HEC/Announcement

The Higher Education Center is pleased to make the following announcements:

1) LIVE WEB CHAT: Treatment Alternatives in the Criminal Justice System on
July 17, 2002, 3 p.m. - 4 p.m. EST

Join SAMHSA for a live Web chat with Jenny Collier, Director of National
Policy and State Strategy for the Legal Action Center, Wednesday, July 17,
2002 from 3 p.m. - 4 p.m. EST.

This online discussion will explore the benefits of treatment alternatives
in the Criminal Justice System, including: reduction in criminal behavior,
an improved work force, improved social functioning of defendants,
reduction in the spread of substance abuse-related disease, and reduced
medical costs. This online discussion will allow participants to address
these and other key issues and explore what can be done at the local level
to make treatment alternatives more available.

To participate in the chat, log on to:
http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/recoverymonth/2002/multimedia/webchat4.htm
immediately before or during the chat time and follow the directions to
post your questions.

For a schedule of all upcoming Webcasts and Web chats, please visit:
http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/recoverymonth/2002/multimedia/.
For additional information on Recovery Month, please visit the Substance
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) Web site at:
http://www.samhsa.gov and click on the Recovery Month 2002 icon.

2) MSNBC AIRS PROGRAM ABOUT DRINKING AT COLLEGE CAMPUSES

Dr. Barry M. Gregory, assistant director at the Florida Atlantic University
Counseling Center on the Boca Raton Campus will appear Saturday, July 6 at
10pm ET on MSNBC. The one-hour program, called "Party 101" was filmed at
Florida State University in Tallahassee Florida. The program will focus on
the challenges facing colleges and universities related to high-risk
underage drinking.

3) GRANT DEADLINE ALERT
The Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) has $15.1 million for up
to 45 awards for substance abuse and HIV prevention services for youth and
other at-risk populations. Private nonprofits may apply. The deadline is
July 24, 2002. Visit http://www.samsha.gov for more information.

4) RWJF SEEKS RESEARCH ON OVERLOOKED TOPICS

Policy research on reducing the harm caused by alcohol, tobacco, and other
drugs will be supported through a special grant from the Robert Wood
Johnson Foundation's Substance Abuse Policy Research Program.

The targeted call for proposals is intended to engage experts in public
health, law, political science, medicine, sociology, criminal justice,
economics, and other behavioral and policy sciences in submitting research
topics that are not typically addressed. These include:policies and
systems that facilitate or impede progress in getting new
therapies/interventions into practice-implementation of legal agreements
and regulations resulting from the nationwide tobacco settlement policies
and regulations pertaining to DUI policies resulting from
legalization/decriminalization of marijuana and other drugs/policies and
systems relevant to child welfare and substance abuse policies and systems
pertinent to mental health and addiction alternative nicotine delivery
systems Maximum grant amount will be $400,000 for up to three years.
Nonprofit organizations may apply.

Initial applications are due Aug. 22.

For more information, contact Tracy Enright Patterson at 336-716-5170.

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