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Welcome to KPFP.ORG's Newsletter, Issue #14
As I passed by Hanford West High School this morning, the neon flashing sign in front said "PROM" April 17th, 7-11 pm. My first thought was "fun" and then a little bit of anxiety crept up as I began thinking about the dangers of drinking and how Prom has been associated with teen binge drinking for years. Being the Prevention person that I am, I started thinking, how can we as a community keep them all safe?
April is designated Alcohol Awareness Month. The purpose is to raise awareness of the risks associated with alcohol use. Alcohol abuse can affect anyone – regardless of their age, sex, or nationality. Using alcohol increases the chances of someone being injured, engaging in sexual activity, being aggressive, and dying.
I ask everyone in the community to take a moment to talk to a youth about alcohol and its potential dangers, provide them with the information they need to make informed decisions about drinking.
The sting conducted recently by the Hanford Police Department was an excellent effort and very timely. Hats off to you all and to the Sentinel for placing it on the front page. Let's all make binge drinking, underage drinking and alcohol abuse a "front page" item in our concern and have a safe Prom, graduation and summer in Kings County.
Nell Lobdell,
Coordinator
Kings Partnership for Prevention
April Events
 The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence has designated April 2010 as Alcohol Awareness Month
Alcohol Awareness Month began in 1987 in an effort to reach the American public with information about the disease of alcoholism. Human Relations Media has some of the best and newest video and print materials available anywhere. Please click the link below for a brief description. http://www.hrmvideo.com/resources/Alcohol_Awareness.cfm
http://www.cadca.org/resources/detail/april-alcohol-awareness-month-1
 RELATIONSHIP BUILDING CLASSES
PROVIDED BY
HEALTHY MARRIAGE INITIATIVE
Strengthening Relationships, Strengthening Children
The Marriage Matters program will help Kings County residents gain greater access to relationship building services and acquire the skills and knowledge
necessary to form and sustain a healthy marriage.
CLASSES, FOOD AND CHILDCARE
ARE FREE!
Click here to download PDF of the flyer.
Classes are in English and Spanish.
Tel: (559) 415-7257
Fax: (559) 582-2146
E-mail:
jumartinez@kcao.org
dpurificacao@kcao.org
 A Celebration of Pet Adoption: Pound Hounds on the Grounds
Date: Saturday, April 24, 2010
Time: 10 am - 4 pm
Location: Front lawn of Hanford West High (the corner of Lacey and Campus)
Rabies Clinic: 11am to 1 pm
Dog Adoption: All Day
Food booths, Face painting, balloon animals, photos with dogs, "ask the trainer" booth, Pet first aid booth, Sheriff K-9 demo, Turn N' Spit Flyball demo.
Contact: Animal Services 559-584-9214
 You Are Invited to Share
Your Information and Services with our Community at Hanford's 4th Annual Health Fair!
Date: Sunday, April 25, 2010
Time: 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Location: 329 W. 8th Street, Hanford, CA
• Free Health Screenings • Digital Retinal Screenings • Safety Programs • Food Stamp Enrollments • Healthy Families Enrollments Dental Assessments for Children 0-5
For a booth registration form due April 20th, please Call: J. Virginia Solis (559) 909-4202, (559) 583-3026, Fax (559) 589-1867 e-mail: jvsolis@fhcn.org
 New Film Airs Just in Time for Alcohol Awareness Month
Alcohol The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence and Hallmark Hall of Fame movies will debut the story of Alcoholics Anonymous founders Bill and Lois Wilson "When Love is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story" at 9 p.m. Eastern Sunday, April 25 on CBS television.
Golden Globe Award winner and two-time Academy Award nominee Winona Ryder and Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award nominee Barry Pepper star as Lois and Bill Wilson. The film documents the three-decades-long solid, but often troubled relationship of Lois Wilson (Ryder) co-founder of Al-Anon, and her alcoholic husband Bill Wilson (Pepper), co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous.
The World War 1 veteran returned home to a downward spiral of drinking, something that, at the time, was only controlled by his wife’s efforts. When Bill’s drinking cost him his job and his family’s lavish lifestyle, the couple founded support group Alcoholics Anonymous. After many years of Bill’s sobriety, Lois founded her own support group for herself and others like her. In 1951, Lois Wilson co-founded Al-Anon.
