ERIC Number: ED391991
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1995-May
Pages: 73
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Alabama High-Risk Youth Resource Directory. Tools for Prevention: Building Healthy Youths.
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Washington, DC. School Improvement Programs.
Like many other southern states, Alabama faces serious social and economic challenges. The 1993 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, undertaken to assess the prevalence of health-risk behaviors among students grades 9 through 12 across the United States, found that of all Alabama students: 18.2% reported that someone had offered, sold or given them illegal drugs on school property in the past year; 76% reported having had a drink of alcohol; 10% had used marijuana one or more times in the past 30 days; and 13.6% had used illegal drugs at least once in their life. A drug incidence survey commissioned by the Alabama State Department of Education also found high usage and early onset of drugs and alcohol. This directory of services includes the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of numerous different types of educational and mental health services which can be used by other professionals working with high-risk youths and their families when services need to be accessed. The list includes the following groups of Alabama professionals: school counselors; school nurses; school psychologists; drug-free schools coordinators; Alabama Department of Mental Health substance abuse treatment programs and drug and alcohol prevention programs; mental health centers; and the Governor's Office of Drug Abuse Drug and Alcohol Prevention Program. (JBJ)
Publication Type: Reference Materials - Directories/Catalogs
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Language: English
Sponsor: Alabama State Dept. of Education, Montgomery.
Authoring Institution: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Washington, DC. School Improvement Programs.
Identifiers - Location: Alabama
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