Rockland County Coalition for Drug-Free Schools & Communities Presents… Presentation of results of the 2017 County-wide PRIDE Survey given to 8th and 11th grade students in Rockland County public schools This conference is FREE of charge. RSVP requested by April 3. Opening Remarks: Rockland County Executive, Ed Day and District Attorney, Thomas Zugibe PRIDE Survey History: Victoria […]
Wellcore invites the community to attend “The Perfect Storm: Battling The Drug Epidemic” on January 20, 2016 at 6:30 pm at the Pearl River Hilton in Pearl River, NY to learn about drug trends and how to prevent and understand the behaviors that lead to drug abuse. There will be a panel featuring Rockland County Supervising […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced this week that October is National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month. Bullying is widespread in the United States. In 2013, 20% of U.S. high school students reported being bullied on school property and 15% reported that they were bullied electronically within the past 12 months. Youths who are […]
Distracted driving is already at an all-time high with more than 5,000 people dying each year in vehicle crashes caused by distracted driving, many who were texting and talking on cellphones behind the wheel, and teens especially susceptible to distracted driving. Now, a new study shows that an intoxicated driver whose attention is further distracted by […]
When the worst has happened and someone has lost a friend or loved one to suicide there is little that can be said to comfort them. When explaining the suicide to a child or adolescent, provide truthful information, encourage questions, and offer loving reassurance. Talking honestly about suicide does not give others the idea to […]
September 26 is The Drug Enforcement Administration‘s 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back. From 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday, sites will be set up throughout communities nationwide so local residents can return their unwanted, unneeded, or expired prescription drugs for safe disposal. The National Prescription Drug Take-Back addresses a vital public safety and public health issue. Many […]
On September 8, Michael Botticelli, Director of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), announced 697 Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program grants, totaling $86 million. The grants will provide local community coalitions funding to prevent youth substance use, including prescription drugs, marijuana, tobacco and alcohol. Wellcore secured new funding for Suffern United Coalition Against Substance Abuse (SUCASA), which […]
One community in rural Maine struggled with prescription drug abuse, so they formed the Aroostook Substance Abuse Prevention (ASAP) Coalition and used a comprehensive approach to address prescription drug abuse in their community. Watch their story. Download CADCA’s Online Rx Abuse Prevention Toolkit for facts, strategies and tools to prevent and reduce Rx abuse in […]
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recently released a new policy statement that recommends that pediatricians provide substance abuse education and screening to adolescents during routine clinical care. Physicians are urged to incorporate the universal Screening for Substance Use, Brief Intervention and/or Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) guidelines, designed by the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental […]
Wellcore partner, the East Ramapo Central School District helped students advance and avoid a summer slump through five innovative programs. According to research commissioned by the Wallace Foundation, “students can benefit in several ways from summer learning programs: They can master material that they did not learn during the previous school year, reverse summer learning […]