The movie, starring Winona Ryder and Barry Pepper, is airing as part of national Alcohol Awareness Month.
11th Day for Children’s Conference
Staying Connected With
Your TEEN
This conference, presented by Bob Brunson, LMFT will be a combination of information, training,
teaching and participation for parents, care providers, therapists and anyone who works with children
from 12-17 years of age. This is a strength based presentation to focus on understanding teens and
strengthening the family bond. It will include stages of teen development, parenting styles, solving
family problems, family meetings, informed decision making, communication, resolving conflicts,
staying engaged, family rules, teen health, teen safety, your teen in society and how to have fun and
enjoy your teen.
Date: Friday, April 30, 2010
Time: 9:00am - 4:00pm
Location: Madera Community Hospital, Annex Building
1250 E. Almond Ave., Madera CA, 93637
Contact: Da-Sharoi Crocker, Executive Director at (559) 252-2142
Email: dasharoi@gmail.com
Cost: $30
CEU’s are available for MFT’s and LCSW’s for an additional $25 payable at the event.
May Events
Kiwanis Mothers’ Day Breakfast SPONSORED BY Kiwanis Club of Corcoran
Breakfast includes: Bacon, Eggs, Sausage Fresh Salsa, Orange Wedge Hot Pancakes Hot Coffee, Milk, Orange Juice
Date: Sunday, May 9, 2010
Time: 7:30 a.m to 11:30 TAKE-OUTS AVAILABLE
Location: Veteran’s Hall Corcoran
For Additional Information: Lola Lerma 992-4594, Bob’e Medina 992-4387, Connie Chavez 992-4856 or Mary Gonzales-Gomez 992-2049
 Child Abuse & Neglect: The Unspoken Crimes Against Children Conference
Regional conference on General Neglect hosted by the Central California Coalition of Child Abuse Prevention Councils For questions about registration, please contact Ka Xiong at kxiong@mcoe.org or 209.381.5983.
To learn more about the speakers, please visit their web sites below:
Ramon Resa, M.D. - http://ramonresamd.com
Alan Litrownik, Ph.D. - http://www.psychology.sdsu.edu/new-web/facultystaff/litrownik.html and http://www.casrc.org/People/Internal_Investigators/litrownik.htm
Click here for registration flyer
Date: Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Time: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Location: Fresno, California
Pre-Registration Deadline: May 5, 2010
Cost: $30 (Includes light continental breakfast, lunch, & course materials)
Local Announcements
 Kings United Way is pleased to announce the 211 System is up and running!
I am sure that you've heard already, but just in case you haven't, Kings United Way has the 211 system up for Kings County. We wanted to make sure that we are all getting as much info to them as possible on services that are available in the community. The operators will be using the kings 211 website to pull the info/referral for caller. So we want to make use that resources are provided to Kings United Way so they can make sure the operators have access to the info.
Please send your information about your programs to United Way for the 211. We want to be sure the operators have as much information about services as possible. Contact Fedieson Landicho, 211 Coordinator at 584-1536.
 COMMUNITY CLOTHES CLOSET: People Helping People
For the benefit of the men and women of Kings County who are seeking employment.
Career success, for many, depends on donations of clothing and money. Donations help to bridge the gap between unemployment and employment. This is a free resource to those in need and currently seeking work.
Click Here to download an informational flyer to donate your time, money or clothing.
 Do you have a family member who suffers from a mental illness? You are not alone.
Come and join us at the Family Support Group Meeting -
First and Third Tuesday of Every Month
Reception 5:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Meeting 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Kings County Behavioral Health
450 Kings County Dr., Suite 104
Hanford, CA
Providing support to families and others coping with mental health issues - from schizophrenia, bi-polar to depression.
For more information call 559-582-3211 Ext. 2333
Attention Youth!
 Corcoran High School After School Program
The Corcoran High School After School Program held every Thursday at 3:30pm in room 31.
Please distribute to any CHS students who would be interested in being part of the program. Students will learn teen pregnancy prevention, STD/HIV prevention, and refusal skills. Also they can become part of the Board Of Outstanding Youth Advisors (BOOYA) and receive leadership training, event planning, and service-learning education. These students will help plan the 5th Annual Teen Summit.
