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September 2, 2010 | Program Results Report
At a Capitol Hill briefing in 2006, 19-year-old Tiffiney Hendon of Portland, Ore., described her journey from being a methamphetamine addict to now serving as a mentor to young women with similar struggles.
May 28, 2008 | Program Results Report
Researchers at the University of Florida's Department of Epidemiology and Health Policy Research examined how changes in 46 states' drinking and driving laws enacted between 1976 and 2002 affected alcohol-related crashes and fatalities.
February 20, 2007 | Program Results Report
Eric Schnapper, L.L.B., and a team of researchers at the University of Washington School of Law established the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Legal Issues Resource Center.
January 1, 2010 | Book
In this chapter of the Anthology, Sara Solovitch, a California-based freelance writer and former columnist for the San Jose Mercury News, examines the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Reclaiming Futures program.
April 1, 2003 | Program Results Report
The National Crime Prevention Council convened Alcohol Policy XII, "Alcohol and Crime: Research and Practice for Prevention," which took place June 11-14, 2000 in Washington.
December 1, 2003 | Program Results Report
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center examined the relationship between regulatory practices of alcohol-control agencies and alcohol-related traffic deaths in 107 cities that participate in the NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System.
December 1, 2003 | Program Results Report
The Louisiana State University Medical Center developed the Louisiana Alcohol Policy Needs Assessment Database to understand patterns of alcohol use and to inform alcohol prevention policies.
January 12, 2012 | Program Results Report
Researchers studied the use of state data to assess changes in Medicaid costs and criminal justice system involvement among patients treated in five substance abuse agencies that used process improvement.
January 13, 2011 | Program Results Report
The program focused on assisting juvenile justice systems in 10 communities to work with alcohol and drug treatment providers and community members to help teens not only in trouble with the law but also with drug and alcohol problems.
November 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Public health advocacy in the courts should be an important tool and there are several strategies to accomplish goals however, public health agendas will only be advanced in courts when public health experts partner with legal advocacy experts.