E-update - May 2006

If you haven't already done so, please note our new contact information in your address books:

8 Continental Drive, Unit G
Exeter, NH 03833
Phone: 603-658-2770
Fax: 603-658-2306

In this e-Update:

This Month's Success Story Town Hall Meetings Held Across the State

New Futures News

1. Leadership Partners: Please tell us what you think
2. Upcoming Community Leadership Initiative Retreat Locations Announced

Resources

1. Visit NHADACA's Website
2. CAMY Status Report Summarizes Latest Research on Underage Drinking
3. APIS Web Site Updated
4. Female Youths in U.S. More Likely Than Males to Initiate Alcohol, Cigarette, or Marijuana Use
5. National Survey on Drug Use and Health
6. Underage Drinkers, Alcoholics and Alcohol Abusers Consume Between 37.5% and 48.8% of Alcohol Sold
7. Violence against Women with Mental Illness
8. Faces and Voices of Recovery
9. www.AlcoholScreening.org

Upcoming Events

1. The Challenge Course: Intervention for Teens in Trouble, Training of Co-Facilitators - May 23-24
2. Working with Female Trauma Survivors: Connections Between Trauma, Addiction & Mental Health - May 25
3. How to Write Grants and Understand the Evaluation Process - May 31
4. New England School of Prevention Studies - June 5-7
5. New England School of Addiction Studies - June 5-9
6. New England School of Best Practices in Addiction Treatment - Aug 21-24
7. UDETC: 7th Annual National Leadership Conference - Charting the Course: Promoting Innovations Through Leadership - Aug. 24-26
8. 2006 NH Substance Abuse Conference - Oct 19-20

SUCCESS STORY

TOWN HALL MEETINGS HELD THROUGHOUT NEW HAMPSHIRE

New Hampshire joined the rest of the nation recently as 16 communities hosted Town Hall Meetings on Underage Drinking. On and around March 28, hundreds of communities across the country hosted Town Hall Meetings as part of a national effort to increase understanding and awareness of underage drinking and its consequences, and to encourage individuals, families and communities to address the problem. Using "New Hampshire's Strategy to Reduce Underage Alcohol Problems" as a template (www.new-futures.org), communities discussed what's already working in their communities and what needs to be done to reduce underage alcohol use. Representatives from the Town Hall Meetings and state officials will convene on May 9th in Concord to discuss local strategies and develop action plans. For more information about what you can do to raise awareness of underage alcohol problems in your community, contact Aviva Meyer at ameyer@new-futures.org.

New Futures News

1. LEADERSHIP PARTNERS: PLEASE TELL US WHAT YOU THINK

   In the next several weeks, you will be receiving an email from Dr. Andy Smith and the UNH Survey Center asking for your confidential feedback on the Community Leadership Initiative. Your thoughts, input and feedback are important to the project, and we look forward to hearing from you. Please take a moment to complete this survey and help shape the future of the Community Leadership Initiative. Upon completing the survey, you can enter your name into a raffle to win one of five blue denim New Futures shirts.

2. UPCOMING COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE RETREAT LOCATIONS ANNOUNCED

   Did you miss a Leadership Retreat in 2005? New Futures Community Leadership Initiative builds a network of advocates in New Hampshire to reduce underage alcohol problems and increase access to treatment. Dates and locations for the next four leadership retreats have been chosen and include:

   December 7, 2006	Concord
   February 7, 2007	Keene
   March 8, 2007	Derry
   December 6, 2007	Plymouth

   Interested in learning more about this leadership development opportunity? Please contact Linda King at lking@new-futures.org or by phone at 431-1770. You can also visit the New Futures website at www.new-futures.org for more information.

Resources

1. VISIT NHADACA'S WEBSITE

   The New Hampshire Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors Association (NHADACA) website has been updated and now lists all upcoming trainings. Visit www.NHADACA.com for more information including registration forms, training descriptions, dates and times.

2. CAMY STATUS REPORT SUMMARIZES LATEST RESEARCH ON UNDERAGE DRINKING

   The Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth (CAMY) released its latest report: "Underage Drinking in the United States 2005: A Status Report". The report summarizes up-to-date, relevant research and data on underage drinking. Highlights from the report include that girls are binge drinking more and boys are bingeing less or increasing their bingeing at a slower rate than their female peers. Also, 12th-grade female drinkers and binge drinkers are now more likely to drink distilled spirits than beer. For more information, visit: http://www.camy.org.

3. APIS WEB SITE UPDATED

   The Alcohol Policy Information System (APIS) website of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) has been updated, including a new state profile of underage drinking laws. For more information, visit: http://alcoholpolicy.niaaa.nih.gov/. To view New Hampshire's state profile, visit: http://alcoholpolicy.niaaa.nih.gov/state/StateProfie.asp

4. FEMALE YOUTHS IN U.S. MORE LIKELY THAN MALES TO INITIATE ALCOHOL, CIGARETTE, OR MARIJUANA USE

   Girls ages 12 to 17 are more likely than their male counterparts to initiate alcohol, cigarettes, or marijuana use, according to data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. These findings are of concern because rates of substance use among young girls already rival those of young boys. For more information, visit: http://www.cesar.umd.edu/cesar/cesarfax/vol15/15-11.pdf

