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Because of funding cuts on a federal level, most of our literature sources have put strict limitations on distribution. Therefore, the Clearinghouse has made available some items in an electronic format so that you can print them directly from this website. Click on the title to download the publication. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view these items. All items may be reproduced as needed.

General Information for Teachers

Empowering Parents School Box Kit
This kit is produced by the US Dept of Education No Child Left Behind program and contains "what parents need to know" booklet; "Taking a Closer Look" booklet;" Learning Checklist" booklet; "Example of Resources brochure; a poster, a door hanger and a bookmark

Conflict Resolution Education: A Guide to Implementing Programs in Schools, Youth-Serving Organizations, and Community and Juvenile Justice Settings 144 pg book
Conflict Resolution Education: A Guide to Implementing Programs in Schools, Youth-Serving Organizations, and Community and Juvenile Justice Settings was developed for educators, juvenile justice practitioners, and others in youth-serving organizations to heighten awareness of conflict resolution education and its potential to help settle disputes peacefully in a variety of settings. A joint project of the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Education, this Guide provides background information on conflict resolution education; an overview of four widely used, promising, and effective approaches; and guidance on how to initiate and implement conflict resolution education programs in various settings.

Mind Over Matter: Teachers Guide
This is the teacher's guide for the "Mind Over Matter" series. This exciting new neuroscience education series, developed by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a component of the National Institutes of Health, is designed to encourage youngsters in grades 5-9 to learn about the biological effects of drug abuse on the body and the brain. Download Teachers Guide along with Methamphetamine and Nicotine supplements.

Preventing Drug Use Among Children and Adolescents (8x11 version)
This second edition of the "Red Book" includes updated principles, new questions, new program information, and expanded references and resources based on the latest findings from NIDA-funded prevention research. The 16 fundamental prevention principles, derived from research on effective prevention programs, are outlined. Discussions include key factors that place youth at risk for drug abuse, guidance for planning drug abuse prevention programs in the community, applying the prevention principles to programs, and describing the core elements of effective prevention programs

Preventing Drug Use Among Children and Adolescents (6x9 version)
This "In Brief" version provides highlights from the "Red Book" -- Preventing Drug Use Among Children and Adolescents: A Research Based Guide for Parents, Educators, and Community Leaders, Second Edition. It presents the updated prevention principles, an overview of program planning, and critical first steps for those learning about prevention. This shortened version therefore can serve as an introduction to research-based prevention for those new to the field of drug abuse prevention.

Preventing Drug Use Among Children and Adolescents (Spanish Version)
This "In Brief" version provides highlights from the "Red Book" -- Preventing Drug Use Among Children and Adolescents: A Research Based Guide for Parents, Educators, and Community Leaders, Second Edition. It presents the updated prevention principles, an overview of program planning, and critical first steps for those learning about prevention. This shortened version therefore can serve as an introduction to research-based prevention for those new to the field of drug abuse prevention.

Preventing Drug Use Among Children and Adolescents (pocket version)
Pocket version of the 16 fundamental prevention principles from the "Red Book" - Preventing Drug Use Among Children and Adolescents: A Research Based Guide for Parents, Educators, and Community Leaders, Second Edition

Preventing Youth Hate Crime: A Manual For Schools And Communities 24 pg booklet
Provides information regarding hate crimes, their effects on schools and communities, and preventative methods, as well as statistical data.

Preventing Bullying: A Manual For Schools And Communities 18 pg booklet
Addresses the problem of bullying in schools. This pamphlet defines bullying, discusses the seriousness of this behavior and the effectiveness of a comprehensive approach, and presents strategies for teachers, students, and parents to use when dealing with bullying situations. It also provides examples of innovative and successful approaches used by schools in different parts of the country.

Winners Don't Use Drugs Activity Book
This McGruff comic activity book presents stories about why kids might try drugs, developed using real life kids’ opinions. The stories and added activities emphasize keeping children from using drugs. The book includes a special pullout section for parents.

Tips for Teens in Your Classroom
This pamphlet from the Tips for Teens series encourages teachers of all subjects to incorporate messages about alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drugs into their classroom discussions and activities. Included are ideas for including Tips for Teens in all subject areas, a Q&A section, and resources for more information. *See Also Tips for Teens Pages*

What You Need to Know About Starting a Student Drug-Testing Program
This booklet reviews the steps necessary for implementing a school-based drug-testing program.

When It's Not Your Kid, How Do You Deal With Drug and Alcohol Use? (Early Intervention Adult Influencer brochure)
This brochure is meant for adults who serve as role models and mentors for youth. It outlines why adults should care about all children—not just their own—the science behind addiction, what steps can be taken to help a teen with a substance abuse problem, who to talk to for help, and how to discuss the problem with parents and caregivers. A list of additional resources also is included.

