Prevention Resources for Higher Education Professionals

During 2007, the U.S. Department of Education's Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention, operated by HHD, created four newsletters on important prevention topics for higher education officials. Each of these issues of Catalyst highlight innovative campus efforts related to alcohol and other drug abuse and violence (AODV) prevention issues. Catalyst highlights innovative campus efforts and each issue is devoted to an important aspect of campus prevention:

• The Fall 2007 issue reports on campus policy development, implementation, and enforcement, which are key components of an environmental management approach to AODV prevention at colleges and universities.  The issue also includes several articles that describe campus-specific policy development efforts and their effects.

• The Summer 2007 issue examines the latest research on coalitions and partnerships.  It includes descriptions of successful campus and community coalitions and partnerships and articles on best practices related to developing effective partnerships.

• The Spring 2007 issue explores the nature and extent of alcohol, other drug abuse, and violence among populations that often receive less attention, including community college students, African American and Latino students, students with disabilities, and other underserved groups.  The issue features examples of several campus prevention efforts that have successfully responded to alcohol, drug, and violence problems among these underserved groups.

• The Winter 2007 issue focuses on the role that law enforcement plays in effective prevention.  The issue provides specific examples of ways to enlist the support and participation of law enforcement in community-based prevention activities.

Catalyst is an online resource for campus senior administrators; all campus AODV coordinators and other campus-based prevention professionals; national organizations addressing campus AODV prevention issues; program planners, faculty, and other staff, to assist in their efforts to develop effective ways to prevent and reduce AODV problems.
 
To download other issues of Catalyst, or learn more about how the Higher Education Center helps institutions of higher education develop, implement, and evaluate alcohol, other drug, and violence prevention programs and policies, visit its Web site.

October 9, 2007