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Every year, about 1,900 people under 21 die from car crashes
involving underage drinking. |
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In a survey of teen drinkers, 65 percent said they got alcohol from
family members or friends. |
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What you can do to prevent underage drinking, at
www.dontserveteens.gov |
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Women & Alcohol |
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IN THE SHADOW OF ALCOHOLISM:
WOMEN AND ALCOHOL -
Click here
to view ABC news story "Confessions of a Female Alcoholic |
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June 8, 2010
- We had a fantastic tribute and
presentation to Chelsea Powers
on Tuesday. Earl Littman, founder of
the Drugs Kill Campaign, was the perfect
presenter, and the family couldn't have been
nicer. Dawn Mathis with the DEA was at the
meeting, and there is a chance
that Chelsea may be going to
Washington DC to serve as an
ambassador for Drugs Kill! Again, thanks
to all of you who helped to raise the funds
to present Chelsea with a scholarship
assistance check as a reward for staying
drug and alcohol free throughout her
school years! Sandy
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Chelsea Powers, Ft. Bend ISD graduating
senior was presented with a
college scholarship from the
Coalition of
Behavioral Health Services (CBHS) for
remaining Drug Free for the entire 12 years
that she was in school. Chelsea was part of
the Drugs Kill Program in Ft Bend ISD.
Chelsea signed her Drug Free Pledge in May,
1999 while in kindergarten. Pictured with
her are her parents, Steve and Jackie Powers
and Earl Littman, past executive director of
CBHS and founder of the program |
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Photo Courtesy of David Grice
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Dinner Makes
a Difference!
More than a decade of
research by
The National Center on Addiction and
Substance Abuse at Columbia
University has consistently
found that the more often kids eat
dinner with their families, the less
likely they are to smoke, drink or
use drugs.
The National
Center on Addiction and Substance
Abuse at Columbia University's
Family Day – A Day to Eat Dinner
with Your ChildrenTM,
sponsored by Stouffers is a
national movement launched in 2001
that promotes the parental
engagement fostered during frequent
family dinners as a simple,
effective way to prevent substance
abuse in Kids. Family Day's
10th Anniversary will be celebrated
across the country on September
27th, 2010.
To learn more
about Family Day and to
join parents all across America in
taking the Family Day STAR
pledge, log on to
www.CASAFamilyDay.org. To learn
more about the new book How to Raise
A Drug-Free Kid: The Straight Dope
for Parents, visit
www.straightdopeforparents.org
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May 21, 2010 - WONDERFUL RESOURCE FOR
LOCAL DATA ON SUBSTANCE USE! Click
here for a list of research published through
the end of 2009 that includes samples relating to
the Houston area. Michael Ross, Professor of Public
Health at the University of Texas School of Public
Health in Houston (with special thanks to Syed Noor
for his work) compiled this list of over 80 research
citations. Thank you, Dr. Ross, for your magnificent
work as Chair of the Houston-Harris County Office of
Drug Policy Data and Communications Committee! This
is a wonderful and needed resource. Thanks also to
Ray Andrews for his commitment to ensuring that the
Urgency of Now! 5-year strategic plan is realized.
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April 13, 2010 -
"Dismantling the Cradle to Prison Pipeline in
Houston and Texas: A Study of Solutions" - John
Burruss, M.D., Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs
at Baylor College of Medicine, provided an engaging
explanation of the key forces driving this
"pipeline." He also pointed to local assets and
resources that are in part addressing the root
causes and conditions that continue to lead our
youth into the pipeline, followed by a discussion of
what we can do as individuals to make a difference.
Please take a moment to review Dr. Burruss's Power
Point presentation by clicking
here.
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March 9, 2010 - We had a wonderful
Coalition meeting today! Dr. Steve
Schnee, Executive Director of
MHMRA of Harris County, was
generous enough to offer his time to
share his views with us on the
integration of
substance abuse and
mental health services, talk
about some of the key challenges
currently facing
Harris County, and express a
desire to partner with community
providers and other stakeholders to
create a more vital and effective
service and support system. At the
meeting, we also talked about one
particular model of integrated
behavioral health that has been adopted
in Philadelphia PA, and had planned to
show a brief video but ran short on
time, so we are putting the link here.
Go to http://www.dbhmrs.org/transformation-video to see
this video and get a sense of the
recovery-oriented systems of care model
that Philadelphia, under the Direction
of
Arthur Evans, has implemented.
The film is about 10 minutes long.
Thank you all for your continuing
interest and support in the Coalition!
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May 15, 2010 - We had a very successful
take-back event today at the H-E-B Bunker
Hill Market. The wonderful Constables from
Harris County Precincts 1 and 5 and several
volunteers worked to collect 103.07 pounds
of unused and expired
pharmaceuticals! Click here (English)
(Spanish)
for information about out next take-back on
Saturday, August 14, 2010. Thanks to all
for your support and assistance. |
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Meeting Schedule
(Meetings are always held on the 2nd Tuesday
of each month at 2:00 p.m.)
April through June, 2010
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February 2, 2010 - The Coalition
presented a certificate from the
Partnership for a Drug-Free America
to Roland Laurenzo for his generous
donation of a delicious breakfast
and lunch for all the participants
at the January 20, 2010 Meth360,
Parent360, Youth360, and Latino360
trainings. Mr. Laurenzo truly
embodies what it means to be a
community-minded business leader.
Thank you so much! |
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Partnership for a Drug-Free
America 360 Community Education Programs
training - We had a wonderful day of
training on Wednesday, January 20, 2010 with
a morning session for Spanish-speaking
community members and an expanded afternoon
session in English. Over 100 participants
attended the morning session and another
100+ took part in the afternoon session.
The training focused on equipping
participants with information and tools to
help prevent and reduce substance abuse in
their own families and in their
neighborhoods and communities. Feedback
from participants was outstanding and the
Coalition was glad to have been able to
partner with the Partnership for a Drug-Free
America to bring this wonderful training to
Houston. For related press coverage, go to:
click here. |
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VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR
At our December
2009 Coalition meeting, the
Coalition recognized the amazing
contribution of time, energy, and
talent of Sheila Hunt, Coalition
member and Board director. Sheila is
the Director of Community Education
for IntraCare Hospital, but somehow
manages to find time to support the
Coalition in a number of important
ways. She has been instrumental in
the Coalition's growth over this
past year, and for all these reasons
has been named our 2009 VOLUNTEER OF
THE YEAR. Thank you, Sheila!
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November 10,
2009 Coalition meeting - We had an awesome
meeting on November 10th, complete with a
delicious Thanksgiving meal and a recovery
theme. George Joseph of The Right Step
as moderator, along with presenters Ashley
Montondon from NAMI, Randy Jo Baker from The
House of Extra Measures, Armando Lopez from
Cheyenne Center. The descent of mental
illness and addiction is often described but
the recovery is not, so we had a wonderful
series of stories that left us all feeling
hopeful that we can be of service and
witness healing and growth and change in
people whom others may have given up on.
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Next Meeting
July: No meeting
Our Mission
To mobilize Houston Harris County to prevent and reduce the
abuse of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs and co-occurring mental
illness by increasing the governmental and private resources of our
community.
Contact
For more information about CBHS contact:
Sandy Olson
501 Garden Oaks Blvd.
Houston, TX 77018
713-426-2637 ext .4511
281-830-8665 cell
713-862-1849 Fax
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