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January/February 2009, Volume 17, Number 1 

Funding Opportunity: Drug Free Communities

There’s still time to send in your coalition’s application for a 2009 Drug Free Communities program grant. The deadline for the mentoring grants is April 24.

All DFC applications will be jointly screened by the Office of National Drug Control Policy and SAMHSA’s Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) to ensure applicants meet all the DFC program coalition eligibility requirements.

Related Stories

Drug Free Communities: Preventing Teen Substance Use
Drug Free Communities: A Maryland Grantee’s Story
Grantees Across the Nation

For details, visit SAMHSA’s grants page or visit the Drug Free Communities Program Web site.

For questions regarding all prevention program and coalitions-related issues, including those pertaining to the completion of an application for this grant program, contact CSAP’s Dan Fletcher at 240-276-1270 or email dfcnew2009@samhsa.hhs.gov.

Read the recent press release.

769 Drug Free Communities Program Grantees for Fiscal Year 2008

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Map of United States with colored dots indicating the locations of Drug Free Communities grantees

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  Cover Story  
Various pictures of happy kids reading and playing soccer

Drug Free Communities: Preventing Teen Substance Use



  New Tools for the Field  
Drug-Free Workplaces: Cost-Effective Help

Drug-Free Workplaces: Cost-Effective Help

Fourteen new informational briefs can help employers address substance use problems.

Helping People with Mental Illness Live in the Community

Helping People with Mental Illness Live in the Community

Build and strengthen an Assertive Community Treatment team using a new toolkit.

TIP 48: Managing Depressive Symptoms

Managing Depressive Symptoms

Depressive symptoms can interfere with your clients’ recovery and ability to participate in treatment.


  Special Populations  
Older Adults & Substance Abuse

Older Adults & Substance Abuse

Think drug abuse is just a problem among adolescents and college kids? Many adults age 50 and older report substance abuse.


  Suicide Prevention  
Substance Abuse & Suicide: Connection Explored

Substance Abuse & Suicide: Connection Explored

Substance abuse is a major risk factor for suicide. Experts weigh in on how to address the problem.

Lifeline Partners with YouTube

Lifeline Partners with YouTube

What do you do if you think someone on YouTube may be at risk for suicide?

Dr. Phil Promotes Lifeline on YouTube

SAMHSA’s National Suicide Prevention Lifeline took center stage when it was promoted as a resource on “Dr. Phil.”


  Recovery  
2009’s Recovery Month Web Site Launched

2009’s Recovery Month Web Site Launched

Recovery Month celebrates its 20th year in September!

Self-Help Groups: Numbers Rise

Self-Help Groups:
Numbers Rise


  Trends and Data  
Youth & Substance Abuse: 5-Year Changes

Youth & Substance Abuse: 5-Year Changes

Youth show declines in cigarette, alcohol, and illicit drug use from 2002 to 2007.

Marijuana & Adolescents

Marijuana & Adolescents

There’s a connection between use of marijuana by young people and their perceptions of how risky that use may be.

Serious Psychological Distress

Serious Psychological Distress

In 2007, 24.3 million adults age 18 or older experienced past-year serious psychological distress.

Co-Abuse of Alcohol & Drugs: Trends


  Also In This Issue  
Web 2.0 & Homelessness Resource Center

Web 2.0 & Homelessness Resource Center

Tune in to the new monthly Webcast series and share your opinions about things you read.

Introducing Our Print Redesign

Introducing Our Print Redesign

SAMHSA News in print has a whole new look! Find out what we changed and why.

Final Federal Workplace Drug Testing Guidelines

Final Federal Workplace Drug Testing Guidelines



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