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NEWS: Social Host Ordinances and the Issue of Underage Drinking
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“At OJJDP Experts Address Best Ways To Tackle Issue of Underage Drinking”
Alcohol is the most commonly used and abused drug in the united states, playing a significant role in the United States’ youth homicide, suicide, and violent crime rates. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) Administrator Robert Listenbee encourages officials from both law enforcement agencies and the justice system to form partnerships with local community groups in order to address this issue. Listenbee also said that it is vital that advocacy organizations never think of children as “mini adults”.
Advocates need to have a sharp focus on science-based strategies, emphasizing the most effective, evidence-driven approaches. Click here to read more about what OJJDP experts say are the best ways to tackle the issue of underage drinking.
“BUZZKILL: Serve Under 21 and the Party’s Over”
Drug Free Action Alliance has developed a program to hep colleges educate their students on the responsibilities and consequences of social hosting. The program addresses an issue univeral to all college campuses and communities, is easy to implement, and comes in a user-friendly Program Kit that is available here.
NEWS: CSUs Peer-to-Peer Alcohol Poisoning Awareness Campaign/Signs of Alcohol Poisoning
An alcohol poisoning awareness program started in memory of Cal Poly freshman, Carson Starkey, will be expanded to all 23 California State Universities. This nonprofit program will teach students how to recognize and respond to alcohol poisoning when they see it. The Aware Awake Alive program was introduced to Cal Poly in 2011 by the Starkey family. The Starkeys support a peer-to-peer method to give students information about alcohol poisoning prevention because they “didn’t want to preach to students”. Although little data exists about how effective the program has been at Cal Poly, the University of Michigan’s Healthy Minds Study found that Cal Poly students intervene in binge drinking incidents at a rate of more than 43 percent, 9 percent above the national average.
Click the image below to visit the Aware Awake Alive website and to learn more about Carson’s story.
The website provides people with many informational resources such as signs of alcohol poisoning, blood alcohol concentration, resources for parents, Good Samaritan information, and more.
To read more about the CSU program, click here.
Jobs for Youth: Scholarship, Internship, and Job Opportunities
- Youth ages 14-21
- Live in San Mateo County
- No income eligibility requirements
Jobs for Youth is designed to help youth develop their job search skills. Services that are offered to youth include job preparation workshops that teach youth about resume building and interview preparation, mock interviews with youth employment counselors, job referrals to hiring employers, and volunteer and paid internship opportunities. There is also a special scholarship fund that provides college and vocational scholarships.
For more information on how to apply, click here.
YOUTH: Scholarships for API youth 1-9-2013
Check out these scholarships available. Click on the images for more info.
ADMIN: Recap on today’s string of updates 8-15-2012
Hi Folks!
Doing this media stuff is hard work! Whew! After a long while since the last update on this Blog, I’ve finally gotten around to finally editing down the many pictures from events we’ve participated in over the past few months.
Here’s a quick recap of the updates I posted today, many of which have been backdated to be in chronological order:
1) BOOF Presented to NCPP 5/30/12
2) South San Francisco Launched Ferry Service to Oakland & Alameda 6/4/12
3) Dr. Jei Africa honored with a 2012 KQED LGBT Local Hero Award 6/5/12
4) NCPP Youth Coalition presents their RAMA project to Daly City Council 6/25/12
5) Interns from the Office of Diversity & Equity present on their Experience 7/20/12
6) Asian American Recovery Services is hiring a Family Partner ASAP in South San Francisco 8/15/12
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-AL