March 2012 Newsletter

By manager | Published March 19, 2012
March’s Offline Happenings!
March 1, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Siouxland CARES Advisory Board/SPF SIG Committee
Siouxland Chamber of Commerce, 101 Pierce Street
Sioux City, Iowa
March 5, 7:00 p.m.
Sioux City Mayor’s Youth Commission Executive Council
Siouxland Chamber of Commerce, 101 Pierce Street
Sioux City, Iowa
March 14, 6:30 p.m.
Siouxland CARES 25th Anniversary Celebration!!
$50.00 ticket includes one meal, one reverse raffle ticket and a $25.00 donation to Siouxland CARES.  Only 250 Reverse Raffle tickets will be sold for a grand prize of $2,500.  To reserve your ticket, call Siouxland CARES at 712-255-3188, email cares@longlines.com
Sioux City Convention Center
March 17, St. Patrick’s Day
Celebrate with Care!
March 18 – 24
Poisons and Inhalants Prevention Week
March 19, 7:00 p.m.
Sioux City Mayor’s Youth Commission
City Hall
Sioux City, Iowa
March 25, Friends of Recovery Banquet
Social at 5:30 p.m., Dinner at 6:30 p.m.,
Tickets are $30 ticket/Table of 8 - $220
RSVP by March 19 by e-mailing arohlena@jacksonrecovery.com 
Upcoming Dates!!
April 20, Global Youth Service Day
Every 7 seconds, someone is bullied.  Support the anti-bullying campaign in your school and participate in the event.   The Stand for the Silent program addresses the issue of school bullying with an engaging, factual, and emotional methodology.  On April 20th, the schools that have started chapters of their own SFTS, stand together outside for 7 seconds and on the 7th second release balloons to represent “lifting up the victims”.  For more information contact Heather Millard, RISE Specialist, (402) 412-3601, ext. 22.
 
April 20, 7:45 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Protecting Families Spring Conference
Sioux City Convention Center
Call Mercy Medical Center’s Education Department
at (712) 279-2507, or e-mail schlessr@mercyhealth.com
June 4, 2012 
CSADV  2nd Annual “Driving Out Violence” Golf Classic
Sioux City Country Club
 
MYTH OR FACT?!
MYTH:  Sniffing glue gives an instant rush so there isn’t time for it to hurt you.
FACT:   Inhalants enter the blood and go through the body in seconds.  Sniffing large amounts can cause a heart attack or death from suffocation because inhalants, like glue, replace oxygen in the lungs.
Source:  relevancyinc.com
  
 National Poison Prevention Week
 
This year, March 18 –24, 2012 marks the 50thAnniversary of National Poison Prevention Week.  Each year, more than 2 million poisonings are reported to the 57 poison control centers across the country. More than 90 percent of these poisonings occur in the home. The majority of poisonings occur in children younger than six years old.  And, poisonings are one of the leading causes of death among adults. 
 
Most poison situations could be avoided with education and preventive measures.  Simple steps such as using child-resistant packaging, locking up medicines and household chemicals, and reading labels help minimize poison accidents.  Be prepared for a poison emergency by programming phones with the poison center number and posting the poison center number on or near telephones. 
 
If you have a poison emergency, call 1-800-222-1222.  The Poison Hotline is free, can be reached from anywhere in the United States, and is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.  Contact your local poison center for phone stickers, magnets and other poison prevention materials or to get involved in National Poison Prevention Week activities.
 
Fact Sheet:  Synthetic Drugs in Iowa
 
Two relatively new and rapidly evolving types of synthetic drugs—cannabinoids and cathinones have grown to be popular drugs of abuse in our nation and in Iowa.  The abuse of these drugs has led to an increasing number of calls to the Iowa Statewide Poison Control Center. 
   
Synthetic Cannabinoids are commonly found in products sold under the guise “herbal incense” or “potpourri” to mask their intended purpose.  Popular product names include K2, Spice, and Kryptonite and often carry warnings stating “not for human consumption” to avoid regulations.  These products contain a mixture of dried leaves from traditional herbs and other plant materials that are enhanced with an active synthetic cannabinoid ingredient that mimics the hallucinogenic effects of marijuana.  Packages usually do not mention synthetic cannabinoids as ingredients. 
 