Rolando Valero
Program Coordinator
Kings County Rural Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program
Phone: (559) 244-3612
Fax: (559) 221-6219
www.healthcollaborative.org
Trainings
Evidence Based Reentry & Reintegration Program in Las Vegas Nevada
Planning, Implementing and Sustaining Evidence Based Correctional Re-entry and Reintegration - 3rd Annual Leadership Workshops Series
When: April 28 - 30, 2010
Where: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Details:http://www.joyfields.org/tern/cj/ad.html
 13th Annual Northern California Tobacco, Alcohol, Drug Educator, School Wellness & Youth Development Conference
When: Thursday, May 6, 2010
Time: 8:45 AM – 2:45 PM (Registration 8:00-8:30 a.m.)
Where: Clark Kerr UC Berkeley Campus
2601 Warring Street, Berkeley, CA
Cost: $ 110 after April 15 (includes light breakfast & lunch)
***REGISTER NOW. Deadline is May 1, 2010.****
Sample Workshops
• 2010 UPDATE on Marijuana
• Prescription Drugs Explosion
• Alcohol/ Binge Drinking Prevention Programs
• Connecting Prevention and Academic Achievement
• What role has the “New Social Networking” played in the life of our Youth and how we run our programs?
• Your 6-12 TUPE Grant is funded, NOW WHAT?
• Brief Intervention, Student Assistance Programs
• John is under the influence at school, what do you do?
• Integrating youth development activities and MORE!
To Register:
To immediately guarantee your seats at the Early Bird Rate, please register online at http://www.acoe.org/pdp
Click ‘New User Login’ and follow the steps to register a username and password. Locate the conference by typing in the Keyword Search Box Course Number: “PD1475” or type in ‘Tobacco’ Click into the advertisement and click the ‘register for this class’ button (on the right hand side)
If you have registered on this website before, please click ‘Existing User Login’, log in to the site and search for the conference (using the keywords described above)
Fresno County Department of Behavioral Health,
Substance Abuse Services/Continuing Education Units are offered for all workshops
Date: May 7, 2010
Title: Advanced Motivational Interviewing
Presenter: Ontrack
Audience: ALL COUNSELORS
Location: UC Center 550 East Shaw ave.Fresno Ca. 93710
Time: 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
For more information please contact, John Duchscher at (559) 452-2807 or Email: jduchscher@co.fresno.ca.us
Interested community members invited to attend any training
 Mead Academy Upcoming Programs and Courses
AOD Certification Course
We have two levels of AOD programs that will provide you with the required academic hours to pursue certification with CAARR, Breining Institute or with CAADAC. Our AOD programs will let you complete your academic hours towards your certification in ONE YEAR!!
Full Certification Program: May 15, 2010 thru May, 2011
Orientation Date: TBD
Short CE and Credential Course: Practical Knowledge & Attitudes in AOD
May 15, 2010 to July 10, 2010
Time: 8:30 to 4:00
Address: 2550 W. Clinton Ave., Fresno, CA 93705
Prevention Course
Earn a CAADAC California Certified Prevention Specialist Certificate (CCPSC)
This is a 45 hour program that provides 45 continuing education credits. This program is appropriate for everyone who has a role in the field of prevention or treatment.
Now accepting Registrations for Fresno:
Date: April 22, 2010
Address: 2550 W. Clinton Ave., Fresno, CA 93705
Download Flyer
To Register
On Going Announcements, Events & Resources
LST Selected as "Top Tier" Prevention Program
Botvin LifeSkills Training (LST) has been selected as a "Top Tier" program by The Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy. The Top Tier initiative, which is being followed closely by Congress, focuses on identifying and validating social programs meeting the highest standard of evidence of effectiveness. LST is the only classroom-based substance abuse prevention program selected for Top Tier honors. Read more...
LST Aims to Boost Self-image, Bust Substance Abuse
Helping early teens stay away from dangerous substances and make healthy life choices is the focus of a new program kicked off Monday at Thomas Jefferson Middle School in Valparaiso, Indiana.
While the primary focus is early prevention of substance abuse, the program also is meant to help students with situations such as depression and anxiety, said Elliott Miller, Porter-Starke program director. Read more...
