Studies Show Violence and Aggression Associated with Marijuana Use
Many states have legalized marijuana, and others are making moves toward marijuana legalization. With legalization increasing, the perception of risk associated with marijuana use is decreasing. Increasingly, young people do not view marijuana use as risky behavior. Often, marijuana advocates downplay marijuana’s negative effects on public health and safety.
Evidence-Based Practices: Identify Protective Behaviors
At the core of all 3rd Millennium Classrooms courses are evidence-based practices, which are essential to ensuring effective, long-lasting changes. One of the many strategies we use is to Identify Protective Behaviors.
Evidence-Based Strategies to Reduce High-Risk Alcohol Use
Excessive alcohol consumption is the third leading preventable cause of death in the United States, and it results in an average of more than 80,000 deaths each year. More than half of these deaths are due to high-risk drinking, defined as consuming 4 or more standard drinks for women or 5 or more drinks for […]
3 Ways Pre-Trial Intervention Achieves Public Safety
In the United States, there’s a common problem: jails are overcrowded, courts and agencies are overburdened, and costs are skyrocketing. To address this issue, courts, probation offices, and agencies across the country are embracing an evidence-based approach: pre-trial intervention. By encouraging an alternative to arrest or charges in appropriate cases, courts and agencies are using […]
Evidence-Based Practices: Making a Plan
Cannabis: A Detailed Guide
National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. The purpose of this campaign is to raise awareness of human trafficking both nationally and globally and to educate people on ways they can help bring an end to it.
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In 2016, the Texas State Secretary established the Texas Businesses Against Trafficking (TBAT) partnership for businesses across the state to stand together against human trafficking. This partnership encourages businesses to adopt a zero tolerance policy for human trafficking, train their employees on how to identify and report human trafficking victims, and encourage the businesses they […]
How Can You Help Keep Your Data Secure?
The internet consists of approximately 1 billion websites and counting. Every second, approximately 6,000 tweets are tweeted; more than 40,000 Google queries are searched; and more than 2 million emails are sent. With so much of our information out there on the web, it’s important to make sure that online companies you work with are […]
Respect and Resolve Vs. Conflict-Wise JV
Developing a healthy style of communication is important to most people and considered a life skill that many desire. This skill can be developed at an early age and many educators are now making it a point to foster communication skills to help their students.