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New Releases!
Just Released by the Council on Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault -- 2012 Alaska Dashboard; Key Issues Impacting Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault in Alaska. Through the efforts of the Governor’s Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Initiative, this is the first-ever DVSA Data Dashboard.
For a copy, go to
http://dps.alaska.gov/Cdvsa
CDC Releases Research on Binge Drinking Prevalence, Frequency and Intensity Among Young Adults.
Report to Congress on the Prevention and Reduction of Underage Drinking
Underage Drinking Prevention Video
Use this Link to see some of the many ways Alaskans are working to prevent underage drinking in this video, funded by the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Upcoming Events
7th Annual Serving Offenders with Cognitive Impairments:
Transitioning into the Community
Held in Anchorage, AK
February 1-2, 2012
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2012 Youth Policy Summit
Held in Juneau, Alaska
February 12-15, 2012
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38th Annual School on Addictions & Behavioral Health
Held in Anchorage, AK
May 7-9, 2012
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25th Annual NPN Prevention Research Conference
Sept. 17-20, 2012 in Pittsburgh, PA
For information go to: http://swpc.ou.edu/npn/index.htm
Use this link to see all past events
Items of Interest
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DHSS now on Twitter and Facebook! (8/10/09)
Click on links at the bottom of this page to go to them. - New report from the National Research Council and the Institute of Medicine. Preventing Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Disorders Among Young People: Progress and Possibilities. March 2009. For information or to order a copy go to: www.iom.edu/CMS/12552/45572/64120.aspx.
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Prevention Works, Prevention Handbook
National publication published by the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention and the National Prevention Network -
Suicide Prevention Resource Center - fact sheets which describe statistics on deaths by suicide, estimated hospitalized attempts, and data on medical costs, work loss costs, gender, race/ethnicity, age and method. Go to here to view the updated documents for national data as well as many states including Alaska.
State receives$1.5 million federal SAMHSA grant to reduce and prevent youth suicide in Alaska.
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