October 25, 2007
In this issue:
Community and Youth Honored at Oregon Partnership’s Red Ribbon Breakfast of Champions
Champions in the field of preventing underage alcohol and other drug abuse were honored on Wednesday by Oregon Partnership and other leaders. Three Oregonians and two organizations received the 2007 Oregon Prevention Awards as part of Red Ribbon Week, which was established following the kidnapping and murder of Federal Drug Enforcement Administration agent Kiki Camarena at the hands of the Mexican drug cartel.
Outstanding Business Champions: Anna Peterson and Dick Withnell,
co-founders of NO METH-Not in My Neighborhood.
Outstanding
Fair-Based Champions: Hood River County Faith
Connections.
Outstanding Community Coalition Champion:
Lincoln Commission on Children and Families, Barbara
Dougherty.
Outstanding Youth Champion: Scott Kibler, teen
advocate
State Senator Margaret Carter, Special Agent Cassity, from the Portland District DEA and leaders from the State's business, prevention and treatment sectors were all on hand to celebrate prevention effort's in Oregon. “Efforts to keep our kids drug-free are being made every day by community anti-drug coalitions, law enforcement, businesses, youth, faith leaders and community groups,” said Oregon Partnership President/CEO Judy Cushing. “The Red Ribbon Breakfast of Champions is a celebration of this amazing work.”
Volunteer Opportunity: Oregon Partnership Crisis Lines Fall Training
Oregon Partnership is seeking volunteers to staff its
alcohol and drug helpline/suicide crisis lines. Training to
volunteer on these crucial lines will take place beginning on Saturday
November 17, 2007. The HelpLine training schedule takes place on four
Saturdays, from 9:00am – 4:00pm. Training will be held Saturday November
24, December 1, December 8, and December 15. Mandatory ASIST training
will be held Saturday, November 17 and Sunday, November 18, from 8:30am
– 4:30pm. Must attend all.
Participants will receive 56
hours of professional training, an Applied Suicide Intervention
Skills Training (ASIST) certificate, Americorps opportunities for
educational scholarship and 225 hours towards ACCBO certification.
Oregon Partnership's Alcohol and Drug HelpLine is a free, confidential referral service that provides information about substance abuse and refers clients to professional treatment providers. Every year the HelpLine serves thousands of Oregonians looking for a way to deal with the disease of addiction.
Click here to download the winter training flyer.
Click here for more information.
Support Addiction and Mental Health Parity Legislation
H. R. 1424, the Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007, is currently being reviewed by the House Energy and Commerce Committee. H. R. 1424 requires group health plans that currently offer coverage for mental health and substance use disorders to provide those benefits in the same manner as benefits provided to all other medical and surgical procedures covered under the plan.
Everyone working in this field and anyone in recovery from addiction needs to lend their energy and support to the passing of this bill. This is a bill intended to end discrimination against those with mental health and substance use disorders. It is about equal rights, and providing the same form of insurance coverage provided for any other disease.
Click here to learn more and to take action.
Training Opportunity: Sound Bites and Blurbs - One-On-One Practical Media Training!
The Oregon Partnership Training and Community Education Resource Center brings you: Sound Bites and Blurbs - One-On-One Practical Media Training! This training will teach you how to communicate messages effectively in a media environment or a public presentation. Engage in coaching sessions using studio and interview conditions led by OP communications director Pete Schulberg, who has had more than 30 years of experience in television, radio, print and public speaking.
The training will take place on Thursday, Nov 8th, from 9:00 – 3:00,
at Oregon Partnership located at 6443 SW Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy., Ste.
200, in Portland. The cost is $225, Including Lunch. Space is Limited.
Register Now!
Parking is Free!
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Click here to download the training flyer.
Marin Institute Helping Take Big Alcohol Brands out of Your Commute
Is your daily commute polluted with ads for beer, liquor and wine? Are logos for "Big Alcohol" brands plastered all over your local bus stations, train cars or outdoor platforms? The Marin Institute, a leading alcohol industry watchdog, wants to hear all about it, and they will help expose this shameful practice.
Millions of students ride public transit every day. Some cities, like Seattle and San Francisco, have recognized the need to protect young riders from exposure to alcohol advertising by barring such ads on public transit. Other cities have policies that are not being enforced while some, like New York City, allow alcohol ads. The Marin Institute is researching the advertising policies of major public transit agencies around the nation, but they can’t do it alone. Click below to help them paint an accurate national picture of a growing problem.
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Jefferson County ATOD Protocol - Save The Date
Witness the ceremonial signing of the new Jefferson County Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Protocol! Learn how community partners will now respond to illegal substance use and how this protocol serves youth and parents! Learn how Jefferson County is leading the State in this collaborative effort!
Save the Date: Monday November 26, 2007, from 12pm - 1pm, at the Madras High School Choir Room.
Click here to download the save the date flyer.
Do you have information to share with your prevention colleagues around the state? Please send to: dslifman@orpartnership.org.
Thank you for your continued support of this publication.
