Check out the new PIC Library resource guide that shows you where to get free stuff!

As you probably already know, the PIC Library has an online store that lets Colorado residents order free publications related to alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs.  We carry resources for youth, adults, communities, and professionals in the fields of substance abuse treatment and prevention.

What you might not know, is that it has been getting harder for us to obtain these publications in the quantities necessary to meet the needs of Colorado residents.  But that’s ok, because most of our sources now allow you to order directly from the publication’s source (federal government agency clearinghouses) and bypass the middle man entirely (the PIC Library).

This means you still have access to the resources, but instead of the items being shipped 2 times before they get to you, they only need to be shipped once.  And in this economy, we need to help conserve all of the state and federal resources we can!

We will continue to carry items of the highest relevance and interest to Colorado ATOD professionals in our online store, including some items from Colorado state agencies.  We hope to keep you informed about new publications as they become available.  We will also shift our focus to helping YOU order those items directly from the source.

We have created a new library resource guide to help you locate free government behavioral health and ATOD sources: Free National Behavioral Health and ATOD Clearinghouses.

This Resource Guide is a brief list of national clearinghouses that provide free behavioral health and ATOD (Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug) publications from U.S. government sources. Some sites are included that provide publications that may be peripherally related to behavioral health or substance abuse prevention.

Check it out!

Colorado statewide medication disposal day: 9/25/10

Source: email distribution list, 8/4/2010

From Beverly Gmerek, Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Program Coordinator:

We are pleased to announce that the Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention program, Rx Drugs Not Yours Not Safe, a program of Peer Assistance Services, Inc. is partnering with the Colorado Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) office in hosting a statewide medication disposal day on September 25, 2010. This is part of DEA’s National Pharmaceutical Take-Back Day occurring in communities across the country.

• This is an opportunity to make a difference in your community and safely dispose of old medications in an environmentally-friendly way.
• The DEA will be working with local law enforcement officials to collect and dispose of the medications
• The DEA will cover all the expenses related to the proper disposal and destruction.
• In 2008, 562 Coloradans died from abuse of prescription drugs, three times more than those who died in drunken driving-related crashes (173) the same year.
• 20% to 30% of high school students report using prescription drugs that were not prescribed to them; the mostly obtained from friends and family medicine cabinets.

DEA has invited all Colorado sheriff departments, police departments and drug task forces to participate.  The deadline for registering to participate is August 11, 2010. Please contact your local law enforcement agency and let them know how important it is that they participate and your ability to be of assistance.

What an ideal time to educate your community about the dangers of abusing medications and how to properly safeguard them.

Here is how we can help you:

• The RxDrugsNotYoursNotSafe.org site will have downloadable posters and fact sheets soon.
• Locations of all the disposal sites will be listed on the site as they become available.
• Please join our NEW Face book page Rx Drugs Not Yours Not Safe for the most up to date information about this event.

The Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention program is a State Priority Initiative funded by the Colorado Division of Behavioral Health.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

And thank you for making a difference!

Beverly Gmerek
Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Program Coordinator
www.RxDrugsNotYoursNotSafe.org

Other resources:

• Items on prescription drugs available for loan at the PIC Library
• Colorado Medication Take-Back Pilot Project
• Prescription Drug Abuse -from Medline Plus

Colorado DBH Prevention Health Communications, In the News for June 28, 2010

Source: DBH email, 6/28/2010

Attached is the June 28, 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.

Contents include stories on the following topics:

• Alcohol
• Tobacco
• Prescription Drugs
• Substances (Other Drugs)
• Education
• Suicide
• Violence
• Behavioral/Mental Health
• Health Care
• Additional Briefs, Reports and Publications
• Training/Education
• Events/ Conferences
• Funding

Attachments:

1. Click here to access Prevention Health Communications, In the News and Resources weekly, 6/28/2010 (pdf)
2. Document referenced in previous attachment: Colorado Population in Need – 2009, Nov 2009, WICHIE Mental Health Programs. (pdf)

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

Free Research Forum on Adolescents and Co-Occuring Disorders, 7/15

The next free Division of Behavioral Health Research Forum will be held Thursday, July 15, 2010 from 8:30 am  – 12:00 pm on “Colorado’s Guidelines for Treatment of Adolescent Co-Occuring Disorders; Implementation Process”.  Please see the attached brochure for more details including registration information.

Click here to see the DBH Research Forum Brochure.

Future of Prevention Funding Lies in Broad, Public-Health Approach

Source: JoinTogether News Feature, 5/14/2010

Fueled in part by national healthcare reform, a quiet revolution is taking place in how the federal government conceives of prevention and funds preventive services, and the upshot could mean more money for programs that take a public-health approach to addiction and mental health problems and less for standalone programs that focus solely on alcohol and other drugs.

The healthcare reform bill passed by Congress includes a plan to spend $15 billion on disease prevention, and while many advocacy groups want that money to be spent on disease-specific interventions targeting problems like smoking and diabetes, others have called for using the money on broader community health initiatives.

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The report, Prevention of Mental, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders Among Young People, concluded that prevention of addiction and mental illness has been proven to be scientifically feasible, but said that only public-health approaches are demonstrably effective.

The report identified five proven approaches to prevention <<snip>> “The key to most of these approaches is to identify risks—biological, psychological, and social factors—that may increase a child’s risk of MEB disorders,” the report noted. “Some of these risks reside in specific characteristics of the individual or family environment (such as parental mental illness or substance abuse or serious family disruptions), but they also include social stresses such as poverty, violence, lack of safe schools, and lack of access to health care.”

Read the rest of the JoinTogether News Feature here.

For information regarding ongoing efforts related to unified prevention efforts in the state of Colorado, please see the Interagency Prevention Systems Project website.

Colorado DBH Prevention Health Communications, In the News for April 19, 2010

Source: DBH email, 4/20/2010

Attached is the April 19, 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.

Content includes articles and media on the following topics:

• National Health Observances
• General
• Alcohol
• Tobacco
• Prescription Drugs
• Substances (Other Drugs)
• Education
• Behavioral/Mental Health
• Violence
• Briefs, Reports and Publications
• Online/Print Resources
• Training/Education
• Events/Conferences
• Funding

Click here to access Colorado DBH Prevention Health Communications, In the News for April 9, 2010, 4/19/10 (pdf)

PIC Library closed Tuesday, 4/13 for inservice

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)

Colorado DBH Prevention Health Communications, In the News for March 26, 2010

Source: DBH email, 3/26/2010

Attached is the March 26, 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, 3/26/2010 (pdf)