Like marijuana, synthetic cannabinoids are usually smoked, but the synthetic material is far more potent that marijuana causing adverse effects such as panic attacks, agitation, rapid heart beat, elevated blood pressure, severe vomiting, hallucinations and possible seizures. 
 
Synthetic Cathinones are most commonly products marketed as “bath salts”.  Don’t be fooled by the name as these bath salts are not the kind you would use to soak in the tub with.  Product names include Ivory Wave, Cloud Nine, Vanilla Sky and are sold in a powder form primarily at smoke shops, convenience stores and over the Internet.
 
Synthetic cathinones stimulate the body’s nervous system.  The effects produced are similar to amphetamines or cocaine, including fast heart beat, chest pain, increased blood pressure, agitation, extreme paranoia, delusions, and psychosis.
 
The Iowa Statewide Poison Control Center wants parents to know just how dangerous these drugs are. Here are a few tips on what they are and the dangers surrounding them:
  • Be on the lookout for these products in your child’s bedroom and backpack. Be particularly skeptical of items labeled “incense” or “bath salts.”
  • These drugs are not detected in a standard urine drug test.
  • Know the signs and symptoms that someone is using these drugs, such as paranoia, changes in personality, agitation and anxiety.  
  • Talk with your child about the dangers of these products. These drugs are not a “safe” or harmless alternative to other drugs. They can cause hallucinations, agitation and severe paranoia.
  • Keep your poison center’s number near your phone: 1-800-222-1222. Call right away if you think someone has been exposed to these or any other drugs of abuse.
Nominate a Student Today for the Sioux City Young Ambassadors’ Program

Send a letter of recommendation for a student in grades 4th – 7th during the 2011-2012 school year.  Students must be enrolled in a Sioux City public or parochial school, or reside in Sioux City and attend a school outside of Sioux City, or be home schooled in Sioux City.  The student must be available for the recognition event on Monday, October 15, 2012.  The recommendation may be written by a teacher, family member, or anyone associated with the child who is aware of how the child demonstrates one of the six pillars of character (respect, responsibility, trustworthiness, fairness, caring, citizenship).

Please send the letter of recommendation to:  Sioux City Young Ambassadors, c/o Sioux City Mayor’s Youth Commission, P.O. Box 3763, Sioux City, Iowa, 51102, by May 1, 2012.  Please include the child’s name, address, grade in school, school and parent(s) name, along with your name, address, phone number and e-mail address.

 

 

 
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 SIOUXLAND FACT. 
7% of the students who took the Siouxland CARES Youth Survey in 2011 reported they had taken prescription drugs without a prescription in the past 30 days.  7% also reported that they had taken over-the-counter drugs to get high in the past 30 days.  That means nearly 270 students have abused prescription drugs and over-the-counter drugs.
Source:  Siouxland CARES Greater Sioux City Metro Area Youth Survey

 

 

Bullying Information
Contact the Boys Town National Hot Line
1-800-448-3000 

beSomebody
Find out more about the beSomebody campaign by connecting to the Siouxland CARES website at www.siouxlandcares.org or beSomebody.us or Like us on beSomebody Facebook page.
 

PROM DATES
Sioux City Schools:
Bishop Heelan, May 5
East, May 5
North, April 21
West, April 21
Area Schools:
Akron-Westfield, May 5
Dakota Valley, April 21
Elk Point Jefferson, April 21
Gehlen Catholic, April 14
Hinton, April 21
Homer, April 21
Kingsley-Pierson, April 28
Lawton-Bronson, April 21
LeMars Public, May 5
Maple Valley, April 14
Sergeant Bluff, April 21
South Sioux City, April 28
Remsen St. Mary’s, April 21
Remsen Union, May 5
River Valley, April 21
West Monona, April 21
Westwood Sloan, April 28
Whiting, April 28
Woodbury Central, April 21 
 

Tri-State Curfew
The following curfew is now in effect in Sioux City, Sergeant Bluff, and Woodbury County, Iowa, North Sioux City, South Dakota, South Sioux City, Nebraska, and Dakota County, Nebraska. Please enforce these times in your home.

