Puppet Show on WEDU
Don’t miss the Operation PAR Just Say No Show that will
be televised once again on WEDU-TV on April 30th at 8:30 a.m. Special thanks to
the Primary Prevention Puppet Show staff for making this dream a reality! Additionally,
in January, the puppeteers exhibited a display of puppets and substance abuse
prevention messages at the IMAX Theatre at Channelside. The Just Say No Show will
continue to be shown in the theatre. All of these activities are a part of the Keep
Kids Drug Free Multi-Media project in partnership with WEDU-TV and the Hillsborough
County Anti-Drug Alliance.
--Download the puppet show workbook here--
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Florida Community Coalitions Exchange News
03/30/05
- Florida's "CAN" Taskforce
- Community Alcohol Personality Survey
- Funding News
--Read the PDF
Version Here--
01/19/05
- CADCA Leadership Conference
- 2004 Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey
- SAMHSA Advisory
--Read the PDF
Version Here--
01/12/05
- McGovern Award Recipient
- Thing About It Campaign
- Media Training
- Drug-Free Communities RFP
--Read the PDF
Version Here--
12/29/04
- Coalition Planning
- Funding Opportunity
- Resource
--Read the PDF
Version Here--
12/08/04
- Survey: No Change in Youth Drinking
- Bay County Coalition Wins Free Dinners in National Family Day Contest
- Environmental Strategies Make Sense for Coalitions
- Report Tracks Trends in Drug Use, Violence
- Funding Opportunity
--Read the PDF
Version Here--
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New Reporting Option for Private Providers
For Fiscal Year 2003-2004 the Department of Children and Families’ Substance
Abuse Program Office has developed an alternative format for data reporting
for state-licensed, private providers who are not under contract with the
Department. This new format is designed to reduce the amount of time and
resources previously required to enter data into the Department’s data
system.
--MORE--
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Free Drug Prevention Lesson Plans
The American Council for Drug Education (ACDE)
is offering drug prevention lesson plans online to help educators counteract
misinformation youth receive about drugs from friends, the street and the
media.
Each age specific lesson plan describes the objective of the lesson,
background on the topic, resources and teacher tips, and then the activities
to plan for this class time.
--MORE--
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Congratulations to a tremendous Florida Prevention Leader - Daphne
Miller
Congratulations to Daphne Miller and her effective leadership. Daphne
Miller will be recognized as a leader in Florida's right to prevent substance
abuse and will be included in the Florida Leadership Directory for Substance
Abuse Prevention. This directory is being published as a part of the 2003
Statewide Prevention Conference. The theme this year is "Accelerating
Progress Through Leadership." This directory allows us to recognize the
bounty of leadership we have in Florida and to encourage others to take
responsibility for their local communities. Additionally, Daphne has been
invited to a special reception, hosted by Jim McDonough, director of the
Governor's office of Drug Control, to honor her accomplishments in designing
effective Operation PAR prevention services.
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"Substance abuse drops significantly for the forth year in a row"
You are to be congratulated
for gaining significant successes in lowering substance abuse rates among
Florida’s sixth through twelfth graders. The overwhelmingly downward trends in
drug and tobacco use are now into their fourth consecutive year. Alcohol use,
while stubbornly high, also shows signs of moving down. Of twenty-one measured
drugs, sixteen went down and two stayed even. Only three went up-hallucinogenic
mushrooms, GHB, and depressants. Some highlights of the survey’s findings
include the following:
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Florida DCF and FADAA 2003 “Substance Abuse Best Practices:
Community Assessment and Intervention Centers (CAICs) Receive Best Innovations
Award”
The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) and its
co-sponsor the Florida Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association (FADAA)
announced the 2003 Substance Abuse Best Practices Awards Program
recipients. Selected as the “Best Innovation Program,” the
statewide, four-partner Community Assessment and Intervention
Centers (CAICs), comprised of DISC Village in Tallahassee, Human
Services Associates in Orlando, Coastal Behavioral Healthcare,
Sarasota and Operation PAR in St. Petersburg, were chosen from a
broad field of applicants.
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