Curricula and Training Materials

Air Force ‘Aims High’ to Prevent Substance Abuse

November 23, 2011

When the United States Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) sought help in improving its substance abuse prevention program in 2009, it turned to SAMSHA’s Center for the Application of Prevention Techn

When the United States Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) sought help in improving its substance abuse prevention program in 2009, it turned to SAMSHA’s Center for the Application of Prevention Technolo

After a Suicide: A Tool Kit for Schools

Publication date: 
2011
Author(s): 
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and the Suicide Prevention Resource Center
Project Name: 
National Suicide Prevention Resource Center

Faced with students struggling to cope and a community struggling to respond, schools need reliable information, practical tools, and pragmatic guidance on what to do in the aftermath of a suicide.

For more information or to obtain: 

Download a copy of After a Suicide: A Tool Kit for Schools from the Suicide Prevention Resource Center.

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.

Project Web site: 
Higher Education Center
Register for upcoming Webinar or view past Webinar: 
http://www.higheredcenter.org/services/training/webinars/strategic-planning-101-...
For more information: 

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

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.
Project Web site: 
Higher Education Center
Register for upcoming Webinar or view past Webinar: 
http://www.higheredcenter.org/services/training/webinars/introduction-to-a-compr...
For more information: 

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

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.

Project Web site: 
Higher Education Center
Register for upcoming Webinar or view past Webinar: 
http://www.higheredcenter.org/services/training/webinars/thinking-strategically
For more information: 

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

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.

Project Web site: 
Higher Education Center
Register for upcoming Webinar or view past Webinar: 
http://www.higheredcenter.org/services/training/webinars/creating-a-campus-viole...
For more information: 

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

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

Project Web site: 
Higher Education Center
Register for upcoming Webinar or view past Webinar: 
http://www.higheredcenter.org/services/training/webinars/using-social-media-stra...
For more information: 

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

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.

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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