett recently interviewed Jose Sanchez, the Assistant Superintendent for Education in the Wallkill Central School District. They talked about many things, but started with the controversy that often whirls around the student surveys conducted throughout the country every other year.

“People need to understand that the information is not just to satisfy curiosity seekers or even for purely scientific purposes, but to drive change. It is imperative that those involved: parents, teachers, community groups, professionals- everybody that cares, think the issue through by examining all aspects of it. That’s the only way we can change things”. He went on to say “Sure, it’s political. The superintendents have to think that way- it’s a part of their job’. The zone process (a method to separate survey results by breaking up the County into four distinct quadrants) avoids problems that occur when localities compete with each other for the lowest drug use patterns. “What it comes down to as educators is staying focused on our role, especially when working with other agencies. That we’re “not” the police, not the department of social services…each must stay within their area of expertise. When each entity knows their role they can pitch in to help based on that.”

To read more of the interview, follow this link to our website.

New Blog for the Ulster Prevention Project

Today we're initiating a new blog to support our work reducing substance abuse in Ulster County, NY.

We'll share resources, information about community events, local news, things we want to celebrate, and issues we're thinking about.

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Friday, March 25, 2011

UPC welcomes Cheryl DePaolo as new director!

Monday, January 3, 2011

Temporary Contact Information for Ulster Prevention Council