 10:00 p.m. for minors under the age of 14
11:00 p.m. for minors ages 14 and 15
Midnight for minors ages 16 and 17  
 
About Siouxland CARES.
Siouxland CARES (Community-wide Awareness, Resources, Education and Support) About Substance Abuse is a community coalition comprised of 350 volunteers. Volunteers for Siouxland CARES (representing 12 community systems) and staff contributed 16,845 hours in 2011 to CARES programs and services. The mission of CARES is to improve the quality of life in Siouxland by eliminating the abuse of alcohol and other drugs and related violence.
The Anti-Drug is Communication.
Ask Who? Ask What? Ask Where?
It’s not pestering, it’s parenting!
Trustworthiness:   Think it.  Be it.
Respect:  Give it.  Get it.
Responsibility:  Take it.  Teach It.
Fairness:  Share it.  Practice it.
Caring:  Show it.  Receive it.
Citizenship:  Have it.  Honor it.

Make Your Character Count in Siouxland!!
 

 

 

 

 

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February Newsletter

By manager | Published February 8, 2012

February’s Offline Happenings!

February 1 – 29, 2012
National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month
Respect for ones self, family and others

February 2, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Siouxland CARES Advisory Board/SPF SIG Committee
Siouxland Chamber of Commerce, 101 Pierce Street
Sioux City, Iowa

February 3, 8:45 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Motivational Interviewing, Part I
Jackson Recovery Centers
Peter Waitt Education Center
800 5th Street, Sioux City, Iowa

February 6, 7:00 p.m.
Sioux City Mayor’s Youth Commission Executive Council
Siouxland Chamber of Commerce, 101 Pierce Street
Sioux City, Iowa
  
February 27, 7:00 p.m.
Sioux City Mayor’s Youth Commission
City Hall
Sioux City, Iowa

Save the Date!!
March 14, 2012
Siouxland CARES 25th Anniversary Celebration
Sioux City Convention Center
 

MYTH OR FACT?!

MYTH:  Alcohol isn’t harmful to my body.
FACT:   Large amounts of alcohol can take its toll on your body, causing disturbed sleep, nausea, and vomiting as well as a dreaded hangover.  Heavy drinking can inhibit the firing of nerve cells that control breathing, a condition known as respiratory depression – a condition that can be fatal.
Source:  drugfree.org/checkyourself.com
About Teen DV Month
 

Teen Dating Violence (DV) Prevention and Awareness Month is a national effort to raise awareness about abuse in teen and 20-something relationships and promote programs that prevent it during the month of February.  The repercussions of teen dating violence are impossible to ignore – they hurt not just the young people victimized but also their families, friends, schools and communities. Throughout February, organizations and individuals nationwide are coming together to highlight the need to educate young people about relationships, teach healthy relationship skills and prevent the devastating cycle of abuse.

The History of Teen DV Month
 
For years, young people across the nation have organized to put a stop to dating abuse. With their adult allies, they achieved a major victory in 2005 when the importance of addressing teen dating abuse was highlighted in the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act.  The following year, Congress followed the lead of dozens of national, state and local organizations in sounding the call to end dating abuse. Both Chambers declared the first full week in February “National Teen Dating Violence Prevention and Awareness Week.” Then in 2010, Congress began dedicating the entire month of February to teen dating violence awareness and prevention.  Now in its third year, Teen DV Month is celebrated by leaders in government, student bodies, schools, youth service providers, community-based organizations, parents and more.  Join us in promoting awareness of and preventing dating abuse. 

Dating Violence 101

Teen dating violence and abuse is a pattern of destructive behaviors used to exert power and control over a dating partner. While we define dating violence as a pattern, that doesn’t mean the first instance of abuse is not dating violence. It just recognizes that dating violence usually involves a series of abusive behaviors over a course of time. 

