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EDC Research Links “Sexting” to Psychological Distress

November 16, 2011

Shari Kessel Schneider discusses EDC research on the sending of explicit text messages ("sexting") by teens.

Shari Kessel Schneider discusses EDC research on the sending of explicit text message

Strategic Planning 101: How to Develop Effective Campus Alcohol Prevention

Date: 
September 16, 2011

Institutions of higher education continue to experience serious problems with respect to student alcohol abuse.

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Higher Education Center
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Introduction to a Comprehensive Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Prevention Approach

Date: 
January 20, 2010

At the conclusion of this Webinar, participants should be able to:

  1. Describe national data about college student AOD use.
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Higher Education Center
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Thinking Strategically: Using Data and Research in Planning

Date: 
February 16, 2010

Campus-based alcohol and other drug (AOD) and violence prevention efforts are more effective when they are guided by the latest research and tailored to local campus circumstances.

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Higher Education Center
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A Case Study: Creating a Campus Violence Prevention Program

Date: 
April 14, 2010

Effective violence prevention efforts require a comprehensive, coordinated set of programs, policies, and services that are research-based and adapted to local circumstances. Dr.

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Higher Education Center
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Using Social Media Strategically for Effective Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence (AODV) Prevention

Date: 
February 2, 2011

As the use of social media, such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, continues to increase exponentially, alcohol and other drug abuse and violence (AODV) prevention professionals on college campuses a

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Higher Education Center
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Meeting the Needs of Students in Recovery

October 3, 2011

According to SAMHSA, from 1999 to 2009, the number of students age 18 to 24 seeking treatment for substance abuse more than doubled.

According to SAMHSA, from 1999 to 2009, the number of students age 18 to 24 seeking treatment for substance abuse more than doubled.

The Higher Education Center for Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Violence Prevention is managed by EDC and funded by the U.S. Department of Education.

One in every five students expelled in the U.S. attends a CA school!

September 28, 2011

California schools are experiencing an alarming expulsion trend, but recommendations outlined in a new EDC report could help reverse this direction.

California schools are experiencing an alarming expulsion trend, but recommendations outlined in a new EDC report could help reverse this direction.

Building and Sustaining Statewide Initiatives for Effective Alcohol Prevention

Date: 
May 17, 2011
Time: 
1:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m. ET

Statewide initiatives (SWIs), or statewide coalitions, are concerted efforts by institutions of higher education, community organizations, and government officials in a state to change aspects of the

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Higher Education Center
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New Passage to Prevention

September 19, 2011

Drawing on a long history of evidence-based prevention programs and intervention strategies developed to combat HIV and AIDS, EDC plays a key role in efforts to ramp up prevention efforts by effici

A teenage girl is caught sneaking out to meet with her older boyfriend. When she apologizes, her mother responds: “I don’t want you to be sorry because you were caught.

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