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SAMHSA/CSAP Funds New "Parenting IS Prevention" Web Site

SAMHSA/CSAP’s Secretary’s Initiative on Youth Substance Abuse Prevention has launched a new resource tool to assist parents. It is the new "Parenting IS Prevention" Web site, where interested parents and caregivers can learn about the Parent Collaboration, a coalition of national parent and family drug-prevention groups working together to rebuild the parent drug-prevention movement. Member organizations include African-American Parents for Drug Prevention, the National Asian and Pacific American Families Against Substance Abuse, the National Association for Native American Children of Alcoholics, National Families in Action, and the National Hispano/Latino Community Prevention Coalition. Parents and caregivers may also join a Parents’ Chat Forum, an interactive discussion designed for asking questions, making comments, and sharing experiences. While the site is currently under construction, its design enables visitors to access substance abuse prevention resources targeting specific ethnic groups.

"Parenting IS Prevention" features links to the Web sites of nearly 30 organizations, all of which are involved in youth substance abuse prevention. They include the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, the Partnership for a Drug-Free America, Stop Teenage Addiction to Tobacco, and ToughLove International. Visitors also will find out about new publications and other information available through SAMHSA’s National Clearinghouse on Alcohol and Drug Information. Parents who may be considering more formal skills training can link to "Strengthening America’s Families: Best Practices," a database compiled by the University of Utah and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. This link features information about skills training programs that have proven effective in strengthening families and preventing delinquency among young people. Those who are interested in more general parenting advice can link directly to other Web sites, such as Parents.com (www.parents.com),   Parent soup (www.parentsoup.com),   and   ParentsPlace.com (www.parentsplace.com).

"Parenting IS Prevention" can be found on the Web at http://www.parentingisprevention.org/. It is supported under contract by Kuramoto and Associates; development and maintenance are under the collaborative direction of Emory University and National Families in Action. Funded by the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention and the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, "Parenting IS Prevention" was created by parents, and provides links to information that can assist in raising confident, responsible children who are less likely to use alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drugs. Interested parents and caregivers who do not have Internet access may contact their local libraries, which typically offer Internet access to the public. The SAMHSA-sponsored National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information, at 1-800-729-6686 (TDD: 1-800-487-4889) or http://ncadi.samhsa.gov, also offers information--such as brochures, videos, and other resources--on effective parenting that can help prevent youth substance abuse.

To receive a complimentary copy of this PreventionAlert, call SAMSHA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI) @ 1-800-729-6686, TDD 1-800-487-4889 (for the hearing impaired.) PREVENTIONAlert is supported by the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and may be copied without permission with appropriate citation. For information about PREVENTIONAlert, please contact CSAP by phone (301) 443-0581 or e-mail gensley@samhsa.gov

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