tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-362181159728574424.comments2023-01-19T02:06:24.537-08:00Prevention WINSUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-362181159728574424.post-23579539248320218432013-05-14T07:55:30.693-07:002013-05-14T07:55:30.693-07:00I hadn't seen these resources -- thanks for po...I hadn't seen these resources -- thanks for posting/sharing. I love the fact that everyday experiences can open the door to natural conversations about underage drinking, an opportunity to listen and offer a suggestion or two on ways out of the situation. Conversation may be our most powerful prevention tool (along with listening). --LaDonna Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10658091072740855667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-362181159728574424.post-85804876076457328422012-02-08T11:48:55.903-08:002012-02-08T11:48:55.903-08:00You are right, glad. While parents are the primar...You are right, glad. While parents are the primary influence on the choices teens make, there are many other things to consider that have an influence, as well. That's what I really like about coalition work -- we are addressing multiple things in our community that can affect whether teenagers make healthy choices or not. <br /><br />Now, for youth and adults who need help with addiction . . . in Seattle and Washington State, the Alcohol & Drug Help Line is a great resource for finding help for addiction problems, including referrals to treatment: www.adhl.orgInga Manskopfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04468194094095835157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-362181159728574424.post-66315881403218282582012-02-08T03:30:03.519-08:002012-02-08T03:30:03.519-08:00I agree that preventing our teens from drug use is...I agree that <a href="http://www.mytroubledteen.com/drug-and-alcohol/" rel="nofollow">preventing</a> our teens from drug use is better than treating them. But I think that not all parents can prevent their teens from abusing drugs that is why there are dug treatment facilities available to serve those who wants to get out of the addiction.gladhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01685439192262831289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-362181159728574424.post-46612676055722018172012-02-08T03:23:35.595-08:002012-02-08T03:23:35.595-08:00I agree that parents should pay the price the crim...I agree that parents should pay the price the crime done related to drinking by their underage teens has committed. I believe that more and more underage teens are drinking alcoholic drinks but their parents aren’t doing anything <a href="http://www.mytroubledteen.com/drug-and-alcohol/" rel="nofollow">about it</a> so this law is the best to make parents interact more with their kids and teens.gladhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01685439192262831289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-362181159728574424.post-38078458650006427172012-01-04T08:28:35.834-08:002012-01-04T08:28:35.834-08:00Thanks for your comment about the importance of en...Thanks for your comment about the importance of engagement, Andrew! As you know, coalitions are all about engaging the community to address issues of concern, in our case teen drug abuse. <br /><br />To see how the Prevention WINS coalition has engaged the community, check out the media coverage from our Celebrate Healthy Youth event that took place in October. (Links to stories appear in the News & Press Releases tab of PreventionWorksInSeattle.org) You will read about how school staff, parents, youth, police, media, and medical organizations have come together to create positive change. <br /><br />In addition to helping community organizations sustain the prevention strategies discussed during the Celebrate Healthy Youth event, Prevention WINS is starting new prevention activities and engaging even more people in our community. <br /><br />The Prevention WINS coalition meets quarterly (see the calendar at PreventionWorksInSeattle.org) so that community members may learn more about what is happening in our community, share information, and plan for continued prevention activities. Most of the coalition's work gets done in smaller committees, enabling community members to have a direct impact on positive youth development. One of the committee's is dedicated to increasing youth engagement. <br /><br />All coalition meetings are open to anyone interested in preventing teen drug abuse in a comprehensive, community-wide manner in NE Seattle.Inga Manskopfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04468194094095835157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-362181159728574424.post-34589593913390112042012-01-03T14:31:02.729-08:002012-01-03T14:31:02.729-08:00The strategies you propose make sense and are prom...The strategies you propose make sense and are promising. As you likely know, engagement is the key to success in prevention. Only then does the prevention message become personal and powerful. I'd like to hear more about how you engage Seattle with prevention. Perhaps that can be the subject of a future post. <br /><br />Thanks for all you do.