Reward & Reminder

On Friday, a few coalition members had the chance to hear Dennis Embry talk about community-based proven prevention programs including Reward & Reminder. The Reward & Reminder program rewards retailers who do not sell tobacco (or alcohol) to minors and reminds those who do sell to minors that it is illegal to do so.

In terms of marijuana prevention, Dr. Embry talked about ensuring that adolescents get a good night's sleep; encouraging parents to talk to their children and the families of their children's friends about not using drugs; and providing a balanced diet to feed the brain.

Thanks to Committee for Children for hosting the meeting!

Prevention for everyone

If you've been to any prevention-related conferences lately, you will have heard about Dr. Dennis Embry. To get a taste of what he talks about, check out this video: Prevention for Everyone. In it, he makes the case for why prevention for everyone is important to all our futures.

Fear-based prevention?

Lately, I've been reading a lot about how fear-based prevention efforts don't work.

Most recently, I read an article written by Dennis Embry, PhD entitled "Why Don't Scary Pictures and Stories Stop Dangerous ATOD Behavior?" (ATOD = Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs)

Other resources that have come through my Inbox are:

Don't Do It! Ineffective Prevention Strategies

How to Make Prevention More Powerful

Since I mentioned Dr. Embry above, I will take this opportunity to provide some links to videos on YouTube that feature him talking about free prevention strategies that have been proven to work -- he calls them "kernels". Topics include:

Kernels and Teens

Kernels and Prevention Policy

Kernels for the Community