NPR, March 30, 2012
"The documentary Bully opens in theaters Thursday, and the heated controversy over the appropriate rating for the film has frustrated many schools hoping to use it as a teaching tool.
Administrators have struggled to find effective ways to help curb bullying in their schools in recent years, and a growing number of bullying prevention programs have emerged to meet the demand.
Many schools started by cracking down on bullies, then later focused on propping up victims, with the hope of helping to make them 'bully-proof.' Now, they have shifted their efforts to people who witness bullying." Read More
Friday, March 30, 2012
Prescription Drug Take-Back Event Scheduled
Litchfield County Times (Falls Village, CT) March 29, 2012
"The Housatonic Youth Service Bureau and the Northwest Corner Prevention Network, in partnership with the State Police at Troop B, will host a Community Prescription Drug Take-Back Event Saturday, April 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Housatonic Valley Regional High School, 246 Warren Tpke. Road, Falls Village.
The take-back day provides families and community members with a safe and confidential way to dispose of unused prescription medications.
'The Rx take-back is really important,' notes Nick Pohl, HYSB executive director. 'Look in any medicine cabinet in our area and you’re sure to find powerful prescriptions that, when taken as prescribed can be beneficial, but when taken off label problems can arise.'" Read More
"The Housatonic Youth Service Bureau and the Northwest Corner Prevention Network, in partnership with the State Police at Troop B, will host a Community Prescription Drug Take-Back Event Saturday, April 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Housatonic Valley Regional High School, 246 Warren Tpke. Road, Falls Village.
The take-back day provides families and community members with a safe and confidential way to dispose of unused prescription medications.
'The Rx take-back is really important,' notes Nick Pohl, HYSB executive director. 'Look in any medicine cabinet in our area and you’re sure to find powerful prescriptions that, when taken as prescribed can be beneficial, but when taken off label problems can arise.'" Read More
'Bully,' the movie gets the discussion going
CT Post (Bridgeport, CT) March 29, 2012
"A documentary that follows several families affected by bullying is a launching pad for a larger social media initiative surrounding what has become a hot topic in schools around the country.
Directed by Lee Hirsch, 'Bully' includes scenes of a school administrator telling a parent a bus is safe and then cuts to a clip of a boy getting choked on the bus.
Lisa Evarts, whose teenage son Ells Evarts was bullied at a New Haven high school, said they definitely plan to go see the documentary." Read more
"A documentary that follows several families affected by bullying is a launching pad for a larger social media initiative surrounding what has become a hot topic in schools around the country.
Directed by Lee Hirsch, 'Bully' includes scenes of a school administrator telling a parent a bus is safe and then cuts to a clip of a boy getting choked on the bus.
Lisa Evarts, whose teenage son Ells Evarts was bullied at a New Haven high school, said they definitely plan to go see the documentary." Read more
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Close teen-parent bond helps steer life choices
The Washington Times, March 25, 2012
"Parents worry. I think it’s part of our job description!
Today’s culture also generates plenty of reasons to worry, especially over the daily temptations our teens face. A weekend drive by the local strip mall, skate park or movie theater suggests that teens have little difficulty obtaining cigarettes, alcohol or drugs. I suspect that most students in any public high school could tell you in two seconds flat which students sell drugs or where to get pot or alcohol for a weekend party.
Research data support the anecdotal evidence that parents have good cause to worry. A recent survey from the National Institute on Drug Abuse reported that teen marijuana use is up for the fourth straight year and the number of daily pot smokers has hit a 30-year peak." Read More
"Parents worry. I think it’s part of our job description!
Today’s culture also generates plenty of reasons to worry, especially over the daily temptations our teens face. A weekend drive by the local strip mall, skate park or movie theater suggests that teens have little difficulty obtaining cigarettes, alcohol or drugs. I suspect that most students in any public high school could tell you in two seconds flat which students sell drugs or where to get pot or alcohol for a weekend party.