Alcohol Information

Reach Out Now: Talk With Your Fifth Grader About Underage Drinking
This packet contains a classroom lesson, facts about alcohol and underage drinking, and family role-playing activities. It was designed to be used with youth by parents and teachers. Included are one four-page teacher's guide and one family take-home guide.

Underage Drinking Prevention Action Guide and Planner 61 pg book
This Action Guide is intended to help communities create programs to prevent the tragedies that underage drinking can cause. This Action Guide is designed to: Provide community organizers with ideas and suggestions for accomplishable underage drinking prevention activities that target communities, businesses, social events, media, parents, and youth. Provide community organizers with ways to coordinate prevention efforts with government agencies, local groups, and other grassroots organizations. Provide factual information about the issues involved in the underage use of alcohol that can be disseminated through your prevention activities and help inform your audiences. This item Single Copy Only.

Inhalants Information

The Challenge: Safe, Disciplined, and Drug-Free Schools - Focus on Inhalants magazine
Focuses on creating safe, disciplined, and drug-free schools. This issue of "Challenge" newsletter describes the warning signs of inhalant abuse and its negative effects. It also provides sources of assistance and other resources.

Tobacco & Smoking Information

Consequences of Decisions - Kids know about consequences, especially short-term ones like getting grounded or having their phone privileges taken away. This study guide takes students in grades 6-9 through activities that help them see beyond the immediate and focus on the future consequences of their actions.

Conflict Resolution - "Fight!" By grades 6 and 7, many students have become convinced that fighting is not only an acceptable response to conflict but that it actually provides the only way to maintain one's self-respect. Research has shown that students who understand the concept of conflict resolution are more likely to settle a dilemma with methods other than fighting. This study guide helps students explore the dynamics of conflict, factors that can lead to greater conflict, and ways to control anger and manage conflict more effectively.

Decision-Making Skills - Students who develop strong-decision making skills could be less likely to make bad decisions throughout life. This guide takes the educator through a step-by-step process for helping students come to truthful and reasoned decisions under pressured situations. Developed for use with students in grades 6-9, the program activities help students consider decisions they might face this coming year. They will learn what influences decisions, develop skills to help them make choices, and then make some personal decisions for the year ahead.

“I Quit Smoking Now!” is a program focused on providing guidance counselors, general educators, young people and parents with concepts and tools designed to help youth quit smoking. The approach and features of this program are based on a review of existing cessation programs, tailored in this case to meet the special needs of young people who have begun to use tobacco and who want to quit.

Mind Over Matter: Nicotine - Teachers Guide
This is the teacher's guide for the "Mind Over Matter" Nicotine series. This exciting new neuroscience education series, developed by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a component of the National Institutes of Health, is designed to encourage youngsters in grades 5-9 to learn about the biological effects of drug abuse on the body and the brain.

Refusal Techniques - Knowing what to do and doing it are two different tasks. While a student's instincts may warn him or her of trouble ahead, not knowing how to respond can make it difficult for him or her. This study guide offers students in grades 6-9 ways to say NO in specific situations. It helps students recognize good values and how they help them make right decisions. In this study guide, students learn to analyze the consequences of their actions in relation to family, peers and the law. The activities allow them to practice applying refusal techniques in a variety of situations.

Responsibility - Young people equate responsibility with chores likes doing homework and cleaning their room. This study guide helps the educator take students to the next level of understanding responsibility toward one's community, school and peers. As students work through the activities, they will learn how responsibility can be both an individual and group concern. This study guide allows students in grades 6-9 to exercise the decision-making skills they learned and culminates in the group developing a teen guide for making right decisions throughout life.

Tobacco-Free Sports Playbook: Pitching Healthy Lifestyles to Youth, Teams, and Communities book
This guide is filled with information and examples of successful tobacco-free policies, media campaigns utilizing celebrity athletes, and education programs to help kids say "No" to tobacco and "Yes" to better health. This easy-to-read guide was created to provide creative and effective ways to incorporate sports and physical activity programs into tobacco-free activities.

Values - Students are willing to talk about moral dilemmas or conflicts if they are in a non-threatening environment. This study guide offers students in grades 6-9 activities designed to create a secure time and place to tackle tough issues and the decision making that accompanies them. Students begin by discussing how they currently perceive society's core values, how their perceptions can differ from those of their parents, and how this can result in misunderstandings. Further activities engage students in grade 6-9 in analyzing the role of personal values in decision making. Most importantly, this guide addresses the potent force of peer influence and how teens often develop two sets of personal values — one for friends and another for all other relationships.