Ten Warning Signs of Abuse

While there are many warning signs of abuse, here are ten of the most common abusive behaviors:

  • Checking your cell phone or email without permission
  • Constantly putting you down
  • Extreme jealousy or insecurity
  • Explosive temper
  • Isolating you from family or friends
  • Making false accusations
  • Mood swings
  • Physically hurting you in any way
  • Possessiveness
  • Telling you what to do

If you or a loved one is in a violent relationship, please get help.

Source:  www.teendvmonth.org

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Siouxland CARES Celebrates 25 Years of Caring! Join us on March 14th!

By manager | Published February 8, 2012

Siouxland CARES is celebrating its 25th Anniversary on Wednesday, March 14, 2012, 6:30 p.m. at the Sioux City Convention Center and we hope you will consider purchasing a ticket(s). 

Purchase of a $50 ticket will include:

One meal, One Reverse Raffle Ticket, and a

$25.00 donation to Siouxland CARES

to support its youth programs.

 

Beginning at 6:30 p.m., we will serve dinner

and start the Reverse Raffle.  Only 250 Reverse Raffle tickets

will be sold with a grand prize of $2,500.

(The last number drawn in the raffle receives the grand prize.)

 

The purchaser of tickets must be 21 years of age or older.                                    

 

Dress is casual.

 

To reserve your ticket, call Siouxland CARES at 712-255-3188,                   email cares@longlines.com, or fill out the form below.

 

A fundraiser for Siouxland CARES’ Youth Programs!

 

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Siouxland CARES, 101 Pierce Street, Sioux City, IA 51101

 

_____    I would like to purchase a ticket for $50 (one dinner, one Reverse Raffle

  ticket, $25 donation to Siouxland CARES youth programs)

                         I would prefer a vegetable lasagna dinner

                         I would prefer a corned beef and cabbage dinner   

 

_____   I would like to purchase a table for $500 (10 dinners, 10 Reverse Raffle

 tickets, $250 donation to Siouxland CARES youth programs)

              _____ # of vegetable lasagna dinners

              _____ # of corned beef and cabbage dinners

 

_____    I would like to donate a prize for the raffles.

 

_____    I am unable to attend but would like to make a contribution.

 

Name(s):                                                                                                                    

Address:                                                                                                                     

City, State, Zip:                                                                                                          

Phone:                                                                                                                        

Email Address:                                                                                                           

 

Please make checks payable to Siouxland CARES.  Siouxland CARES is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization (Federal ID #42-1331282).  Donations are deductible to the maximum extent allowed by law. 

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January 2012 Newsletter

By manager | Published January 24, 2012

 

January’s Offline Happenings!

DecemberJanuaryJ January 1 – 31, 2012
Crime Stoppers Month
Anti-Violence Month
National Mentoring MonthJanuary 5, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Siouxland CARES Advisory Board/SPF SIG Committee
Siouxland Chamber of Commerce, 101 Pierce Street
Sioux City, Iowa January 9, 7:00 p.m.
Sioux City Mayor’s Youth Commission Executive Council
Siouxland Chamber of Commerce, 101 Pierce Street
Sioux City, Iowa
  
January 16, 7:00 p.m.
Sioux City Mayor’s Youth Commission
New Member Orientation
City Hall
Sioux City, IowaJanuary 25, 2012
Legislative Day 
Sioux City Mayor’s Youth Commission/Sioux City Chamber of Commerce
Des Moines, IowaSave the Date!!
March 14, 2012
Siouxland CARES 25th Anniversary Celebration
Sioux City Convention Center
 

  

MYTH OR FACT?!

MYTH:  Talk to me about drugs – that’s a bigger issue than alcohol.
FACT:   Both drugs and alcohol are serious problems among teens.  Alcohol kills young people just like cocaine, heroin and other serious illegal drugs.  Also, according to recent studies, nearly one-half (47%) of persons who began drinking before age 14 were alcohol dependent at some point in their lifetime.
Source:  drugfree.org/checkyourself.com
Become a Mentor
 
To be a mentor, you don’t need special skills, just an ability to listen and to offer friendship, guidance and encouragement to a young person. And you’ll be amazed by how much you’ll get out of the experience.
Mentoring happens in a number of settings:
  • The community.
  • Schools.
  • The faith-based community.
  • Business.
  • Through the Internet.

