Children Who Speak Earlier May Be At Increased Risk of Alcohol Problems Later

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Children with advanced verbal abilities are more likely to drink as adolescents, a new study has found. Finnish researchers conducted two surveys of twins, including a total of 5,457 families. Parents were asked to remember when each twin reached certain milestones and their other traits in childhood.

 

Read more on the new study courtesy of: The Partnership at Drugfree.org

LMBC Coalition to Prevent Underage Drinking – Photovoice Video Presentation

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One of the cool things about evidence-based workshops is that the NYC PRC are able to help community groups, prevention specialists and concerned citizens find ways to address the negative effects of alcohol, tobacco, illicit drugs, gambling and violence at the community level.  Presented by the youth of the Long Beach Medical Community is their Photovoice video.  Their adult mentors attended our Community Network Seminar: Empower Your Community with Phototvoice training on February 28, 2013. With this powerful tool, they were able to bring awareness to the underage drinking issue that plagues their community.

We want to thank The Long Beach Medical Community Coalition for assisting their youth group with this terrific video presentation. You too can provoke positive change in your community!

Enjoy the video presentation

 

 

 

Check out the feature artice: Long Beach Herald

Action Call as Social Media Marketing of Alcohol Reeling in Young Audience

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Social Media Marketing has changed in a course of a few years and over ninety-seven percent of consumers now use online media when researching products or services. The overall concern with the huge presence of online marketing is the overly-saturated exposure of alcohol advertisement to youth.

A new research, published in the Medical Journal ofAustralia, surveyed the Twitter use by the seven most powerful global alcohol brands - including Corona, Heineken, Smirnoff and Jack Daniels in over six months.

 

Read more on the latest finding: Herald Sun

Alarming Data on Substance Daily Use by Adolescents

On an average day, 881,684 teenagers aged 12 to 17 smoked cigarettes, according to a report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The report also says that on average day 646,707 adolescents smoked marijuana and 457,672 drank alcohol.

To provide some perspective, the number of adolescents using marijuana on an average day could almost fill the Indianapolis Speedway (seating capacity 250,000 seats) two and a half times.

"This data about adolescents sheds new light on how deeply substance use pervades the lives of many young people and their families," said SAMHSA Administrator Pamela S. Hyde. “While other studies indicate that significant progress has been made in lowering the levels of some forms of substance use among adolescents in the past decade, this report shows that far too many young people are still at risk."

 

Click here to review data

Citizens Committee for NYC Community Building Workshops

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At Citizens Committee, they don’t just give out grants. The agency hosts free community workshops on great ways to mobilize your neighbors, raise funds (beyond our own grants), navigate city government, and more. They share stories, tools, and tips custom-tailored to meet the needs of grassroots groups—and listen to your experiences.

The workshops are designed with resident-led groups in mind; each session draws from the ideas and experiences that you bring. 

For more information on Citizens Committee workshops, please visit the website. 

Funding Opportunity for Year 3 Community Transformation Grants

 

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The Fund for Public Health in New York (FPHNY), on behalf of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC DOHMH) and the Partnership for a Healthier New York City, is excited to announce this RFP opportunity for local community-based organizations to help create a Healthier NYC. In an effort to advance its work in New York City, the Partnership for a Healthier New York City is seeking community-based organizations that have interests in healthy eating, active living, tobacco free living and reducing underage and excessive alcohol use, to work with experienced coalitions on new projects.  As part of the City’s efforts, funded by a Community Transformation Grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Partnership is seeking to fund work within each borough to further the progress in creating a healthier city. 

The RFP and attachments are posted on the FPHNY website. Each applicant must submit an electronic copy of the application. The file should be in PDF (Portable Document Format). Applicants should submit a single PDF file with their complete proposal. All proposals in response to this RFP must be e-mailed to the following address, no later than Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at 5:00pm EST

 

For more information, contact: Emily Weiser (eweiser@fphny.org) or visit their website

 

Funding Opportunity: Neighborhood Violence Prevention Project

 

 

Funding Amount:   Approximately $2,000,000 dollars is available to support up to seven new community violence reduction projects.

Eligibility:   Local government agencies; and Not-for-profit entities
Agency:   NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services

Deadline: October 16, 2013

Summary:   New York State is making approximately $2 million available to support local street outreach and violence intervention projects to reduce violence associated with firearms in localities with high volumes and rates of homicides and shootings. Projects supported with funds awarded from this solicitation must be designed and implemented with fidelity to the Cure Violence model or follow a similar evidence based neighborhood violent crime prevention model. Projects must utilize violence interrupters and street outreach workers to stem local violence in a targeted area.

All projects should be focused on implementation of a coordinated, community-based strategy for reducing violence in a specified neighborhood or neighborhoods, precinct(s) or other geographically defined area. The proposals must target communities with high rates of gun violence and work through community-based organizations, residents and other individuals that are well positioned to work with high-risk youth and young adults in those areas. The applicant for these funds must clearly demonstrate that the proposed model is evidence based and maintains program fidelity to the model being implemented. Evidence based programs are interventions that are theory -based and through evaluation have been determined to be effective at achieving the stated outcomes. Evidence based programs are replicable when implemented with high fidelity to the core components of the model.

Part A - up to three new projects will be established in localities outside of New York City and Onondaga County with a rate of shooting incidents involving injury that reaches 4.5 or higher and with a population of at least 60,000. Eligible localities are: Erie (Buffalo), Westchester (Mount Vernon) and Monroe (Rochester).  Part B - up to four new projects will be established, one each in the Bronx, Queens, Onondaga, and Rockland counties.

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