General Information for Teachers
	Empowering Parents School Box Kit This kit is produced by the US Dept of Education No Child Left Behind program and contains "what parents need to know" booklet; "Taking a Closer Look" booklet;" Learning Checklist" booklet; "Example of Resources brochure; a poster, a door hanger and a bookmark
	Conflict Resolution Education: A Guide to Implementing Programs in Schools, Youth-Serving Organizations, and Community and Juvenile Justice Settings 144 pg book Conflict Resolution Education: A Guide to Implementing Programs in Schools, Youth-Serving Organizations, and Community and Juvenile Justice Settings was developed for educators, juvenile justice practitioners, and others in youth-serving organizations to heighten awareness of conflict resolution education and its potential to help settle disputes peacefully in a variety of settings. A joint project of the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Education, this Guide provides background information on conflict resolution education; an overview of four widely used, promising, and effective approaches; and guidance on how to initiate and implement conflict resolution education programs in various settings.
	Mind Over Matter: Teachers Guide This is the teacher's guide for the "Mind Over Matter" series. This exciting new neuroscience education series, developed by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a component of the National Institutes of Health, is designed to encourage youngsters in grades 5-9 to learn about the biological effects of drug abuse on the body and the brain. Download Teachers Guide along with Methamphetamine and Nicotine supplements.
	Preventing Drug Use Among Children and Adolescents (8x11 version) This second edition of the "Red Book" includes updated principles, new questions, new program information, and expanded references and resources based on the latest findings from NIDA-funded prevention research. The 16 fundamental prevention principles, derived from research on effective prevention programs, are outlined. Discussions include key factors that place youth at risk for drug abuse, guidance for planning drug abuse prevention programs in the community, applying the prevention principles to programs, and describing the core elements of effective prevention programs
	Preventing Drug Use Among Children and Adolescents (6x9 version) This "In Brief" version provides highlights from the "Red Book" -- Preventing Drug Use Among Children and Adolescents: A Research Based Guide for Parents, Educators, and Community Leaders, Second Edition. It presents the updated prevention principles, an overview of program planning, and critical first steps for those learning about prevention. This shortened version therefore can serve as an introduction to research-based prevention for those new to the field of drug abuse prevention.
	Preventing Drug Use Among Children and Adolescents (Spanish Version) This "In Brief" version provides highlights from the "Red Book" -- Preventing Drug Use Among Children and Adolescents: A Research Based Guide for Parents, Educators, and Community Leaders, Second Edition. It presents the updated prevention principles, an overview of program planning, and critical first steps for those learning about prevention. This shortened version therefore can serve as an introduction to research-based prevention for those new to the field of drug abuse prevention.
	Preventing Drug Use Among Children and Adolescents (pocket version) Pocket version of the 16 fundamental prevention principles from the "Red Book" - Preventing Drug Use Among Children and Adolescents: A Research Based Guide for Parents, Educators, and Community Leaders, Second Edition
	Preventing Youth Hate Crime: A Manual For Schools And Communities 24 pg booklet Provides information regarding hate crimes, their effects on schools and communities, and preventative methods, as well as statistical data.
	Preventing Bullying: A Manual For Schools And Communities 18 pg booklet Addresses the problem of bullying in schools. This pamphlet defines bullying, discusses the seriousness of this behavior and the effectiveness of a comprehensive approach, and presents strategies for teachers, students, and parents to use when dealing with bullying situations. It also provides examples of innovative and successful approaches used by schools in different parts of the country.
	Winners Don't Use Drugs Activity Book This McGruff comic activity book presents stories about why kids might try drugs, developed using real life kids’ opinions. The stories and added activities emphasize keeping children from using drugs. The book includes a special pullout section for parents.
	Tips for Teens in Your Classroom This pamphlet from the Tips for Teens series encourages teachers of all subjects to incorporate messages about alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drugs into their classroom discussions and activities. Included are ideas for including Tips for Teens in all subject areas, a Q&A section, and resources for more information. See Also Tips for Teens Pages
	What You Need to Know About Starting a Student Drug-Testing Program This booklet reviews the steps necessary for implementing a school-based drug-testing program.
	When It's Not Your Kid, How Do You Deal With Drug and Alcohol Use? (Early Intervention Adult Influencer brochure) This brochure is meant for adults who serve as role models and mentors for youth. It outlines why adults should care about all children—not just their own—the science behind addiction, what steps can be taken to help a teen with a substance abuse problem, who to talk to for help, and how to discuss the problem with parents and caregivers. A list of additional resources also is included.
Alcohol Information
	Reach Out Now: Talk With Your Fifth Grader About Underage Drinking This packet contains a classroom lesson, facts about alcohol and underage drinking, and family role-playing activities. It was designed to be used with youth by parents and teachers. Included are one four-page teacher's guide and one family take-home guide.
