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OSDFS National Conference
October 27-29, 2003
Washington, DC
A conference for leaders,
decision- makers, and change agents working on issues
related to drug-free youth and safe schools. Visit
www.osdfsnational
conference.org
for more information.
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Underage
Drinking Prevention Resources
Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol
Free. Founded by the NIAAA and the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation, and spearheaded by more than 30 Governors’ spouses,
this national effort focuses on preventing alcohol use by
9- to 15-year olds. To learn more, visit www.alcoholfreechildren.org.
Reach Out Now: Talk With Your Fifth
Graders About Underage Drinking (Teacher's Guide). This
set of lessons and classroom activities was developed by the Substance
Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration and Scholastic
Magazine. To order, call (800) 729-6686
or visit www.health.org/govpubs/MS908/teachersguide.pdf.
Reach Out Now: Talk With Your Fifth
Grader About Underage Drinking (Family Guide). This packet
for students and their parents gives families concrete suggestions
for activities that can help a child reject alcohol. To order, call
(800) 729-6686 or visit www.health.org/govpubs/MS908/familyguide.pdf.
Make a Difference: Talk to Your Child
About Alcohol. This practical guide for parents and caregivers
in discussing alcohol issues with young people was developed by
NIAAA, and also is available in Spanish. View online at www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/makediff.htm.
For more information, visit the NIAAA Web site
at www.niaaa.nih.gov or call
the NIAAA Office of Scientific Communications at (301) 443-3860.
Prevention and Academic
Achievement Resources
Safe and Sound: An Educational Leader’s
Guide to Evidence-Based Social and Emotional Learning Programs.
This resource is available at www.casel.org.
In addition, the following resources are available
through the CASEL Web site at www.casel.org:
Ragozzino, K., Resnik, H., Utne-O'Brien, M.,
& Weissberg, R. Promoting Academic Achievement through Social
and Emotional Learning. (2002)
Elias, M.J., Zins, J.E., Weissberg, R.P., Frey,
K.S., Greenberg, M.T., Haynes, N.M., Kessler, R., Schwab-Stone,
M.E., & Shriver, P. Promoting Social and Emotional Learning:
Guidelines for Educators. (1997)
Zins, J.E., Weissberg, R.P., Wang, M.L., &
Walberg, H.J. (Eds.) Building School Success through Social
and Emotional Learning: Implications for Practice and Research.
(in press)
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