Rural substance abuse resources related to rural health and human services, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2009 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/substanceabuse/ Grants to deliver peer-to-peer recovery support services that help prevent relapse and promote sustained recovery from alcohol and drug use disorders. -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2273 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:35:42 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2273 In this statement, Howard K. Koh, Assistant Secretary for Health and Elizabeth T.H. Fontham, President, American Cancer Society, urge smokers to mark todays 34th Great American Smokeout by making a quit plan and finding out about free resources that help them quit successfully. http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=12596 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:26:07 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=12596 SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse Treatment will conduct a data collection on the helpfulness of recovery support services for young people and their families after leaving substance abuse treatment. http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-27641.htm Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:42:36 CST http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-27641.htm Helps SAMHSA grantees, health professionals, and the public address problems of homelessness and co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorders through a web site providing documents, tools, and contacts, including resources specific to rural America. -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://chab.samhsa.gov/default.aspx Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:43:19 CST http://chab.samhsa.gov/default.aspx 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. http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=12559 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:39:03 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=12559 Support for projects that foster positive intellectual and emotional development and prevent violence and related health-risking social behaviors (e.g., substance abuse, physical aggression, delinquency) in young men at risk ages 1424. -- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1308 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:04:06 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1308 On Nov. 13, 2009, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent letters notifying nearly 30 manufacturers of caffeinated alcoholic beverages that it intends to look into the safety and legality of their products. http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm190364.htm Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:23:55 CST http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm190364.htm The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has developed 52 new short reports providing key information about the level of substance use and mental health problems and treatment among adolescents (age 12 to 17 years) in each state, the District of Columbia and for the country as a whole. http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=12538 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:58:18 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=12538 Despite progress in some areas, smoking rates among U.S. adults remained stalled in 2008, halting the nations progress in ending the tobacco epidemic, according to a CDC study. http://www.cdc.gov/media/pressrel/2009/r091112.htm Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:08:11 CST http://www.cdc.gov/media/pressrel/2009/r091112.htm This toolkit offers a workshop module to educate and equip teen influencers parents, grandparents, teachers, coaches, community and school-based healthcare providers and others with information about teen prescription drug abuse and strategies for preventative actions. Website also outlines this prescription abuse problem through statistics and its associated dangers. http://www.talkaboutrx.org/maximizing_role.jsp Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:12:35 CST http://www.talkaboutrx.org/maximizing_role.jsp The National Council on Patient Information and Education (NCPIE), along with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and representatives from 15 nationally recognized prevention, health professional and child advocacy organizations, are launching Maximizing Your Role as a Teen Influencer: What You Can Do to Help Prevent Teen Prescription Drug Abuse. http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=12509 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:54:58 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=12509 The technical corrections to the Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance Program NOFA are available on the HUD Web site at http://www.hudhre.info/index.cfm?do=viewWhatIsNew#wn82. http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-26533.htm Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:34:27 CST http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-26533.htm In the wake of several recent highly-publicized stories about violence among school-aged children, a new report shows that school districts participating in the Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative substantially improved the safety of their students, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=12490 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:28:32 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=12490 The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2010 for grants to Expand Substance Abuse Treatment Capacity in Targeted Areas of Need - Local Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care, a program is designed to foster the development and utilization of local recovery-oriented systems of care to address gaps in treatment capacity by supporting person-centered and self-directed approaches for substance abuse (including alcohol and drug) treatment and recovery services in communities with serious drug problems. http://www.samhsa.gov/newsroom/advisories/0911043520.aspx Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:53:50 CST http://www.samhsa.gov/newsroom/advisories/0911043520.aspx The American Legacy Foundation is dedicated to building a world where young people reject tobacco and anyone can quit. The foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization that was established in March 1999 as a result of the Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) between a coalition of attorneys general in 46 states and five U.S. territories and the tobacco industry, and is funded primarily by payments designated by the settlement. http://www.americanlegacy.org/ Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:23:44 CST http://www.americanlegacy.org/ A four-year initiative, which represents a partnership between the American Legacy and W.K. Kellogg Foundations, designed to improve access to tobacco prevention and cessation services for the nation's most underserved populations. Together the two foundations form a collaboration that cuts across the racial and ethnic lines to reach the nation's poorest communities in both rural and urban settings. -- American Legacy Foundation http://hsc.unm.edu/som/outreach/legacy.shtml Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:23:10 CST http://hsc.unm.edu/som/outreach/legacy.shtml An overview of the current substance abuse treatment facilities and the services they provide. -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k9/192a/192aTribalFac2k9.pdf Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:07:50 CST http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k9/192a/192aTribalFac2k9.pdf Examines tobacco-related disparities facing rural areas, socioeconomic and cultural conditions that cause these disparities, challenges to tobacco control and prevention efforts, and explores effective strategies that have shown measurable outcomes for tobacco control in rural America. http://www.americanlegacy.org/PDF/Tobacco_Control_in_Rural_America.pdf Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:31:11 CST http://www.americanlegacy.org/PDF/Tobacco_Control_in_Rural_America.pdf Examines the need for and receipt of alcohol and illicit drug use treatment among Hispanics aged 12 or older, based on combined 2002 to 2007 data. -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k9/164/HispanicsHTML.pdf Tue, 06 Oct 2009 08:43:58 CST http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k9/164/HispanicsHTML.pdf Funding to reduce risk factors, prevent/delay chronic disease, promote wellness in children and adults, and provide positive, sustainable health change in communities. -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2246 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:12:22 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2246 Presents the 2008 survey results, which is the primary source of information on the use of illicit drugs, alcohol, and tobacco in the civilian, noninstitutionalized population of youth and adults. -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/nsduh/2k8nsduh/2k8Results.pdf Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:58:53 CST http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/nsduh/2k8nsduh/2k8Results.pdf Report to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Examines three key topics in health and human services and their effects in rural areas: Medicare Advantage in Rural Communities, Head Start in Rural Communities, and Substance Abuse in Rural America. Includes recommendations to address these topics. -- National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services ftp://ftp.hrsa.gov/ruralhealth/NACReport2007.pdf Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:25:18 CST ftp://ftp.hrsa.gov/ruralhealth/NACReport2007.pdf Enables people to create safer and more caring communities by addressing the causes of crime and violence (such as drug abuse) and reducing the opportunities for crime to occur. http://www.ncpc.org/ Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:26:30 CST http://www.ncpc.org/ A manual designed to assist substance abuse counselors working with adult clients who may be suicidal, and to help clinical supervisors and administrators support the work of substance abuse counselors. Includes references to rural. -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://kap.samhsa.gov/products/manuals/tips/pdf/TIP50.pdf Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:15:38 CST http://kap.samhsa.gov/products/manuals/tips/pdf/TIP50.pdf Coordinates substance abuse research to develop, evaluate, and initiate treatment programs for substance abuse disorders. http://www.uclaisap.org/ Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:33:54 CST http://www.uclaisap.org/ Examines the demographics of persons in the general population aged 12 or older who met criteria for needing alcohol treatment and for those who received alcohol treatment. This Report is based on data from SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use & Health (NSDUH). -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k9/AlcTX/AlcTX.pdf Tue, 12 May 2009 13:36:40 CST http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k9/AlcTX/AlcTX.pdf Compiles and interprets findings of the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NDSUH), revealing that over 8.3 million children under 18 lived with at least one parent who was dependent on or abused alcohol or an illicit drug during the past year. -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k9/SAparents/SAparents.pdf Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:22:50 CST http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k9/SAparents/SAparents.pdf Provides a space for posting and exchanging ideas about issues surrounding the future shape of the U.S. health system, specifically relevant to how reform may affect mental health and substance abuse prevention and treatment services. User posts will be public and used to inform upcoming national discussions on the topic. -- SAMHSA Resource Center to Address Discrimination & Stigma Associated with Mental Illness http://www.samhsa.gov/healthreform/ Mon, 13 Apr 2009 11:34:52 CST http://www.samhsa.gov/healthreform/ Works to help youth, families, educators, and communities prevent underage alcohol use and its related problems. Provides programs and strategies, downloadable materials, and interactive games and exercises. -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://www.toosmarttostart.samhsa.gov Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:57:07 CST http://www.toosmarttostart.samhsa.gov Funding to foster the development and utilization of local recovery-oriented systems of care. -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2091 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:40:10 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2091