For more information about these settings, as well as additional mentoring resources, visit mentoring.org.
 

Thank Your Mentor Day
January 26
 
As a highlight of National Mentoring Month 2012, Thank Your Mentor Day™ will be celebrated January 26. On that day, many Americans will reach out to thank or honor those individuals who encouraged and guided them, and had a lasting, positive impact on their lives.  Thank Your Mentor Day promotes “Four Ways to Honor Your Mentor”: 
  1. Contact your mentor directly to express your appreciation;
  2. Pass on what you received by becoming a mentor to a young person in your community;
  3. Make a financial contribution to a local mentoring program; and,
  4. Write a tribute to your mentor for posting on the “Who Mentored You?” website.

Thank Your Mentor Day™ is an initiative of the Harvard School of Public Health. 

Source:  nationalmentoringmonth.org
 
 
CONTACT US:

SIOUXLAND FACT. 

Siouxland CARES has 14 agencies listed in its Evaluation and Referral Guide.  Go to www.siouxlandcares.org and click on the Downloadable Resources tab.   

Crime Stoppers Hotline
Call 712-258-TIPS

Bullying Information
Contact the Boys Town National Hot Line
1-800-448-3000 

Tri-State Curfew

The following curfew is now in effect in Sioux City, Sergeant Bluff, and Woodbury County, Iowa, North Sioux City, South Dakota, South Sioux City, Nebraska, and Dakota County, Nebraska. Please enforce these times in your home.

 10:00 p.m. for minors under the age of 14
11:00 p.m. for minors ages 14 and 15
Midnight for minors ages 16 and 17  
 
About Siouxland CARES.
Siouxland CARES (Community-wide Awareness, Resources, Education and Support) About Substance Abuse is a community coalition comprised of 345 volunteers. Volunteers for Siouxland CARES (representing 12 community systems) and staff contributed 10,532 hours in 2010 to CARES programs and services. The mission of CARES is to improve the quality of life in Siouxland by eliminating the abuse of alcohol and other drugs and related violence.
The Anti-Drug is Communication.
Ask Who? Ask What? Ask Where?
It’s not pestering, it’s parenting!
Trustworthiness:   Think it.  Be it.
Respect:  Give it.  Get it.
Responsibility:  Take it.  Teach It.
Fairness:  Share it.  Practice it.
Caring:  Show it.  Receive it.
Citizenship:  Have it.  Honor it.

Make Your Character Count in Siouxland!!
 

 beSomebody

Congratulations to Ben Linden, Alex Linden, Sam Zeman, Mike White, and Joe Kipp, Bishop Heelan students, for winning the beSomebody YouTube competition.  Check out their winning entry named Team Linden (Lose the Mask) by going to http://www.youtube.com/user/SiouxlandCares 

Find out more about the beSomebody campaign by connecting to the Siouxland CARES website at www.siouxlandcares.org or beSomebody.us or Like us on beSomebody Facebook page.

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December 2011 Newsletter

By admin | Published December 29, 2011

December’s Offline Happenings!

DecemberDecember 1 – 31, 2011
Drunk and Drugged Driving Month
Drive sober or get pulled over!!

December 1, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Siouxland CARES Advisory Board/SPF SIG Committee
Siouxland Chamber of Commerce, 101 Pierce Street
Sioux City, Iowa

December 2, 8:45 a.m. – 12:00 Noon
Ethics – Practicing with Integrity
Jackson Recovery Centers, Peter Waitt Education Center
800 5th Street, 2nd Floor, Sioux City, Iowa
Call (712) 234-2300

December 6, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
December 7, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
The Family & Addictive Illness Education Series
Four consecutive Tuesdays/Wednesdays, beginning the first of each month
There is no charge for the series
Jackson Recovery Centers
800 5th Street – Suite 200
Sioux City, Iowa

December 12, 7:00 pm.
Sioux City Mayor’s Youth Commission Senior Recognition and Presentation
City Hall, Sioux City, Iowa

 

Happy Holidays!

