Nearly 2/3 of Adult Males Arrested in Denver Test Positive for Illegal Drugs At Time of Arrest

Source: ONDCP News Release, June 15, 2011

New Data Highlight Need for Diverting Non-Violent Drug Offenders into Treatment Instead of Jail, Expanding Drug Treatment for Incarcerated Addicts 

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Gil Kerlikowske, Director of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) released the 2010 Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring Annual Report (ADAM II).  The 2010 report reveals that nearly two-thirds (63 percent) of adult males arrested for crimes ranging from misdemeanors to felonies in Denver tested positive for at least one drug, illustrating the link between drug use and crime and highlighting the importance of Obama Administration drug policies designed to break the cycle of drug use, arrest, incarceration, release, and re-arrest.

Some key findings from the report:

• Nearly two-thirds (63.3 percent) of arrestees tested positive for at least one drug in 2010, a slight decline from 2009 at 70 percent; 14 percent tested positive for two or more drugs.
• Marijuana (40 percent) is most frequently detected drug among those arrested, followed by cocaine (19 percent), benzodiazepines (7 percent), and meth (4 percent).
• Fewer arrestees tested positive for cocaine in 2010, dropping48 percent between 2007 (37 percent) and 2010 (19 percent).

ADAM II is a unique Federal data collection program that shows drug use patterns among arrestees. In each of the ten U.S. counties included in the program, data are collected from adult male arrestees, through voluntary interviews and drug tests, within 48 hours of arrest.  The sample is drawn from all individuals arrested, not just those arrested on drug charges.   The results provide vital information regarding drug use behavior among booked arrestees and the nexus between drug use and criminal behavior for local communities. Tests are conducted to detect the presence of the following drugs: marijuana, cocaine, opiates, amphetamines/methamphetamine, Darvon, PCP, benzodiazepines, methadone, and barbiturates. ADAM II does not test for alcohol.

To view the entire report, click here. 

Grant Opportunities: Compiled by CO. Division of Behavioral Health, Health Communications, 1/21/11

OWH Reducing Health Disparities and Achieving Health Equity: Addressing Depression Among Racial and Ethnic Minority or Undeserved Women and Girls
Deadline: Applications must be received no later than February 10, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. Mountain Time (MT)

OWH FY 2011 Reducing Health Disparities by Preventing Obesity among Minority and Undeserved Women and Girls
Deadline: Applications must be received no later than February 10, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. Mountain Time (MT)

OJJD Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws Block Grants Program
Deadline: All applications are due by 8:00 p.m., Eastern Time, February 15, 2011

OJJDP FY 2011 Tribal Youth National Mentoring Program
Deadline: February 28, 2011

OJJDP FY 2011 Multi-State Mentoring Initiative
Deadline: All application are due by 1:59 p.m. Eastern Time, on February 28, 2011

OJJDP FY 2011 Comprehensive Anti-Gang Strategies and Programs
Deadline: All applications are due by 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on March 11, 2011.

SAMHSA FY 2011 Cooperative Agreements for State-Sponsored Youth Suicide Prevention and Early Intervention (Short Title: State and Tribal Youth Suicide Prevention Grants)
Deadline: Applications are due by February 16, 2011

SAMHSA FY 2011 Campus Suicide Prevention Grants
Deadline: Applications are due by March 4, 2011

SAMHSA FY 2011 Drug Free Communities Support Program
Deadline: Applications are due by March 18, 2011

NOFA FY 2010 Rural Innovation Fund Program
Deadline: February 23, 2011

OAJJA FY2011 Juvenile Diversion Program
Deadline: All applications are due by 3:00 PM MST, February 3, 2011.

OAJJA FY2011 EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM (JAG)
Deadline: All applications are due no later than 3:00 PM MST, February 25, 2011

Happy Father’s Day : tips and links for Dads and the people who work with them

Tips

• Being a Good Dad: PIP TIP #10 – Colorado Family Education Resources and Training
• Dad Tips – Michigan Department of Human Services
• Paternity Means Fatherhood – Three Easy Ways to Establish Paternity in Colorado – Promoting Responsible Fatherhood Initiative
• Parenting Resources – Mile-HighDads.com (Colorado parenting social network)
• Tips for Parents – National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse
• Tips from a Father in Prison – U.S. Office on Child Abuse and Neglect

Resources for Loan at PIC (follow links to place holds)

