Prenatal Screening for Substance Abuse Conference in New Jersey

How many New Jersey women use substances while pregnant?   Attend an informative conference that will give you valuable insight into current outreach and screening efforts in our state.  This important event will be held on February 17th, at the Marriott Hotel in Trenton.  Get all the details here.    You can register on-line.

Powerful Resource for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community With Substance Abuse

The Recovery Network for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Hearing Loss provides substance abuse assessment, treatment, case management, mobile substance abuse assessment and treatment, advocacy, communication access service, 12 step meetings in American Sign Language, Aftercare Service and education for the deaf, hard of hearing and hearing loss community about the influence of addiction at the following locations in New Jersey (and mobile access is available as well):

• Catholic Charities at 321 Central Avenue in Newark NJ 07103

• Center for Family Services at 108 Somerdale Road in Voorhees, NJ  08043

Registered interpreters are available to provide:  American Sign Language, oral or Tactile Interpreting, Signed English and Spanish Sign Language as are Assistive Listening Devices and Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART).
For additional information and services, contact Julie Doerrmann, Program Coordinator, 856-874-8230, text: 856-924-1777, TTY: 856-428-8373, Fax: 856-428-0949 and e-mail: communicationaccess@centerffs.orgThis is a vital resource regarding services for the Deaf and Hard of hearing community with substance use issues.

Also visit The Center for Family Services

This is vital resource regarding services for the Deaf and Hard of hearing community with substance use issues.

Great Resource on Infant Health!

 What is the Perinatal Data Center?

 US overview slideset!

A US overview slideset is available in PeriStats®. The slideset offers more detail on perinatal health topics, such as late preterm birth, low birthweight, and infant mortality. There are more than 40 slides to choose from for your presentations. Please contact us if you have any questions or suggestions.

PeriStats Features-
Export a chart in PeriStats to PowerPoint Want to add a PeriStats chart into your PowerPoint presentation? There is an easy way to export charts in PeriStats to PowerPoint slides. The image below shows where you can find the download slide button in PeriStats.  Slides are just a click away.

The March of Dimes is the leading nonprofit organization for pregnancy and baby health. With chapters nationwide, the March of Dimes works to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality.
To contact the March of Dimes Perinatal Data Center,
email us at peristats@marchofdimes.com.

 

Sex Education Resources for Teens, Parents and Educators

Answer is based at Rutgers University and is a nationally known program that provides sexual education to adolescents. The sites below provide much information and resources for teens, parents and educators.

Answer in the Media

A full listing of the tremendous media coverage that Answer has received over the past several months is on our Web site at http://answer.rutgers.edu/page/answerinthenews/, but here are some highlights:

“Teens & Sex”, posted on Parents.tv, the online show of Parents magazine, features TISHE core staff member Eva Goldfarb, Ph.D., Sex, Etc. managing editor Lucinda Holt and Sex, Etc. teen editors Karen Choucrallah and Allie Hough.Two Op-Eds, one for the New York Daily News (“Blaming TV for Teen Pregnancy Is a Convenient Excuse,”) and the other for the Courier-Post (”Teens Need Comprehensive Sex Education”) were published in late 2008.I was interviewed for the TODAYShow.com online, “Survey: Unprotected Sex Common Among Teens,” reacting to a recent survey about the sexual habits among teen girls. It is exciting to see that Answer is being viewed as the go-to place for comments and guidance around sexuality issues—and equally pleasing that sexuality education is receiving long overdue media attention!Sex, Etc.

The newly released Winter 2009 issue of Sex, Etc. magazine explores the theme, “Chill Out,” with stories about issues that cause concern amongst their peer—and help calm those fears.Over 100 teens have added their profiles already to “Your Voice, Your Rights,” the new advocacy section on the Sex, Etc. Web site. Know any teens who want their voices heard? Please send them to http://www.sexetc.org/yourvoice/uyv/survey

Funding Opportunity for New Jersey

The NJ Department of Human Services, Office for Prevention of Developmental Disabilities, has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP).  Funding eligibilty is restricted to NJ incorporated non-profits. and public entities. 

To view the RFP click here

“Prevention Counts” – Spring 2008

Pregnant Pause events, eating healthy for 2, and safety recalls are just a few of the excellent articles in this edition of “Prevention Counts”, a quarterly newsletter produced by The Arc of New Jersey.

Click on the link below to view the newsletter.

prevention-counts-spring-2008.pdf

Want To Make A Difference? Join Together!

Join Together is a resourceful website providing detailed and specific information related to the advancement of alcohol policy and laws, prevention education and research on treatment.  Created as a program by the Boston University School of Program Health, its mission is to provide information, strategic planning assistance and leadership development for community based efforts in advocacy, education and treatment of substance abuse disorders.  Its emphasis is on community stakeholders becoming involved and making a difference in their respective community.  If you are looking to become involved and make a difference in your community, Join Together.

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