Middletown Press (Cromwell, CT) October 6, 2011
"Members of the Cromwell High School Youth Action Council are taking the lead in mounting an educational program that targets parents, telling them not to buy alcohol for their underage children.
The goal of the 'Responsible Hosting Campaign,' which kicked off Wednesday afternoon with an event at the Willowbrook Spirit Shoppe, is to dissuade parents from buying alcohol that they then intend to serve young people.
In recent years, a number of parents have begun buying alcohol for youthful parties rather than having the children buying – or trying to buy - their own. The parents say they can exercise better control of teen parties that way." Read More
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Mayor's youth leadership council 'blows up' bullying with demonstration
Stamford Advocate (Stamford, CT) October 6, 2011
"Fifty-six teenagers collapsed to the ground at Veterans Park in Stamford shortly after 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. They remained there, silent and still, for 25 minutes.
Each minute that ticked away on the large clock tower on Old Town Hall just a few yards from the teens symbolized 1 percent of Connecticut teens who reported being bullied on school property in the 2009 Connecticut School Health Survey.
The demonstration was designed and carried out by the Mayor's Youth Leadership Council, the city's largest youth activism organization, which promotes safe schools and communities, with an emphasis on teen dating violence and bullying." Read more
"Fifty-six teenagers collapsed to the ground at Veterans Park in Stamford shortly after 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. They remained there, silent and still, for 25 minutes.
Each minute that ticked away on the large clock tower on Old Town Hall just a few yards from the teens symbolized 1 percent of Connecticut teens who reported being bullied on school property in the 2009 Connecticut School Health Survey.
The demonstration was designed and carried out by the Mayor's Youth Leadership Council, the city's largest youth activism organization, which promotes safe schools and communities, with an emphasis on teen dating violence and bullying." Read more
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Alcohol Abuse On Campus: Is the Administration to Blame as much as the Students?
Fox News, (Boston, MA) October 4, 2011
"It’s autumn, time for colleges across the country to confront the annual task of persuading incoming freshmen that there is, indeed, such a thing as too much alcohol. But despite their earnest efforts, the colleges continue to face an uphill battle.
Many universities now require students to begin taking alcohol-abuse education courses online even before the school year starts. Two of these programs, AlcoholEdu and e-CHECKUP TO GO (e-CHUG), are used on hundreds of campuses as a proactive tool against alcohol abuse." Read More
"It’s autumn, time for colleges across the country to confront the annual task of persuading incoming freshmen that there is, indeed, such a thing as too much alcohol. But despite their earnest efforts, the colleges continue to face an uphill battle.
Many universities now require students to begin taking alcohol-abuse education courses online even before the school year starts. Two of these programs, AlcoholEdu and e-CHECKUP TO GO (e-CHUG), are used on hundreds of campuses as a proactive tool against alcohol abuse." Read More
Stop Bullying and Speak Up
The Huffington Post, October 4, 2011
"There's nothing funny about bullying, but appealing to students' comic sensibilities might help open discussions about this serious subject. That's the idea behind the Stop Bullying: Speak Up Comic Challenge. During October, students and teachers can join a nationwide dialogue about bullying prevention that will play out through the engaging medium of comic strips.
Bitstrips for Schools, a popular online platform for using comics in education, is teaming up with the Cartoon Network to launch the comic challenge during Bullying Prevention Month." Read More
"There's nothing funny about bullying, but appealing to students' comic sensibilities might help open discussions about this serious subject. That's the idea behind the Stop Bullying: Speak Up Comic Challenge. During October, students and teachers can join a nationwide dialogue about bullying prevention that will play out through the engaging medium of comic strips.
Bitstrips for Schools, a popular online platform for using comics in education, is teaming up with the Cartoon Network to launch the comic challenge during Bullying Prevention Month." Read More
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Day devoted to stop bullying
WTNH News-8 (Hartford, CT) October 4, 2011
"The first Wednesday in October is being designated as Safe School Climate Awareness Day.
Last spring the state legislature passed a measure strengthening Connecticut's bullying laws. The bill requires schools to increase public awareness of the effects of bullying and promote respect.
Two Hartford public schools are taking part in the awareness day. Classical Magnet and the Hartford Culinary Arts Academy will provide anti-bullying and anti-bias training to students." Read More
"The first Wednesday in October is being designated as Safe School Climate Awareness Day.
Last spring the state legislature passed a measure strengthening Connecticut's bullying laws. The bill requires schools to increase public awareness of the effects of bullying and promote respect.
Two Hartford public schools are taking part in the awareness day. Classical Magnet and the Hartford Culinary Arts Academy will provide anti-bullying and anti-bias training to students." Read More
Fake pot legal, but dangerous
CT Post (Bridgeport, CT) October 1, 2011
"They go by names like Voodoo, Euphoria, Dead Man and Black Magic, offer a cheap high and are easily found at local tobacco and head shops.
The herbs and synthetic cannabinoids commonly known as K-2 and spice, also have a dark side, sometimes causing sweating, vomiting and even hallucinations.
Connecticut lawmakers have tried to regulate or outlaw the substances, but the makers and distributors of K-2 and similar products have confounded those efforts, altering the blend of substances or carefully labeling the products as not for human use." Read more
"They go by names like Voodoo, Euphoria, Dead Man and Black Magic, offer a cheap high and are easily found at local tobacco and head shops.
The herbs and synthetic cannabinoids commonly known as K-2 and spice, also have a dark side, sometimes causing sweating, vomiting and even hallucinations.
Connecticut lawmakers have tried to regulate or outlaw the substances, but the makers and distributors of K-2 and similar products have confounded those efforts, altering the blend of substances or carefully labeling the products as not for human use." Read more
Facebook Pages May Offer Clues to Underage Drinking
Health Day News, October 3, 2011
"Facebook and other online social networking sites might be new weapons in the fight against underage drinking and alcohol abuse, a new study shows.
Researchers say verbal and visual cues on underage college students' Facebook profile pages can highlight their alcohol consumption and point out who's at most risk for abuse.
'Our job is to distinguish between drinking in a relatively safe environment, when it's not really a problem, from drinking behaviors that could lead to negative outcomes,' explained study lead author Dr. Megan A. Moreno, an assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin in Madison." Read More
"Facebook and other online social networking sites might be new weapons in the fight against underage drinking and alcohol abuse, a new study shows.
Researchers say verbal and visual cues on underage college students' Facebook profile pages can highlight their alcohol consumption and point out who's at most risk for abuse.
'Our job is to distinguish between drinking in a relatively safe environment, when it's not really a problem, from drinking behaviors that could lead to negative outcomes,' explained study lead author Dr. Megan A. Moreno, an assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin in Madison." Read More
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