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White House Honors Suicide Prevention Resource Center

August 29, 2011

HHD's Suicide Prevention Resource Center was selected by the White House as a Champion of Change, part of President Obama’s Winning the Future Across America initiative.

The Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) at EDC has been selected by the White House as a Champion of Change, part of President Obama’s Winning the Future Across America initiative.

Jim's private Webinar

Date:

October 28, 2011

Time:

4:00 p.m. ET

This is a test description for a webinar on bullying.

Tribal Youth Open a Door to a Better Life

August 16, 2011

The Tribal Youth Program Training and Technical Assistance Center strives to develop relationships with American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) tribes.

John, an eighteen-year-old Alaska Native, thought of himself as an outcast.

New site for caregiver support

June 1, 2011

One of HHD’s programs serving older adults is a seminar series for care-giving support.

The aging of America brings many new opportunities and challenges. By 2050, 20 percent of the U.S. population will be 65 years or older.

Dental Therapists Fill a Void

May 11, 2011

"Oral health is key to overall health." --Gail C. Christopher

Fifty million people in the US live in areas where there is a lack of dental care.

When Bernadette Charles was a child, the dentist visited her rural Alaskan tribal community just once every two years.

For more information about this program, contact Al Yee at ayee@edc.org.

Issue Brief: Suicide and Bullying

Publication date:

2011

Project Name:

National Suicide Prevention Resource Center

This issue brief examines the relationship between suicide and bullying among children and adolescents, with special attention to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth.

For more information or to obtain:

Download a copy of Issue Brief: Suicide and Bullying from the Suicide Prevention Resource Center.

For more information, please contact info@sprc.org.

Bullying Prevention Resources

April 22, 2011

Recent media coverage of bullying incidents has renewed national interest in the serious and widespread problem of bullying.

Preventing Bullying: The Role of Public Health Safety Professionals

Publication date:

2011

Project Name:

Children's Safety Network: National Injury and Violence Prevention Resource Center

Funder:

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau

Bullying is far too often seen as an inevitable part of youth culture.

For more information or to obtain:

Obtain a copy of Preventing Bullying: The Role of Public Health Safety Professionals from the Children's Safety Network.

Creating a Campus-Based Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Program

Date:

May 18, 2010

Time:

1:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Eastern Time

Prescription drug abuse among college students is a growing concern for campus alcohol and other drug prevention practitioners.

Project Web site:

Higher Education Center

For more information:

For more information on the Center’s Webinars, please e-mail the Center at higheredctr@edc.org or call the Center’s toll-free number: 1-800-676-1730.

http://www.higheredcenter.org/services/training/webinars/creating-a-camp...

Tribal Youth Find Direction in Native Traditions

March 23, 2011

EDC is testing new approaches to empower court-involved tribal youth to take control of their lives—and set a new course for their futures—by reconnecting them with tribal elders and their Native t

Visit www.tribalyouthprogram.org or contact Anne Wang: awang@edc.org or Sue Vargo: svargo@edc.org.

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