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Local Resources |
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Agency |
Type of service |
Location |
Telephone |
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ECHUG |
On-line Self-Evaluation for WCU students
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Use this link |
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Student Health Service
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Medical services |
2nd Floor Wayne Hall |
610-436-2509 |
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Center for Counseling and Psychological Services
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Psychological services, individual therapy
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2nd Floor Lawrence Center |
610-436-2301 |
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Wellness Center
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Educational resources, information on treatment
centers, support group |
226 Wayne Hall |
610-436-3276 |
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President s Workgroup on Alcohol, Drug and
Violence Prevention |
Support for students from alcoholic/dysfunctional
families, advocacy work |
238 Sykes Union |
610-436-3301 |
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Help Counseling (Northwest Human Services)
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Individual and group counseling
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Barnard and Adams Streets, West Chester, PA 19382
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610-436-5388 |
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Alcoholic Anonymous Meetings
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United Methodist Church |
High and Barnard Sts. |
610-692- 5190 |
Thursdays at 8:30pm |
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Salvation Army |
Market and Walnut Sts. |
610-696-8746 |
Mondays at 7:45pm and Fridays at 6:30pm
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Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
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High and Union Sts. |
610-696- 4640 |
Tuesdays at 8:30pm or Alateen at 8:00pm
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Alanon and Naranon Family Meetings
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United Methodist Church |
High and Barnard Sts. |
610-696- 5190 |
Tuesdays at 8:30pm and Saturdays at 8:30pm
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Calvary Lutheran Church |
New and Rosedale Sts. |
610-696- 2475 |
Thursdays at 10:00am |
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St. Agnes Church |
233 W. Gay St. |
610-692-6990 |
Mondays at 8:30pm, Wednesdays and Thursdays at
8:00pm |
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Narcotics Anonymous Meetings
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West Chester Club House |
1311 West Chester Pike (behind Four Seasons
Greenhouse) |
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Saturdays and Sundays at 6:00pm;
Wednesdays/Thursdays at 5:30pm and Fridays at 11:00pm |
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National
resources |
SOURCE:
"Kaleidoscope of Change: Patterns in Prevention. Prevention
Resource Manual" sponsored by the
Inter-Association Task Force on Alcohol and Other Substance
Abuse Issues (October 2002). |
| Organization |
Description |
| American College Health Association
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ACHA is a nonprofit organization representing
more than 900 institutions and 2,200 individuals who offer health
services to higher education, including publications, guidelines,
research projects, professional development, and opportunities for
networking. |
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Alcoholics Anonymous
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AA is a worldwide fellowship of
sober alcoholics whose recovery is based on 12 steps. AA's sole
purpose is to carry the AA message to the alcoholic who still
suffers. There are no dues or fees, and the only requirement for
membership is the desire to stop drinking. |
| American Council on Alcoholism, Inc.
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ACA is a not-for-profit, voluntary
educational organization founded in 1953 to promote understanding
among individuals, professionals and organizations that alcoholism
is a treatable illness. ACA recognizes a distinction between
responsible drinking and alcohol abuse, and encourages
comprehensive college campus alcohol education programs, including
employee, student and faculty assistance. |
| American Council for Drug Education
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ACDE is a national, nonprofit
organization that offers education about the health hazards
associated with the use of drugs. While its efforts encompass the
public-at-large, it is mindful of the particularly urgent
educational needs of children, adolescents and young adults, co-
dependents, co-workers of drug abusers, expectant mothers,
disadvantaged minorities and other high-risk groups. |
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The BACCHUS and GAMMA Peer
Education Network |
BACCHUS is an international student
organization with more than 1000 affiliates at institutions of
higher education across North America, Australia, and Hong Kong.
BACCHUS focuses on the development and promotion of positive
lifestyles and decision making skills through education and
activities designed to increase an awareness about alcohol abuse
prevention and a variety of related student health issues. BACCHUS
and GAMMA educational materials, including their NCAAW "For the
Record!" campaign materials, can be ordered from the Network
regardless of whether or not your campus maintains an active
affiliated peer education group. |
| CAMPUSPEAK, Inc.
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CampusSpeak Inc. is an agency that
provides issues-based educational speakers at reasonable prices.
Speakers on topics such as: eating disorders, leadership and
motivation, sexual assault, AIDS/HIV, conflict management, drugs
and alcohol, homophobia, impaired driving, risk management,
fraternity and sorority issues, diversity, communications skills,
body image, and more. Speakers and staff members come from higher
education, so they understand campus needs and issues. |
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The Century Council
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The Century Council is a national,
not-for-profit organization, funded by the country's leading
distillers to combat alcohol abuse. "Parents, you're not done yet"
is a free informational brochure with over 2.5 million copies
already in distribution on the nation's campuses. "Alcohol 101,"
now on more than 1,100 campuses, is a powerful new CD-ROM program
helping college students make responsible decisions about
drinking, or not drinking. |
| Health
Promotion Resources |
Health Promotion Resources helps
colleges and universities respond to student alcohol and other
drug use problems, prevent problems and promote health, HPR
provides training, materials development, and needs assessment.
