Take and Teach lessons can be used with a group of parents and teens together. "Take and Teach" means that all the materials are included for you to teach the lesson without a lot of preparation time. Topics include Bullying: A Big Problem with Big Consequences, Parents and Teens Talking About Alcohol, Peers, Peer Pressure, and Peer Relationships, and Teen Decision Making About Risky Behaviors.
SAMHSA's (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) new Publication Store is your source for free behavioral health resources, including manuals, brochures, videos, and public service announcements.
As the fiscal crisis continues in most states, governors and legislatures are considering budget cuts to early childhood programs. But research from the Pew Center on the States shows that spending less today on evidence-based children's policies means taxpayers will face much higher costs later for problems including child abuse and neglect, high school dropouts, crime, teen pregnancy and drug and alcohol abuse.
Why do youth abuse alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs? How can you tell when a young person is using, and how should you respond? What if a student tells you that someone else is using drugs? This hands-on resource provides an overview of the substances kids are most likely to use (including over-the-counter drugs and increasingly popular inhalants), concise descriptions of effects and warning signs, and a guide to working with youth, parents, the school, social workers, and law enforcement. Comprehensive, realistic, and optimistic, it follows the entire cycle of substance abuse, from experimentation to recovery.
Recovering Families is a 34 page parenting workbook designed to be used by parenting programs, drug and alcohol inpatient rehab facilities, outpatient counseling offices, and support groups that are working with parents who are recovering from chemical addiction.
A first-of-its-kind study examining the long-term economic consequences of childhood psychological disorders finds the conditions diminish people's ability to work and earn as adults, costing $2.1 trillion over the lifetimes of all affected Americans.
The number of people in the last year who considered taking their own lives is frightening. The headline is: First-of-a-Kind National Study Reveals that 8.3 Million Adults in the U.S. had Serious Thoughts of Committing Suicide in the Past Year. That's incredible! And tragic.
Family Focus on Substance Abuse Across the Life Span
"O God! That men and women should put an enemy in their mouths to steal away their brains," wrote Shakespeare in Othello. Today, people still drink to excess, but they also abuse a host of other substances that "steal away their brains." Articles in this issue of NCFR Report exlore substance abuse and associated issues, including children born with fetal alcohol syndrome, adolescents who smoke, college students in recovery, older alcoholics, and the need for services tailored to rural residents.
