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Every year, about 1,900 people under 21 die from car crashes
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In a survey of teen drinkers, 65 percent said they got alcohol from
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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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HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY HOLIDAY!
July 2, 2009
Hello everyone ~
I was on a long weekend vacation in New Mexico this past weekend. On Monday morning, as my husband and I prepared for coffee and a leisurely newspaper reading, I picked up the Albuquerque Journal to read the front page headline: "4 TEENS KILLED." In a broadside vehicular collision, all four passengers (three 16-year-olds and one 15-year-old) were killed and the 16-year-old driver placed in critical condition, when a suspected drunken driver going the "wrong way" rammed into their car. The 28-year-old man driving the wrong way Jeep that hit the teens' vehicle has been arrested and charged with four counts of vehicular homicide and one count of great bodily harm by motor vehicle. He suffered minor injuries. The man also had a previous DWI, which raises additional concerns. If you want to feel the horror of this experience, go to
http://abqjournal.magnify.net/video/911-Call-4-Teens-Killed
and hear the 911 call that followed the crash.
PLEASE, DON’T DRINK AND DRIVE ~ FOR EVEYONE’S SAKE!!! THANK YOU. |
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HHODP
STRATEGIC PLAN ROLL-OUT
On May 29, 2009, the
Houston-Harris County Office of
Drug Policy hosted a meeting at
the James A. Baker III Institute
for Public Policy at Rice
University to officially share
the Five-Year Strategic Plan
that was inititated at the 2008
Drug Summit. It was an
inspiring and motivating event,
and a number of Coalition
members were in attendance.
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County Sheriff Adrian Garcia, Harris
County District Attorney Pat Lykos,
Harris County Judge Ed Emmett, and
Houston City Council Member Peter Brown |
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Coalition of Behavioral Health Services
Meeting
NOTE: CHANGE IN VENUE
Houston Council on Alcohol and Drugs
303 Jackson Hill Street Houston , TX 77007
Date:
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Time:
2:00 - 3:30 pm
Presenter: Crystal Morrison, MA, LPC-S,
Houston Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Title:
Your
Teenager's Brain and How to Communicate With
It
This training will address the development
and function of the teenage brain and help
parents and professionals understand how to
communicate more effectively with teens,
especially when
substance abuse issues are
present. Training objectives include: 1) to
present the process of
frontal lobe development
between the ages of 12-25; 2) to present the
function of the frontal lobe at various
stages of development; 3) to
identify when a teen is using
their frontal lobe or not; and 4) to tailor
communication with teens based on the
frontal lobe functioning.
~ CEUs available for Social Work, LPC, LCDC
and LMFT ~
~ No
charge to attend or for CEU certificate ~
Questions? ~ Sandy Olson at cbhshouston@yahoo.com
or 281-630-8665
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Photos from
June 9, 2009 Coalition meeting with
guest speaker Donald J. Savell,
PhD. Dr. Savell has been a Sergeant
with he Harris County Sheriff's Office
since 1987, and is currently over the
Employee Assistance Unit. This office
serves 3500 members of the department in
areas of employee assistance program,
critical incident stress management, and
training. He spoke primarily on the
topic of suicide but also provided some
information about substance abuse among
law enforcement officers.
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"Connecting Communities for Spring Branch Youth" |
SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 2009 ~ Housman Elementary
School, Spring Branch Independent School District ~
Spring Carnival ~ Sheila Hunt and I had a great time
representing the Coalition and our Spring Branch
project at this Carnival. We distributed drug
prevention messages and literature for both youth
and parents, held a drawing for a free iPod Shuffle,
handed out goodie bags with the prevention message
"I don't want you to use marijuana, alcohol,
tobacco, or any drug! --Love, your mom, your dad,
your loving family." Several community members
completed surveys for us. One parent indicated a
strong interest in working with our Coalition, and
Officer Gonzalez of the Spring Branch ISD Police is
interested in working with the Texas Alcoholic
Beverage Commission to conduct minor stings in the
area. "We really need to do that here, and I think
our Chief will be supportive of this," Officer
Gonzalez stated. A great time was had by all! You
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January 8, 2009
HAPPY NEW YEAR! IT'S MEMBERSHIP
RENEWAL TIME!
Colleagues,
This
past
year has
been
wonderful in
so many
ways, in
spite of
a lot of
difficulties.
I have
appreciated
and
enjoyed
working
with all
of you
and look
forward
to a
great
2009.
We
want
to
strengthen
the
Coalition
over
the
coming
year.
One
of our goals
is
to
increase membership
to
50
individuals/organizations!
This
is
entirely
do-able
with
your
help.
We
are
currently
at
36
members.
If
each
member
makes
an
effort
to
recruit
one
new
member,
we
can
easily
reach
a
goal
of
50
members
by
this
summer.
If
you
know
of
anyone
who
is
interested
in
the
issue
of
substance
abuse
(think
outside
the
box,
it
doesn't
have
to
be a
treatment
provider!),
give
them
a
call
and
invite
them
to
our
next
meeting.
This
would
be a
great
way
to
network
and
learn
about
others
who
are also
interested
in making
a
positive
difference
in
their
community.
You can
return
payment
and
completed
MOUs to
Sandy
Olson,
Phoenix
House,
501
Garden
Oaks
Boulevard,
Houston,
Texas
77018.
Thank
you for
the many
opportunities
to be of
service.
Sandy
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January 9, 2009
Hello everyone,
Rich Rosing and I have just returned from Washington DC
where we have really had some intensive training in the Drug
Free Communities Support Program and their efforts across
the country.
We have prepared a (rough) draft PowerPoint for community
presentations about the "Connecting Communities for Spring
Branch Youth" program that the Coalition has been funded to
do. We will be presenting at the meeting so that you all can
(1) learn more about community organizing and community
environmental strategies for preventing substance abuse and
(2) give us constructive feedback about the presentation so
that we can make it better. We will also be looking for
volunteers who would like to be speakers on behalf of the
Coalition and the drug free communities project in
particular.
Also, remember to bring a friend or colleague who may be
interested in getting involved with the Coalition!
Thanks,
Sandy
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Next Meeting
July 14, 2009
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
713-862-1849
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