 

MYTH OR FACT?!

MYTH: It is no big deal to drink a few and drive.
FACT: Buzzed driving is drunk driving.
Source: NHTSA

December is National Impaired Driving Prevention Month

By presidential proclamation, December is National Impaired Driving Prevention Month. This month seems particularly suited to this observation because traffic fatalities that involve impaired drivers increase significantly during the Christmas and New Year’s holiday periods. But impaired driving is a roadway hazard that exists throughout the year. In 2009, nearly 11,000 people were killed in crashes involving impaired drivers—or about one death every 49 minutes. As a Nation, as communities, and as individuals, we need to take stronger action to help ensure that our roads and those who drive on them remain safe throughout the holidays and every day.

In an average year, 30 million Americans drive drunk, and 10 million Americans drive drugged. SAMHSA’s new survey on impaired driving, State Estimates of Drunk and Drugged Driving, found that nationally 13.2 percent of all people aged 16 or older drove under the influence of alcohol and 4.3 percent drove under the influence of illicit drugs during the past year. Some States recorded rates of drunk driving higher than 20 percent. Furthermore, rates of impaired driving differed dramatically by age. While 11.8 percent of people aged 26 and older drove drunk, 19.5 percent of people aged 16 to 25 drove drunk. While 2.8 percent of the older group drove drugged, 11.4 percent of younger drivers did so.

President Barack Obama has made combating drugged driving a priority of drug control and has set a national goal of reducing drugged driving prevalence by 10 percent by 2015. To help achieve this goal, SAMHSA is working with the Office of National Drug Control Policy and the National Institute of Drug Abuse to develop standard screening methods to help detect the presence of drugs among drivers. SAMHSA also is advancing its primary strategic initiative: to prevent substance abuse and mental illnesses by creating prevention-prepared communities that can reduce the likelihood of these often-related problems and their consequences. In issuing his proclamation, President Obama asked all Americans “to recommit to preventing the loss of life by practicing safe driving practices and reminding others to be sober, drug free, and safe on the road.” Talk openly about this issue and set a good example for others, especially young people, by making “one for the road” a nonalcoholic beverage. For evidence-based approaches on preventing underage drinking, visit the Too Smart To Start and Stop Underage Drinking Portal of Federal Resources Web sites.

Source: SAMHSA

 

SIOUXLAND FACT.

Siouxland CARES has a NEW Look – visit our website atwww.siouxlandcares.org

 

Sober Driving Saves

The advertising campaign that started in the office of Dr. Pamela Mickelsons, Principles of Advertising, atMorningsideCollege, in 2010, is no longer just a class project. Two of the original students, Cara Anderson and Katie Brannen, are still working with Dr. Mickelson today with a former classmate Heidi Lieber and current student Kelsey Martin. The focus of the campaign is to reduce drunk driving in the Siouxland area. The campaign is positioned as being dedicated to reducing the number or drunk driving accidents annually. They seek to educate and create awareness of the problem of intoxicated driving in order to allow young people to make better decisions and chose not to get behind the wheel after drinking. Last year the group distributed t-shirts, key chains and air fresheners to the Morningside Students for a campus wide campaign. This year the group is working with the Iowa Governors’ Traffic Safety Bureau to, hopefully, create a state wide campaign. The hope is to get the information and materials to other colleges in the state. For more information, find Sober Driving Saves on Facebook.

Bullying Information
Contact the Boys Town National Hot Line
1-800-448-3000

 

 

 

 

beSomebody

Find out more about the beSomebody campaign by connecting to the Siouxland CARES website at www.siouxlandcares.org or beSomebody.us or Like us on beSomebody Facebook page

 

November’s Offline Happenings!

