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Botvin LifeSkills Training West Virginia Teachers Receive LST Training
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The Regional Education Services Agency (RESA VIII) recently trained teachers in the Botvin LifeSkills Training program. Educators in attendance hailed from Pendleton, Grant, Hardy, Hampshire, Mineral, Berkeley and Jefferson counties.
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A new study reported in the Health Behavior News Service found that plainer cigarette packages, perceived as boring or unattractive, would make smoking much less appealing to teens.Even before adolescents try smoking, they have preconceived ideas about what smoking is like. ...
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This major report from The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA)at Columbia University shows that substance abuse and addiction cost federal, state and local governments at least $467.7 billion in 2005.
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Do you know a young person who has done excellent work with your coalition and in your community? Then, nominate them for CADCA's Outstanding Youth Award. The winner will receive free registration for ...
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In remarks addressing a recent news conference on youth and school violence, Attorney General Eric Holder drew attention to “a call to action to address a challenge that affects the entire nation.”
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Survey data conducted of the Northern Virginia area show that many underage youth can easily get a hold of alcohol from adults – whether it’s from strangers who agree to buy alcohol for them or from their parents. ...
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The more parents expect their teens to engage in risky behaviors such as drinking and using drugs, the more likely their teens are to follow through with those behaviors.
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A Scientific Approach to Kepping Kids Off Drugs
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Study Finds Evidence For Interaction Between Age at First Drink and Adult Dependency
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Survey: Students, Whose Parents Set Clear Rules, Less Likely To Report Illicit Drug Use: http://lifeskillstraining.com/uploads/me
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The report, requested by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said there is no safe level of exposure to secondhand smoke, and that people with heart conditions could risk heart attacks ...
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The fight among students in Chicago that resulted in the death of 16-year-old Derrion Albert highlights the critical need for schools to implement evidence-based violence prevention programs, says forensic clinical psychologist Dewey Cornell in a recent commentary on CNN. ...
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Celebrate good character during the 16th annual National CHARACTER COUNTS! Week on October 18-24 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/10/pr
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PR: Helping to answer the Obama Administration's nationwide call for renewed service and education reform, more than 5 million youth, parents, teachers, and volunteers will gather in thousands of ...
Botvin LifeSkills Training Department of Justice Releases OJJDP Bulletin Summarizing Survey Results on Children’s Exposure to Violence http://tiny.cc/vqGtX
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Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention · Jeff Slowikowski, Acting Administrator