• Families talk about . . . bonding with your baby [DVD videorecording] : Video 4: Fathers Matter / Rose Films; Active Parenting Publishers. Rochester, N.Y.
• Family factors and the educational success of children / Edited by William Jeynes. NY; London: Routledge, c2010.
• Fatherhood for gay men : an emotional and practical guide to becoming a gay dad / Kevin McGarry. / Kevin McGarryby. New York : Harrington Park Press, c2003.
• ROAD to fatherhood : how to help young dads become loving and responsible parents / Jon Morris. Buena Park, Calif. : Morning Glory Press, c2002.
• Wednesday evenings and every other weekend : from divorced dad to competent co-parent : a guide for the noncustodial father / F. Daniel McClure. Charlottesville, Va. : Van Doren Company, c2001
• When boys become parents : adolescent fatherhood in America / Mark S. Kiselica. New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2008.

More Links and Resources:

• Be There for Your Kids – Colorado Department of Human Services, Division of Colorado Works, Promoting Responsible Fatherhood Initiative – coloradodads.com
• Colorado National Center for Fathering – fathers.com
• National Fatherhood Initiative – fatherhood.org
• Promoting Responsible Fatherhood – U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Responsible Fatherhood State Profile: Colorado – National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse

Colorado DBH Prevention Health Communications, In the News for April 9, 2010

Source: DBH email, 4/9/2010

Attached is the April 9, 2010 edition of the DBH Prevention Community Programs, Prevention Health Communications, In the News and Resources weekly.

In the News is a collection of hyperlinks to current prevention articles, broadcasts, reports, press releases, funding announcements, conferences and events, training and more that are relevant to the prevention and reduction of the use of alcohol and other drugs.

Click here to access Prevention Health Communications, In the News and Resources weekly, 4/9/10 (pdf)

March 2nd SAMHSA National Methamphetamine Webinar on LGBT Log-in Information

Source: SAMHSA email 2/25/10

LGBT Populations and Meth: Updates for Addressing Challenges and Maximizing Opportunities

Date and Time: 3/2/2010 – 12:00pm to 1:30 pm (Mountain)
Description:
The LGBT Populations and Methamphetamine Webinar will include updates on research, treatment, and efforts on state and territory levels to address challenges and identify opportunities for work with LGBT populations around methamphetamine and substance abuse. Highlights will include an overview of data and research issues; results of a national survey regarding availability and accessibility of LGBT substance abuse services; research summary regarding substance abuse trends among gay men and non-gay identified men who have sex with men; information about Getting Off: A Behavioral Treatment Intervention For Gay and. Bisexual Male Methamphetamine Users; unique issues surrounding substance abuse and transgender individuals including barriers for services and research and recommendations; an overview of substance abuse and lesbian and bisexual women including barriers and recommendations; and an examination of psycho-cultural conditions for LGBT individuals and substance abuse.

Webinar Details

This webinar will provide both an online presentation and telephone audio.  We recommend that you log on to the webinar at least 5 minutes prior to the scheduled start time.  Please note that to participate in the web presentation you may be prompted to download software.  To ensure full access to both the web presentation and telephone audio, please follow the directions below:

To Join The Web Presentation

1. Go to https://www.mymeetings.com/nc/join/

2. Enter Log-in Information (below)
3. Click “Start Now”.
4. Follow the instructions that appear on your screen.

Meeting #: PW1746984
Passcode: 7892434

Audio Dial-in Information

Dial-in: 800-369-3338
Passcode: 7892434#

ONDCP and CSAP Announce FY 2010 Drug Free Communities Support Program

Source: JuvJust e-news,  2/8/2010

The Executive Office of the President’s Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and the Department of Health and Human Services’ Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) are accepting applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2010 Drug Free Communities Support Program.

The program’s purpose is to establish and strengthen collaboration to support the efforts of community coalitions working to prevent and reduce substance use among youth. Successful applicants will receive up to $125,000 per year over a 5-year period.

The application deadline is March 19, 2010.

Resources:

To obtain further information about the FY 2010 Drug Free Communities Support Program, see the Request for Applications at samhsa.gov/Grants/2010/SP-10-005.aspx.

New SAMHSA Web site Provides Tools to Help Address Co-Occurring Disorders and Homelessness

Source: SAMHSA News Release, 11/16/09

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) today announces the availability of a new Web site to help SAMHSA grantees, health professionals and the public address problems of homelessness and co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorders. The site, http://chab.samhsa.gov/ features an on-line library of tools that are designed to advance the field and improve the effectiveness of prevention, treatment and recovery programs operated by SAMHSA’s Co-Occurring and Homeless Activities Branch (CHAB) and other service providers.

