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2008-01-01
National Center for Children in Poverty;
Provides an overview of public funding sources and policies for mental health and substance abuse services for children and youth, those at risk, and their families. Calls for policy changes to raise the capacity and quality of community-based services.
2008-06-24
Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth at Georgetown University;
Analyzes the exposure of twelve-to-twenty-year-olds to television alcohol ads, by types of programming, network, and product; brands' compliance with voluntary codes; proportion of underage viewers; and proportion compared with "responsibility" ads.
2011-05-12
Meth Project;
Examines findings from a survey of teenagers about the perceived availability of meth; risks, social approval, and prevalence of meth use; information sources; and awareness of the Colorado Meth Project and its advertising compared with 2009 results.
2011-06-30
Daniels Fund;
Contains board chair and president's message; 2010 highlights; program information, with a focus on education; grants summaries and grantee profiles from Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; financial summary; and list of board members.
2011-05-19
Open Society Institute;
Highlights discussions from an October 2010 forum about the need for a new approach, tactics, and strategies for covering organized crime and drug trafficking, including cross-border, regional, and global collaboration on in-depth analyses of the issues.
2011-08-29
Open Society Institute;
Based on interviews, examines the outcomes of Portugal's prevention efforts and decriminalization of drug possession and use, including changes in the number of drug users and incidences of drug-related diseases. Outlines lessons learned.
2011-08-04
Open Society Institute;
Describes approaches pursued by harm reduction initiatives that succeeded in convincing more women drug users to seek help, expanding medical services for women, and addressing social issues that complicate women's access to services.
2011-03-14
Open Society Institute;
Outlines how hiring and mobilizing people who use drugs helps improve harm reduction programs. Offers policies for the workplace; strategies for recruitment, training, supervision, support, discipline, and conflict resolution; and two case studies.
2011-10-21
Urban Institute;
Examines the debate over increased use of genetic testing, due in part to lax regulation, and its consequences: wasteful spending, patient harm, and health system challenges. Makes recommendations for implementation of and data on promising technologies.
2011-09-21
Urban Institute;
Outlines preliminary findings on the impact of a family-inclusive reentry model designed to improve former prisoners' employment, substance abuse, and recidivism outcomes by utilizing the resources and strengths of their families and support networks.
2011-06-24
Open Society Institute;
Presents detainees' experiences of forced labor and cruel and inhuman treatment at drug detention centers in China, Cambodia, Mexico, and Russia, with commentaries about human rights violations. Includes call to action and resources list.
2011-06-24
Open Society Institute;
Examines international laws prohibiting torture and cruelty in health care, common violations, and human rights abuses and lack of accountability in drug detention centers. Recommends steps for advocacy groups, governments, and international donors.
