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Pamela Morris-Perez; Rachel Abenavoli; Adam Benzekri; Sarah Rosenbach-Jordan; Gianna Rose Boccieri – Society for Research in Child Development, 2023
For much of the past decade, suicide has been the second leading cause of death for adolescents in the United States, and suicide rates among adolescents have been rising for the last 15 years. Suicidal thoughts and behaviors among adolescents were common before COVID-19 and have become an increasing public health priority in the pandemic's wake.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Suicide, Prevention, Public Policy
Rolloff, Evelyn K. – Metropolitan Universities, 2013
Since its inception, Metropolitan State University has demonstrated a strong commitment to community partnerships and the integration of community engagement into student learning and scholarship while meeting community-defined needs. This article presents examples of reciprocal partnerships in the context of a shared community-university library…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, School Community Programs, Library Facilities, Academic Libraries
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Brinkman, Patricia; Hart, Melanie; Olinsky, Christine; Merkowitz, Rose Fisher – Journal of Extension, 2011
People facing unemployment or who are underemployed need access to community and financial information and resources 24/7. Collaborating with community agencies and organizations, FCS educators developed a website with comprehensive local and state resources and educational tools that the consumer might otherwise not have been aware were…
Descriptors: Structural Unemployment, Community Information Services, Web Sites, Access to Information
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McGladrey, Margaret; Noar, Seth; Crosby, Richard; Young, April; Webb, Elizabeth – American Journal of Health Education, 2012
Background: This paper discusses the Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention's effort to develop a web-based service called Project CREATE that responds to a need for targeted health promotion materials expressed by directors of HIV/STD prevention services in predominately rural states. Purpose: Project CREATE allows users to select customized…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Prevention, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Colen, Lisa Price – Zero to Three, 2007
The Zero Exposure Project is a public awareness campaign in Hillsborough County, Florida, designed to educate the public on the dangers of combining substance use with pregnancy. The authors describe the process of building the campaign from its original conception and share the challenges and successes of their collaborations with community…
Descriptors: Pregnancy, Neonates, Social Services, Integrated Services