The new CHAB Web site provides a platform for creating an interactive community of providers, consumers, policymakers, researchers, and public agencies at federal, state, and local levels working to prevent and treat homelessness and co-occurring substance abuse and mental disorders.

Click here to read the rest of the press release

• Click the following links to see some of the resources the PIC has available for loan relating to homelessness and co-occurring disorders.

SAMHSA News for Sept/Oct 09

SAMHSA News email subscription

SAMHSA News is the national newsletter of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.  It is available for subscription in print or online.   The newsletter and back issues can be accessd at http://www.samhsa.gov/samhsaNewsletter/ .

Tree-free, online subscriptions are now nicely formatted and easy to browse and access articles of interest.

The  Sept Oct 2009 (vol 17:5) issue focuses on Recovery.  Additional stories are available related to:

• Treatment
• Suicide
• Grants
• Communications
• Recovery Month
• New Survey Data
• Prevention
• Special Populations

Visit the SAMHSA News Homepage
Read or print SAMHSA Newsletter for Sept/Oct 2009 as a pdf

HHS Manual Focuses on Protecting Children Impacted by Family Substance Abuse

Source: OJJDP JuvJust e-News, 8/19/09

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS’) Children’s Bureau has released “Protecting Children in Families Affected by Substance Use Disorders.” Part of the Bureau’s Child Abuse and Neglect User Manual Series, the manual examines such topics as:

the nature of substance use disorders

the impact of parental substance abuse disorders on children

examination, screening, assessment, and treatment for substance abuse disorders

the role of child protective services caseworkers.

Resources:

“Protecting Children in Families Affected by Substance Use Disorders” is available online at www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/usermanuals/substanceuse or in pdf at http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/usermanuals/substanceuse/substanceuse.pdf.

For further information about the Child Abuse and Neglect User Manual Series, visit www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/usermanual.cfm.

New National Online Resource Provides Practical Advice and Hope for People Dealing with Emotional Health Issues Related to Financial Stress

Source: SAMHSA News Release, 3/31/09

Provides essential information on how economic conditions can affect physical and mental health and where people can turn for help

A first-of-its-kind, online guide now provides crucial information and resource referrals for people dealing with emotional or other health problems associated with economic hard times. The “Getting Through Tough Economic Times” guide http://www.samhsa.gov/economy/  provides practical advice on identifying health concerns, developing coping skills and finding help.

Developed by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) in collaboration with other government agencies and the Suicide Prevention Resource Center, which is administered by SAMHSA’s grantee the Education Development Center, Inc., the guide outlines the risks that unemployment and other forms of economic distress (foreclosure, severe financial losses, etc.) can pose to health.

Based on a review of the scientific literature published in the last 20 years, the guide notes that although these economic problems may affect individuals differently, for many people economic hardship contributes to increased risk for a variety of conditions including:

• Depression
• Anxiety
• Compulsive Behaviors (over-eating, excessive gambling, spending, etc.)
• Substance abuse

On a positive note, the guide also provides individuals and communities with practical steps that can be used to get through these tough periods and achieve restored health and productivity.  In particular the guide provides:

• Important information on identifying the warning signs of depression, suicidal thinking and other serious mental illnesses.
• Effective steps to help manage emotional distress, such as through exercise, strengthening connections with family and friends, and developing new job skills.
• Resources for getting help – such as the National Mental Health Information Center http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/databases/ for information on where to access help on a wide range of mental illnesses, and the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ or 1-800-273-TALK (8255) for those in crisis.  The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is operated by SAMHSA’s grantee Link2HealthSolutions, Inc, under a cooperative agreement.

“The guide is a quick and easy tool that people can use to better manage their emotional wellbeing,” said SAMHSA Acting Administrator Eric Broderick, D.D.S., M.P.H.  “By helping people remain resilient, we can help promote the overall recovery of our nation.”

The Department of Health and Human Services (SAMHSA is an agency with the Department of Health and Human Services), the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of Labor, the Department of the Treasury and the U.S. General Services Administration all collaborated in this effort.

For further information on mental health or substance abuse issues please visit SAMHSA’s website at http://www.samhsa.gov