<br /><br />Andrew F. Robinson<br />People Change PeopleAndrew Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01072965464143177623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-362181159728574424.post-64984687077642218942011-12-29T08:00:28.353-08:002011-12-29T08:00:28.353-08:00Thanks for sharing information about what is happe...Thanks for sharing information about what is happening in other parts of the country, Norma. I think it's important to share information about what works. <br /><br />Here in our community, we offer Strengthening Families to our middle school families, including children. Our coalition is also implementing a social marketing campaign for families that supports the parenting tips and tools that are learned in Strengthening Families. <br /><br />On the NREPP website, I noticed that the target audience for Reality Tour is youth. In our community, our middle school teaches Life Skills Training to youth. <br /><br />I think this is a good example of why community coalitions are so important. Each community can assess their community, look at what the risk factors are in their communities and then determine which prevention programs work best for them. For instance, NREPP states that Reality Tour has been effective in suburban communities. Our community coalition only looked at NREPP programs that were proven effective in urban communities since we are located in a large city. <br /><br />For those of you reading this who are not familiar with NREPP, it is an online database of tested and effective prevention programs: http://www.nrepp.samhsa.govInga Manskopfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04468194094095835157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-362181159728574424.post-66059773051939984882011-12-28T18:55:10.202-08:002011-12-28T18:55:10.202-08:00Here in PA and in 8 other states we are having suc...Here in PA and in 8 other states we are having success reaching parent/child together with a program on NREPP called 'Reality Tour'. It's like a mini-retreat for parent and child to connect while also paarticipating in a prevention training. Since it is volunteer-driven it is sustainable as well. www.RealityTour.orgNorma Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02631771731172314011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-362181159728574424.post-79361022872532700632011-10-25T09:44:43.525-07:002011-10-25T09:44:43.525-07:00Is there a way to post this comment to Facebook?Is there a way to post this comment to Facebook?Cherylynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09441382584654558350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-362181159728574424.post-41452068520303412462011-06-07T11:41:48.909-07:002011-06-07T11:41:48.909-07:00this is impressive! our coalition is struggling wi...this is impressive! our coalition is struggling with how to address the increase of marijuana use in our area. where did you start and what initatives have you started? please share you success story.<br />Linda Trent Drug Free Communities of Fond du lac , WILindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11374759338483530703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-362181159728574424.post-50998460947651852002011-05-22T22:08:23.148-07:002011-05-22T22:08:23.148-07:00Trending the right wayTrending the right wayCherylynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09441382584654558350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-362181159728574424.post-82522775418674578472010-10-15T17:52:24.317-07:002010-10-15T17:52:24.317-07:00WooooHoooo! Nice work Inga and the powerful women...WooooHoooo! Nice work Inga and the powerful women you work with.Laurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17818864197210049472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-362181159728574424.post-37905456541360817962010-10-06T14:24:19.555-07:002010-10-06T14:24:19.555-07:00Let's get going!Let's get going!Cherylynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09441382584654558350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-362181159728574424.post-74419947549582660232010-05-24T11:33:01.377-07:002010-05-24T11:33:01.377-07:00Hi Inga,
I'm sure you've been following ...Hi Inga, <br /><br />I'm sure you've been following the discussion on the ONDCP listserv about this very topic. Some seem to advocate for following a European model of alcohol use e.g., 18 is the legal drinking age while others say no-way given the brain science and the serious nature of underage drinking issues (as you've reported previously in the BBC report). <br /><br />This story is yet another example of the evolution and impact of underage drinking in yet another European country. The debate continues but this one seems like a no-brainer to me - scientific evidence and good sense dictate age 21 as the better choice for drinking age.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10658091072740855667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-362181159728574424.post-76998488203548643872010-02-01T07:03:33.139-08:002010-02-01T07:03:33.139-08:00Hi Inga, your post made me thing about something m...Hi Inga, your post made me thing about something my prevention mentor said long ago when I first was introduced to prevention through Stephen Glenn's Developing Capable People program.<br /><br />My mentor said then if we could just delay use of alcohol until age 21 we could almost eliminate addiction to it. I wonder, can you cut the data by age 21 and see what the rate is?<br /><br />Thanks for the data that nudges more questions.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10658091072740855667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-362181159728574424.post-55662654692998895752009-12-26T16:07:34.227-08:002009-12-26T16:07:34.227-08:00Hi Inga, great post. There's so much here to ...Hi Inga, great post. There's so much here to comment on but, given our current economic stress and health discussion, I'd like to stretch the price tag for NM to the price tag for our nation. CASA produces a phenomenal report titled <a href="http://www.casacolumbia.org/absolutenm/templates/PressReleases.aspx?articleid=556&zoneid=66" rel="nofollow">Shoveling Up</a> that puts our national price tag at half a trillion a year! Sure wish we could come together and shift to get ahead of the curve on these complex and costly social issue, sigh.