5. NATIONAL SURVEY ON DRUG USE AND HEALTH

   SAMHSA has released the latest national and state data on alcohol, tobacco and other drug use based on the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. For more information, visit: http://oas.samhsa.gov/newpubs.htm#New

6. UNDERAGE DRINKERS, ALCOHOLICS AND ALCOHOL ABUSERS CONSUME BETWEEN 37.5% AND 48.8% OF ALCOHOL SOLD

   Underage drinkers and adult pathological drinkers (those that meet the clinical DSM-IV criteria for alcohol abuse or addiction) consume between 37.5 percent and 48.8 percent of the value of all alcohol sold in the United States, according to an article in the May 1 issue of the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. CASA's related White Paper, The Commercial Value of Underage and Pathological Drinking to the Alcohol Industry can be found online at http://66.135.34.236/absolutenm/templates/PressReleases.asp?articleid=437&zoneid=56.

7. VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN WITH MENTAL ILLNESS

   The Council of State Governments recently released an issue brief that draws attention to the unmet needs of women with mental illness who are victims of crime, and constructs a core set of policy and practice recommendations for serving this population within the contexts of both the criminal justice and mental health systems. The issue brief reviews existing literature, provides information on existing programs and resources, and recommends the elements of a national agenda to be advanced by federal agencies. To download the "Violence against Women with Mental Illness" issue brief, please visit: http://consensusproject.org/projects/vwmi/.

8. FACES AND VOICES OF RECOVERY

   View the latest newsletter from Faces and Voices of Recovery online at: http://www.facesandvoicesofrecovery.org/newsletter/2006-03-15_enews.php

9. www.AlcoholScreening.org

   Many people who drink alcohol wonder how their own drinking patterns may be affecting their health. To help answer this important question, Join Together developed and supports an anonymous online alcohol screening program, www.alcoholscreening.org. This program uses a scientifically validated set of 12 questions to measure the health consequences of an individual's drinking pattern. AlcoholScreening.org provides detailed feedback and suggestions to anyone who completes the questionnaire, including information about local treatment programs.

Upcoming Events

1. THE CHALLENGE COURSE: INTERVENTION FOR TEENS IN TROUBLE, TRAINING OF CO-FACILITATORS - MAY 23-24

   This training will review the Challenge Course Curriculum, effects of alcohol and drugs on indivual, family and community; intervention responses; educational approaches kids like; and application. This training will be held both days from 8:30 am- 4:00 pm at the Thomas Fox Memorial Chapel, Main Bldg, 105 Pleasant Street, Concord. Registration fee is $75, register by contacting Michelle Ricco at 271-2676 or michelle.r.ricco@dhhs.state.nh.us

2. WORKING WITH FEMALE TRAUMA SURVIVIORS: CONNECTIONS BETWEEN TRAUMA, ADDICTION & MENTAL HEALTH - MAY 25

   This training for providers working with women will introduce participants to a foundation information about working with female trauma survivors, teach important connections between trauma, substance abuse, and mental health issues, and introduce participants to two group interventions for women: A Trauma Recovery and Empowerment Model (TREM) and a Trauma-Informed Substance Abuse Treatment group. This training will be held from 8:30 am- 4:00 pm at the Thomas Fox Memorial Chapel, Main Bldg, 105 Pleasant Street, Concord. Registration fee is $25 for NHADACA members and $35 for non-members, register by contacting Dianne Pepin at 271-6101 or dpepin@dhhs.state.nh.us.

3. HOW TO WRITE GRANTS AND UNDERSTAND THE EVALUATION PROCESS - MAY 31

   This workshop is being hosted that will not only teach you how to write and submit a successful grant application, but you will learn tips to beat your competition by creating an application that wins high peer review points. Also, you will learn how to better understand the grant review process. This is being taught by a nationally-renowned Grants expert. More information and registration can be found online at: http://www.homelanddefensejournal.com/hdl/conf_grantsall06.htm

4. NEW ENGLAND SCHOOL OF PREVENTION STUDIES - JUNE 5-7

   Preliminary event information has been posted on the NEIAS website at www.neias.org.

5. NEW ENGLAND SCHOOL OF ADDICTION STUDIES - JUNE 5-9

   Preliminary event information has been posted on the NEIAS website at www.neias.org.

6. NEW ENGLAND SCHOOL OF BEST PRACTICES IN ADDICTION TREATMENT - AUG 21-24

   For more information, visit www.neias.org. Please check the New England Institute of Addiction Studies (NEIAS) website frequently for updated event information.

7. UDETC: 7TH ANNUAL NATIONAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE- CHARTING THE COURSE: PROMOTING INNOVATIONS THROUGH LEADERSHIP - AUG 27-26

   The Underage Drinking Enforcement Training Center's Leadership conference will be held in Baltimore, MD. Workshop proposals are due April 10. Rooms at the hotel are going quickly, so visit the website to register and reserve your hotel room at www.udetc.org. Early bird registration is July 14.

8. 2006 NH SUBSTANCE ABUSE CONFERENCE - OCT 19-20

   The theme for the conference is Recovery and Resiliency: Strength through Connections. The conference will be held at the Attitash Grand Summit Resort and conference Center in Bartlett, NH. For more information, contact Diane Pepin at dpepin@dhhs.state.nh.us or call 271-6101.

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