Keeping Kids Out of Trouble Not Easy
There's as much science as art to keeping kids out of trouble.
So believe a throng of researchers and California's gang czar Paul Seave, the Schwarzenegger appointee who heads the governor's Office of Gang and Youth Violence Policy.
"People have a hard time accepting that their cherished beliefs don't hold up," said the report's author Peter Greenwood, who heads a national organization called the Association for Advancement of Evidence Based Practice. Read more...
Anti-drug Education Methods Adapt to Times
"Educating children at every age is critical," says Susan Erwin Morgan, executive director of East Texas Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse. ETCADA offers three programs for students — LifeSkills Training for elementary students, Youth Connection for middle school students and Project Toward No Drug Abuse, an intervention program for alternative school students and juvenile detention centers.
"It's all connected. We believe that drug abuse is often times a common thread in behaviors that harm our society. If we can prevent an addict from forming ... we can make communities healthier, strengthen families and improve quality of life for everyone," Morgan said. Read more...
TEEN Center Uses Grant to Implement LST
The Mobile County Health Department's TEEN Center was recently awarded a youth tobacco-prevention mini-grant from the Alabama Department of Public Health.
The TEEN Center has chosen to use the funds to implement the Botvin LifeSkills Training curriculum. Read more...
Ohio Healthcare Providers Receive Grants to Implement LST
The Ohio Department of Health and the Healthy Ohio initiative recently awarded six area health care providers with a cooperative 2010 Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Grant.
The health departments will focus on youth prevention, while the hospitals are focusing on tobacco cessation programs. The Botvin LifeSkills Training program will be presented to schools. Read more...
Online Resources
Online Tool Provides Strategies for Preventing Community Gang Violence
OJJDP has created an online tool that teaches communities effective strategies to address local gang problems. The tool, provided by OJJDP and BJA's National Gang Center, is called the Comprehensive Gang Model Overview.
FDA 101: Smoking
Cessation Products
* Learn About the Products
* The Benefits of Stopping
* Nicotine Replacement Products
* Products Not Containing Nicotine
Youth Violence Prevention Study
School-Associated Violent Death Study. Since 1992, CDC has collaborated with the Departments of Education and Justice to monitor school-associated violent deaths at the national level. Data obtained in this study have identified trends and helped to inform preventive measures.
 From My Prevention Community: ATOD Prevention Newsletter
Upcoming Events
13th Annual CA Tobacco, Alcohol, Drug Educator, School Wellness & Youth Development Conference
Date: Thursday, May 06, 2010
The American Lung Association's State of Tobacco Control Report
Check out your city! 
The American Lung Association's State of Tobacco Control Report shows that California is getting two failing tobacco grades, and many of our cities and counties are a long way from creating the smoke-free places we all want. It's time to raise the grade. Now is the time to make a difference at the state and local level and raise California's grades in tobacco control. With your help, a healthier California is possible.
Please visit our website at: www.californialung.org/raisethegrade to see the tobacco grades earned by cities in your community and how you can help the American Lung Association fight tobacco, strengthen our communities and raise the grade.
"Mental Health Court"
Overview:
The Bureau of Justice Assistance, in coordination with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, administers the Mental Health Courts Program. This program funds projects that seek to mobilize communities to implement innovative, collaborative efforts that bring system wide improvements to the way the needs of adult offenders with mental disabilities or illnesses are addressed.
Mental health courts are a recent phenomenon and require collaboration and consideration from practitioners in both the criminal justice and mental health fields. Mental health courts typically involve judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, and other court personnel who have expressed an interest in or possess particular mental health expertise. The courts generally deal with nonviolent offenders who have been diagnosed with a mental illness or co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders. Today, more than 150 of these courts exist, and more are being planned.
For more information please click here.
 JOYFIELDS INSTITUTE Q1 CALENDAR OF SCHEDULED EVIDENCE BASED PROGRAMS
As 2010 rolls in and the economy improves, agencies must ready themselves. Evidence supported programs are more essential now more than ever. Joyfields Institute has lined up a series of such public online and on-site programs to help you achieve training goals.
Click directly on If the title of your choice to view details online. If a program that interests you is not listed, please let us know. If we can assist you in anyway, please call +1(678)720-2772 or send email to me at yvette@joyfields.org;
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