Research data support the anecdotal evidence that parents have good cause to worry. A recent survey from the National Institute on Drug Abuse reported that teen marijuana use is up for the fourth straight year and the number of daily pot smokers has hit a 30-year peak." Read More
Around Our Towns: Lecture On Cyberbullying
Minuteman Press (Westport, CT) March 28, 2012
"St. Vincent’s Behavioral Health Services invites the community to attend the free community lecture titled 'Raising Your Children in an Internet Age: How Parents Can Navigate the World of YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook.' Presented by Jennifer R. Lee, MD, the lecture will take place on April 11 at 5:30 p.m. at the Westport Woman’s Club. The event is generously supported by the Friends of Hall-Brooke and the Westport Woman’s Club.
According to the National Crime Prevention Council, cyberbullying occurs when someone uses the Internet, cell phones, or other devices to send or post text or images intended to hurt or embarrass another person. Currently, lawmakers in at least five states (including New York) are trying to enact or strengthen cyberbullying laws. In some states, laws have already been passed which make cyberbullying a criminal act.
In 2011, Connecticut was the eighth state in the nation to expand its bullying law to include cyberbullying." Read More
"St. Vincent’s Behavioral Health Services invites the community to attend the free community lecture titled 'Raising Your Children in an Internet Age: How Parents Can Navigate the World of YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook.' Presented by Jennifer R. Lee, MD, the lecture will take place on April 11 at 5:30 p.m. at the Westport Woman’s Club. The event is generously supported by the Friends of Hall-Brooke and the Westport Woman’s Club.
According to the National Crime Prevention Council, cyberbullying occurs when someone uses the Internet, cell phones, or other devices to send or post text or images intended to hurt or embarrass another person. Currently, lawmakers in at least five states (including New York) are trying to enact or strengthen cyberbullying laws. In some states, laws have already been passed which make cyberbullying a criminal act.
In 2011, Connecticut was the eighth state in the nation to expand its bullying law to include cyberbullying." Read More
Bullying Victim Releases One-Year Update to Viral YouTube Video
Greenwich Patch (Greenwich, CT) March 29, 2012
"Alye Pollack, a student at Bedford Middle School, expressed her feelings on bullying in a YouTube video one year ago after hearing hateful words everyday in Westport schools: ugly, weird, freak, and far worse.
In Pollack's latest video, 'Words Do Hurt: 1 Year Later,' the 14-year-old high school freshman explains that the bullying in her life has stopped.
'My life has changed SOOOO much.. I have made so many friends,' Pollack writes in her video. 'It doesn't matter how many friends you have; only how good and supportive and accepting they are.'" Read More
"Alye Pollack, a student at Bedford Middle School, expressed her feelings on bullying in a YouTube video one year ago after hearing hateful words everyday in Westport schools: ugly, weird, freak, and far worse.
In Pollack's latest video, 'Words Do Hurt: 1 Year Later,' the 14-year-old high school freshman explains that the bullying in her life has stopped.
'My life has changed SOOOO much.. I have made so many friends,' Pollack writes in her video. 'It doesn't matter how many friends you have; only how good and supportive and accepting they are.'" Read More
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Doctors Perfectly Positioned to Help Prevent Drug and Alcohol Overdoses, Expert Says
Join Together Newsroom, March 27, 2012
"A recent study that found soaring hospitalization rates for combined drug and alcohol overdoses among young adults suggests doctors could play a pivotal role in educating the public about the dangers of combining these substances, says the study's author.
The study found hospitalization rates for combined alcohol and drug overdoses increased 76 percent among adults ages 18 to 24 from 1999 to 2008. During that same period, hospitalizations for alcohol overdoses alone increased 25 percent, and for drug overdoses, 55 percent. There was a 122 percent increase in hospitalizations for narcotic pain medication poisonings, and alcohol overdoses played a role in one in five such hospitalizations." Read More
"A recent study that found soaring hospitalization rates for combined drug and alcohol overdoses among young adults suggests doctors could play a pivotal role in educating the public about the dangers of combining these substances, says the study's author.
The study found hospitalization rates for combined alcohol and drug overdoses increased 76 percent among adults ages 18 to 24 from 1999 to 2008. During that same period, hospitalizations for alcohol overdoses alone increased 25 percent, and for drug overdoses, 55 percent. There was a 122 percent increase in hospitalizations for narcotic pain medication poisonings, and alcohol overdoses played a role in one in five such hospitalizations." Read More
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