	Underage Drinking Prevention Action Guide and Planner 61 pg book This Action Guide is intended to help communities create programs to prevent the tragedies that underage drinking can cause. This Action Guide is designed to: Provide community organizers with ideas and suggestions for accomplishable underage drinking prevention activities that target communities, businesses, social events, media, parents, and youth. Provide community organizers with ways to coordinate prevention efforts with government agencies, local groups, and other grassroots organizations. Provide factual information about the issues involved in the underage use of alcohol that can be disseminated through your prevention activities and help inform your audiences. This item Single Copy Only.
Inhalants Information
	The Challenge: Safe, Disciplined, and Drug-Free Schools - Focus on Inhalants magazine Focuses on creating safe, disciplined, and drug-free schools. This issue of "Challenge" newsletter describes the warning signs of inhalant abuse and its negative effects. It also provides sources of assistance and other resources.
Tobacco & Smoking Information
	Consequences of Decisions - Kids know about consequences, especially short-term ones like getting grounded or having their phone privileges taken away. This study guide takes students in grades 6-9 through activities that help them see beyond the immediate and focus on the future consequences of their actions.
	Conflict Resolution - "Fight!" By grades 6 and 7, many students have become convinced that fighting is not only an acceptable response to conflict but that it actually provides the only way to maintain one's self-respect. Research has shown that students who understand the concept of conflict resolution are more likely to settle a dilemma with methods other than fighting. This study guide helps students explore the dynamics of conflict, factors that can lead to greater conflict, and ways to control anger and manage conflict more effectively.
	Decision-Making Skills - Students who develop strong-decision making skills could be less likely to make bad decisions throughout life. This guide takes the educator through a step-by-step process for helping students come to truthful and reasoned decisions under pressured situations. Developed for use with students in grades 6-9, the program activities help students consider decisions they might face this coming year. They will learn what influences decisions, develop skills to help them make choices, and then make some personal decisions for the year ahead.
	“I Quit Smoking Now!” is a program focused on providing guidance counselors, general educators, young people and parents with concepts and tools designed to help youth quit smoking. The approach and features of this program are based on a review of existing cessation programs, tailored in this case to meet the special needs of young people who have begun to use tobacco and who want to quit.
	Mind Over Matter: Nicotine - Teachers Guide This is the teacher's guide for the "Mind Over Matter" Nicotine series. This exciting new neuroscience education series, developed by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a component of the National Institutes of Health, is designed to encourage youngsters in grades 5-9 to learn about the biological effects of drug abuse on the body and the brain.
	Refusal Techniques - Knowing what to do and doing it are two different tasks. While a student's instincts may warn him or her of trouble ahead, not knowing how to respond can make it difficult for him or her. This study guide offers students in grades 6-9 ways to say NO in specific situations. It helps students recognize good values and how they help them make right decisions. In this study guide, students learn to analyze the consequences of their actions in relation to family, peers and the law. The activities allow them to practice applying refusal techniques in a variety of situations.
	Responsibility - Young people equate responsibility with chores likes doing homework and cleaning their room. This study guide helps the educator take students to the next level of understanding responsibility toward one's community, school and peers. As students work through the activities, they will learn how responsibility can be both an individual and group concern. This study guide allows students in grades 6-9 to exercise the decision-making skills they learned and culminates in the group developing a teen guide for making right decisions throughout life.
	Tobacco-Free Sports Playbook: Pitching Healthy Lifestyles to Youth, Teams, and Communities book This guide is filled with information and examples of successful tobacco-free policies, media campaigns utilizing celebrity athletes, and education programs to help kids say "No" to tobacco and "Yes" to better health. This easy-to-read guide was created to provide creative and effective ways to incorporate sports and physical activity programs into tobacco-free activities.
	Values - Students are willing to talk about moral dilemmas or conflicts if they are in a non-threatening environment. This study guide offers students in grades 6-9 activities designed to create a secure time and place to tackle tough issues and the decision making that accompanies them. Students begin by discussing how they currently perceive society's core values, how their perceptions can differ from those of their parents, and how this can result in misunderstandings. Further activities engage students in grade 6-9 in analyzing the role of personal values in decision making. Most importantly, this guide addresses the potent force of peer influence and how teens often develop two sets of personal values — one for friends and another for all other relationships.

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TAADAS Statewide Clearinghouse Free Literature Downloads

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