Articles in the Education Category
Education, Family-Member »
By Frances M. Harding, Director, SAMHSA’s Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
According to a recent report from SAMHSA’s National Survey on Drug Use and Health (http://www.samhsa.gov/data/2k13/NSDUH099b/sr099b-trends-prevention-messages.htm), between the early 2000s and 2011, fewer adolescents were exposed to drug or alcohol use prevention messages in the past year through media and school sources. In fact, in 2011, 25 percent of adolescents did not receive prevention messages through media or school sources and 40 percent of adolescents did not talk with their parents about the dangers of substance use. Adolescents are subjected to influences …
Education, Family-Member »
By Frances M. Harding, Director, SAMHSA’s Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
A youth’s perception of risks associated with substance use is an important determinant of whether he or she engages in substance use.
A recent SAMHSA National Survey on Drug Use and Health report (http://www.samhsa.gov/data/2k13/NSDUH099a/sr099a-risk-perception-trends.pdf) surfaced several important perceptions among adolescents aged 12 to 17. Binge drinking can be categorized as having five or more alcoholic drinks once or twice a week. The good news is that the percentage of adolescents who perceived great risk from binge alcohol use has increased from 38.2 …
Children, Education, Featured, Headline, Health Disparities, Training, Trauma and Justice, Uncategorized »
By Larke Huang and Paolo del Vecchio
Too often, children and youth with mental, emotional and behavioral disorders are subject to seclusion and restraint (SR) in settings that are intended to help children and promote their healthy development.
Once thought to be “therapeutic” techniques, we now recognize these as non-therapeutic, often re-traumatizing for the youth, and disruptive of a therapeutic relationship. Use of restraints can often result in injuries to both the child and the staff and even deaths.
A front page article in today’s Washington Post reported on allegations of the repeated …
Education, Featured, Headline, Health Reform »
A few weeks ago, SAMHSA launched a major health reform education effort with the announcement of awards for health reform education to eight peer or recovery community organizations. In the coming months SAMHSA will continue to use the blog as a launching point for health reform updates and health insurance enrollment activities, such as the launch of SAMHSA’s new health insurance enrollment webpage, where individuals can go to find information to enroll in health insurance or States and providers can find helpful planning resources and see enrollment activities from across …
Drugged Driving, Drunk Driving, Education, Featured, Headline, Impaired Driving, Prevention, Public Awareness and Support, Uncategorized »
The winter holiday season can be a wonderful – though stressful – time of year. To help keep a balanced mindset, we at SAMHSA want to remind everyone to take time to focus on your mental, emotional and behavioral health and well-being during the holidays. We also ask you to be aware that traffic fatalities involving drivers under the influence of alcohol or drugs increase during the holidays. Due to the number of driving fatalities during the Christmas and New Year’s holidays,[i] President Barack Obama has declared December National Impaired …