Training includes "Coaching for Prevention" which assists athletic
department personnel in reducing problems with alcohol and other
drugs, including steroids, and the "Student Athlete Leadership
Institute" which helps student athlete leaders and their coaches
or advisors use their leadership position and abilities to
influence others to make positive choices. HPR staff have worked
with thousands of educators throughout the United States concerned
with the health choices their students are making. |
| The
Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention
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The Center assists institutions of
higher education in developing, carrying out, and evaluating
alcohol and other drug prevention programs and policies that will
foster students' academic and social development and promote
campus safety. Training, technical assistance, publication, and
evaluation activities are guided by an environmental management
approach. |
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Monitoring the Future: A
Continuing Study of American Youth |
Monitoring the Future is an ongoing
study of the behaviors, attitudes, and values of American
secondary school students, college students, and young adults.
Each year, a total of some 50,000 8th, 10th, and 12th grade
students are surveyed (12th graders since 1975, and 8th and 10th
graders since 1991.) |
| The National Social Norms Resource Center
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The National Social Norms Resource
Center is an independent center based at Northern Illinois
University. The Center supports promoting and providing technical
assistance on the social norms approach as it applies to alcohol
abuse and related health, safety, and social justice issues. The
Center is sponsored by The BACCHUS and GAMMA Peer Education Network.
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| National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI)
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NCADI develops and distributes
pamphlets, booklets, reports and posters on alcohol and other
drugs with a special focus on high-risk groups including college
students and on special populations. Printed materials are
available without charge and films and videotapes can be borrowed
through state clearinghouses. Specialized information needs can be
met through searches on the NCADI databases or via Prevline at
www.health.org |
| National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
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NCAA has developed guidelines for
drug testing, as well as brochures, posters and other educational
materials for use by its 1100 member institutions. CHOICES alcohol
education grants and sports sciences speaker grants are also
available. |
| National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (NCADD)
|
NCADD is the national nonprofit
organization combating alcoholism, other drug addictions and
related problems. Founded in 1944, NCADD'S major programs include
prevention and education, public information, medical/scientific
information, public policy advocacy and publications. NCADD's
network of nearly 200 affiliates conduct similar activities at the
state and local levels and provide information and referral
services to families and individuals seeking help with an alcohol
or other drug problem. |
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National
Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) |
The NIAAA Task Force on College
Drinking has completed a study that concludes that drinking by
college students age 18-24 contributes to an estimated 1,400
student deaths, 500,000 injuries, and 70,000 cases of sexual
assault or date rape each year. The Institute estimates that more
than one fourth of college students that age have driven in the
past year while under the influence of alcohol. |
| National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
|
NHTSA was established to carry out
auto safety and consumer programs. NHTSA is responsible for
reducing deaths, injuries and economic losses resulting from motor
vehicle crashes by setting and enforcing safety performance
standards for motor vehicles, motor vehicle equipment, and through
grants to state and local governments to enable them to conduct
effective local highway safety programs. NHTSA investigates safety
defects in motor vehicles, helps states and local communities
reduce the threat of drunk drivers, promotes the use of safety
belts, child safety seats and air bags, and provides consumer
information on motor vehicle safety topics. NHTSA also conducts
research on driver behavior and traffic safety. |
| North-American lnterfraternity Conference (NIC)
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NIC is a confederation of 68
men's college fraternities with the purpose of promoting
scholarship, leadership, service, and friendship. As an
organization committed to values based action, the NIC provides
educational programming to communities on college and university
campuses in areas of ethics, leadership development, recruitment,
alcohol education, and other related issues. |
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Promising Practices: Campus
Alcohol Strategies |
Initiated in 1995, Promising
Practices: Campus Alcohol Strategies strives to contribute to
reducing alcohol-related problems among college and university
students by motivating institutions of higher education to share
their resources and strategies. Funded by a grant from The Century
Council, the project co-directors, advisory panel and
staff produce and provide a range of resources and networks to
facilitate communication among all members of the
college/university community. |
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Society for Women's Health
Research |
This non-profit organization is
committed to improving women's health through research and public
education programs, including its award- wining video, "Get Real:
Straight Talk About Women's Health," which provides information on
alcohol and substance abuse and self-esteem for college-age women. |
| TIPS for the University
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TIPS provides students with the
skills and confidence, and teaches them to intervene effectively
to prevent peers from harming themselves or others while consuming
alcohol. |
| U.S.Dept.
of Labor |
The
Working Partners for an Alcohol and Drug-Free Workplace
Web site
offers programs to employers that protect worker safety and
health, while improving productivity and bottom-line profits.
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