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10658091072740855667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-362181159728574424.post-30261761002642735202009-04-09T12:37:00.000-07:002009-04-09T12:37:00.000-07:00Inga! We love your blog here in Kelso. Thanks fo...Inga! We love your blog here in Kelso. Thanks for all the useful information and how often you update it.Camillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11617848652234010160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-362181159728574424.post-21671269172584149402009-02-23T07:07:00.000-08:002009-02-23T07:07:00.000-08:00Hi Inga --It was great to meet you at the CADCA Fo...Hi Inga --It was great to meet you at the CADCA Forum - what an honor. Peter Block's message felt like a breath of fresh air to me and I know we have it in us to do as he suggests - host more public conversations that will build on our community strengths rather than convening only around problems. Best of all, we don't need a grant or lots of money to do this. Such a simple action - to host a community conversation. I'm especially drawn to his questions about belonging and how we create a sense of belonging in our communities. <BR/><BR/>The book, Community: The Structure of Belonging, is phenomenal with guidance and example questions - I hope everyone working in communities will get a copy, read it, share with friends and colleagues, talk about it and finally, start those conversations -- they are the seeds for creating the future we really want. <BR/><BR/>I hope to see you again and perhaps have time to sit down together for dinner and conversation. In the meantime, I'm grateful we can connect virtually. Be well.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10658091072740855667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-362181159728574424.post-1665198785558599502009-02-19T12:16:00.000-08:002009-02-19T12:16:00.000-08:00You were Passionate years ago.... and I just know ...You were Passionate years ago.... and I just know that you are still Passionate now... It is Awesome that you are helping Teens! ..... a huge support to me when I was a mess... fond memories of your concern very much embedded in my work.... thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-362181159728574424.post-90227387699749641932009-01-31T14:33:00.000-08:002009-01-31T14:33:00.000-08:00Hi Inga - how interesting to think of our struggle...Hi Inga - how interesting to think of our struggles with underage drinking in America as compared to those in the U.K. - so glad to see this post and the questions it raises. My first curiosity was around the drinking age in the U.K. which is apparently 18 as compared to our 21. This makes the comparison of our data where possible even more intriguing, especially the conversation around those youth on the cusp of the legal drinking age. This Prevention Blog is new to me but it appears you have been blogging for some time! I didn't see a contact button (unless I missed it) so I hope you don't mind my cross-posting your story from the U.K. on the blog I host, <A HREF="http://technologyinprevention.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">Technology in Prevention"</A>. I also keep a blogroll of coalitions and providers blogs and have added this blog to the roll. I'm really looking forward to following your postings and cross-posting with you from time to time. :o)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10658091072740855667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-362181159728574424.post-70116444047803717792008-12-26T13:35:00.000-08:002008-12-26T13:35:00.000-08:00Police Chaplaincy in a Faith Based Law Enforcement...Police Chaplaincy in a Faith Based Law Enforcement Environment<BR/><BR/>Law enforcement agencies and faith-based communities have the potential for major influence on reducing crime (especially youth)in specific neighborhoods. The link between law enforcement and communities is a volunteer police chaplain program with little of no cost to a PD. By assigning volunteer police chaplains to specific police sectors in which their respective congregations are located accomplishes three purposes. 1) Clergy are known in the community and are privy to issues in their specific neighborhood. 2) A PD has an additional and respected voice in neighborhoods. 3) Parental control of youth in the neighborhood is enhanced. PD chaplains riding with police officers sends a message to the community that the faith community is a player in reducing crime and public nuisances. Ref: Stories of the Street: Images of the Human Condition. www.strategicbookpublishing.com/StoriesOfThe Street.html<BR/>Volunteer Police Chaplain Steve BestPastor Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18442386073342008107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-362181159728574424.post-67034308204406423872008-12-26T12:54:00.000-08:002008-12-26T12:54:00.000-08:00Great post! When I worked in prevention research, ...Great post! When I worked in prevention research, most communication was done the old fashioned way. It's all about getting the message out, and this is a powerful way to do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-362181159728574424.post-25547987686318154522008-12-02T10:03:00.000-08:002008-12-02T10:03:00.000-08:00The bulletin boards look great!The bulletin boards look great!Inga Manskopfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04468194094095835157noreply@blogger.com