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The Oklahoma Prevention Resource Center in Oklahoma City supplies free printed materials upon request to schools, civic and community groups, parent-teacher organizations, treatment and prevention providers, and individuals who are interested in mental health, substance abuse, or domestic violence/sexual assault related information. The OPRC also maintains a library of educational videotapes available for loan at no cost. Write or call us for a catalog of available materials:
Oklahoma Prevention Resource Center
Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
P.O. Box 53277
Oklahoma City, OK 73152
Phone: 405-522-3810 or 405-522-2140
Fax: 405-522-8320
e-mail: njanssen@odmhsas.org
You may also visit the OPRC at our Shepherd Mall location between
the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Address: 2401 NW 23rd Street, Suite 82, Oklahoma City, OK
73107 .
A sampling of materials now available from the Oklahoma Prevention Resource Center . .
Teenline Wallet Card
This laminated wallet-sized card is a handy way to keep some important hotline numbers close at hand. It provides toll free numbers for Oklahoma's Teenline, Reach-Out, and HIV/AIDS hotlines. School counselors and other school officials may order in multiples of 100. For copies, write us at njanssen@odmhsas.org.
Tips for Teens
The nine brochures in the "Tips for Teens" series offer
young people straight talk about drugs and alcohol. Included
are brochures with "the bottom line" on marijuana, alcohol,
tobacco, steroids, hallucinogens, club drugs, cocaine, and
inhalants. Another offers facts about the role of substance
abuse in the risky behaviors that can lead to exposure to
HIV. For one brochure or the set of nine, e-mail a request
to: njanssen@odmhsas.org.
Here's Proof: Prevention Works
This packet is a great resource for groups looking for prevention projects that have met high standards for effectiveness and are considered "best practices" in the field of prevention. The folder includes information on risk and protective factors and the six life domains (individual, family, peer, school, community, and society) in which each of us operates. It offers a primer on effective substance abuse prevention programs, along with guides on how to implement successful programs in your locality. It profiles seven exemplary programs: Across Ages, Child Development Project, Creating Lasting Connections, Dare to Be You, Residential Student Assistance Program, SMART Leaders, and the Family Advocacy Network (FAN) Club. For a packet, write us at njanssen@odmhsas.org.
NIDA Research Report: Inhalant Abuse
This eight-page brochure brings together the latest scientific information about inhalants, a group of substances that pose serious health dangers for young people. NIDA's Monitoring the Future study reveals that approximately 20 percent of 8th graders have abused inhalants. Key to the problem is the fact that common household products such as glues, paints, and cleaning fluids are often used to provide the vapors that can produce an "inhalant high." This brochure defines inhalants, discusses the patterns of use, gives an idea of the scope of the problem in our nation, describes the way inhalants work on the brain, and more. For a free copy, write us at njanssen@odmhsas.org.
Substance Abuse Resource Guide: Violence in Schools
This 24-page booklet from the federal Center for Substance Abuse Prevention lists and briefly describes dozens of books, brochures, reports, newsletters, classroom materials, videos, posters, research articles, organizations, and Internet sites that are devoted to reducing violence in schools. Includes price and ordering information.
Also available is a similar guide focused on preventing hate crimes.
For a copy of either resource guide, send an e-mail to: njanssen@odmhsas.org.