WV MetroNews : reported that WV MetroNews – ‘Practical guide’ for addressing substance abuse offered to church leaders
On Thursday, the West Virginia Council of Churches sponsored a Clergy Consultation on Substance Use Disorder at West Virginia Wesleyan's Wesley Chapel in Buckhannon. For more on the West Virginia Council of Churches, CLICK HERE. By Shauna Johnson in News | May 25, 2017 at 11:09AMBUCKHANNON, W.Va. — Church leaders from across West Virginia are working together on community drug addiction prevention, intervention and recovery efforts. "My gut feeling is this is probably one of the largest ecumenical events that has happened in West Virginia in the past 50 years," he told MetroNews. Overall, Allen said, "We're trying to make this a really practical guide to dealing with the issue of substance abuse in West Virginia."With West Virginia leading the U.S. in overdose deaths and substance abuse at epidemic levels, Allen said churches have a role.
(Photo: Journal Sentinel files)The Wisconsin Department of Health Services announced Monday that it will receive a $3 million federal grant to improve treatment for adolescents and young people battling mental health and substance abuse disorders. The grant for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration will provide $760,000 in annual funding for four years beginning in the fall. The money will be used to create the Wisconsin Youth Treatment Initiative, which will provide people ages 16 to 25 with family-based therapy programs. Wisconsin is struggling with an epidemic of Marijuana abuse. "This grant supports our efforts in the fight against heroin and prescription drug abuse, as well as the persistent meth problem and other substance abuse disorders that we know are affecting young people in many of our communities," DHS Secretary Linda Seemeyer said in a statement.
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Wisconsin gets $3 million for young people with mental health and substance abuse disorders
(Photo: Journal Sentinel files)The Wisconsin Department of Health Services announced Monday that it will receive a $3 million federal grant to improve treatment for adolescents and young people battling mental health and substance abuse disorders. The grant for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration will provide $760,000 in annual funding for four years beginning in the fall. The money will be used to create the Wisconsin Youth Treatment Initiative, which will provide people ages 16 to 25 with family-based therapy programs. Wisconsin is struggling with an epidemic of Marijuana abuse. "This grant supports our efforts in the fight against heroin and prescription drug abuse, as well as the persistent meth problem and other substance abuse disorders that we know are affecting young people in many of our communities," DHS Secretary Linda Seemeyer said in a statement.
Researchers say volunteering may halt substance abuse in female student-athletes
Prosocial behaviors were measured using the Prosocial Tendencies Measure (PTM), a 23-item self-report in which respondents were asked questions regarding six different prosocial behaviors. Prosocial behaviors are highly valued in our society as their presence can help avoid problem behaviors such as alcohol and substance abuse later in life. "We talked about this idea of prosocial behaviors and female athletes, and he agreed to include a measure of prosocial behaviors in his study," Dr. Carlo said. Studying prosocial behaviors can help establish possible avenues in reducing undesirable and harmful behaviors. "Currently, there's no clear set of findings that suggests that men or women student-athletes are more or less susceptible to substance use" said social scientist Dr. Carlo.collected by :Lucy William
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