The Social Norms Approach to Preventing School and College Age Substance Abuse: A Handbook for Educators, Counselors, and Clinicians

H. Wesley Perkins (Editor) The Social Norms Approach to Preventing School and College Age Substance Abuse offers educators, counselors, and clinicians a handbook for understanding and implementing a new and…

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Montana’s MOST of Us Are Tobacco Free

Montana's MOST of Us Are Tobacco Free social norm campaign reports success in its intervention targeting youth initiation of smoking. Montana's MOST of Us Are Tobacco Free

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Study: Low-Key Anti-Smoking Messages Most Memorable

New research shows that smokers are more likely to remember factual, understated public-service announcements (PSAs) than splashy messages designed to grab attention with flashy images, loud music or other techniques.…

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SAFE KIDS/Safe Communities – June

SAFE KIDS/Safe Communities - June Dear SK/SC Coordinators: Hope you are all doing well and welcome to yet another action packed edition of the monthly updates. Before I delve into…

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Harness Your Ciy’s Nighttime Economy!

Got Nightlife? International Panel of Experts Provide a Toolbox of Tactics The Sociable City: Planning, Managing and Policing Hospitality Zones Jim Peters, founder and president of the Responsible Hospitality Institute…

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Schools fight alcohol with peer tactics

Associated Press Posted: 01/05/2009 12:01:00 AM CST Most teenagestudents at Renville County West say it's wrong to get drunk. Butthey're not necessarily sure about what their friends think. A pilot…

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Underage drinking project looks at perceptions

Source: Associated Press January 4, 2009 OLIVIA, Minn. - Most teenage students at Renville County West say it's wrong to get drunk. But they're not necessarily sure about what their…

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Pilot project on underage drinking brings a positive spin

Pilot project on underage drinking brings a positive spin By Anne Polta, West Central Tribune Published Monday, December 29, 2008 OLIVIA — Most of the teenaged students at Renville County…

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