AC 360° investigates roots of bullying to find solutionsVisit website: http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2010/bullying/ A wave of teen suicides due to bullying last year led to a national hysteria about the issue and deep introspection by parents, educators and law-makers on how to stem the tide. In the year since, new laws have been enacted in states, countless e […]
Kern County Methamphetamine Reduction Task Force On September 14, 2009, Dr. Dixie King of Transforming Local Communities, Inc., presented to the Kern County Board of Supervisors the findings of the "Impact of Methamphetamine in Kern County: A Preliminary Study.” Findings from the study showed the following: · up to 39% of all felony prosecutio […]
The Northern California Regional Coalition of Coalitions - CoCoComing Together to Address Regional PrioritiesShari Crow, who leads a substance abuse prevention coalition in Placer County, recognized in spring 2010 that many of the problems her coalition was attempting to tackle were not unique to Placer and wondered if there was a way to reach out to oth […]
(Washington DC) A press conference was held on Monday, June 20th at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, where an alliance gathered to protect communities from drugs and uphold internationally accepted drug policies. The speakers were comprised predominately of leaders in the faith-based community and joined by others concerned about the legalization of drugs. The […]