Let's Help Youth Stay Drug Free Video Series
This is a six part series sponsored by SAMHSA/CSAP that will be taped from satellite broadcasts throughout the next nine months. The six part series topics include:

• Part I: Health and Human Services Secretary's Initiative New Goals. Available for loan now.
• Part II: Building Healthy Youth: Strategies and Services. Available February 1998.
• Part III: Building Healthy Communities: Partnerships and Collaborations. Available April 1998.
• Part IV: Parents: The First Line of Defense in Prevention. Available June 1998.
• Part V: Media and Culture: Empowering Youth for Prevention. Available August 1998.
• Part VI: Social Problems and Their Relationship to Drugs: Common Problems, Effective Solutions. Available October 1998.

Violence Prevention: Achievement Award for Health Care Organizations
The Governor's Task Force on Violence as a Public Health Problem and the Health Care Coalition on Violence announce the formation of an achievement award for health care organizations involved with the prevention, intervention and treatment of violence. The purpose of this award is to institutionalize violence prevention and intervention in the health care community. Doctors and nurses are in a unique position to impact the lives of their patients. Not only do they mend the wounds caused by violence, but they can also prevent and intervene before it occurs. This award will provide local and statewide recognition for those organizations who successfully achieve a standard of violence prevention in their organizations. Health care organizations interested in applying have until November 1, 1998 to achieve a set of milestones. An application is available by contacting the Health Care Coalition on Violence at 612-576-1825.

Close to Home - A Bill Moyers Report on Addiction
This groundbreaking five-part series airs nationwide on PBS on March 29, 30 and 31, 1998. The series will look at addiction and recovery and will feature documentary stories and in-depth interviews. It will include reports on the personal and public costs of addiction, the medical research on the science of addiction and the challenges of recovery to individuals, families, businesses and society. If your community is interested in participating in local events in conjunction with this exciting series, contact your local PBS Outreach Coordinator or Diane Barry at Join Together at 617-437-1500 or send an e-mail to diane@jointogether.org.