November 1, 6:00 p.m.
The Bully Project
Orpheum Theatre, Sioux City, Iowa
The Bully Project, a year in the life of America’s bullying crisis. This documentary may contain material unsuitable for elementary children. We encourage parents to attend with their middle or high school students. Sponsored by: Waitt Institute for Violence Prevention, Sioux City Community Schools, Sioux City Human Rights Commission and United Way Siouxland Anti-Bullying Coalition

November 1, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
November 2, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
The Family & Addictive Illness Education Series
Four consecutive Tuesdays/Wednesdays, beginning the first of each month
There is no charge for the series
Jackson Recovery Centers
800 5th Street – Suite 200
Sioux City, Iowa

November 2, 2011
Iowa Prevention Conference
Holiday Inn – Des Moines Airport
Des Moines, Iowa

November 3, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Siouxland CARES Advisory Board/SPF SIG Committee
Siouxland Chamber of Commerce, 101 Pierce Street
Sioux City, Iowa

November 4, 8:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Addiction…A Family Affair
Jackson Recovery Centers, Peter Waitt Education Center
800 5th Street, 2nd Floor, Sioux City, Iowa
Call (712) 234-2300 or e-mail CStinger@jacksonrecovery.com

November 7 & 8, starting at 8:30 a.m.
Psychological Trauma, Children and Communities: Current Research and Practice Trends Disaster Response and Recovery: Focus on Success and Resilience
Marina Inn, Fourth and B Streets, South Sioux City, Nebraska
Call (712) 293-4864 or register on-line at www.midwesttrauma.org

November 11, 8:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Motivational Interviewing: Advanced Concepts & Techniques
Jackson Recovery Centers, Peter Waitt Education Center
800 5th Street, Sioux City, Iowa
Call (712) 234-2300

November 17, 2011
The Great American Smoke Out

November 24, 2011

Happy Thanksgiving!!
Give thanks in Siouxland

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MYTH OR FACT?!

MYTH: Snuff and chewing tobacco are safe because there’s no smoke.

FACT: Smokeless tobacco can cause mouth and throat cancer, high blood pressure and dental problems. It can also lessen the senses of taste and smell and cause bad breath.
Source: www.relevancyinc.com

beSomebody YouTube Contest

BriarCliffUniversityand Siouxland CARES want you to beSomebody!

Create a video clip showing how you and your friends can be the change you want to see in the world by making the right choices and being people of character every day. Whether it’s by deleting cyber bullying or being a good role model, change starts with you!

How it Works – Make your Video! 
Now through November 11th

  • Pick up a blank beSomebody disk in the school office or use your own flash drive.

  • Record your 30-60 second video using your phone, ipad, or other video device!

  • Show how you and up to four friends are making a positive difference. Your message should be meaningful and inspire others to follow your lead.

  • Drop a hard copy of the completed video in the beSomebody box in your school office.

  • Once all entries have been received and approved, they will be uploaded to YouTube.

View Videos to Vote for your Favorite
November 14 – 21st

  • View your video and others on YouTube on the beSomebody channel.

  • Get your friends, family and anyone else you can find to view your video too!

  • The team’s video with the largest number of views wins $25 cash per person, and will compete against other Sioux City Schools for the grand prize of $100 cash per person!

Imagine what a change you could make if your video clip went viral and millions of people saw it. Now is the time to stand up and beSomebody!

Questions? E-mail Mark at mark.samuelson@briarcliff.edu

 

Special thanks to the following
for sponsoring the Red Ribbon Kick-Off Event and the Recognition Event for Young Ambassadors: 
Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Briar Cliff University, Chesterman Company, City of Sioux City, City of Sioux City Convention Center, City of Sioux City Engineering Department, Girl Scouts, Jackson Recovery Centers, Lifeline Resources, Morningside College, Natural Born Rollers, St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center, Sergeant Bluff Tobacco Team, Sioux City Counselors, Sioux City Elks Lodge #112, Sioux City Musketeers, Sioux City Parks and Rec, Sioux City Police Department DARE Officers, Siouxland CARES, Siouxland Community Health Center, US Bank, Walmart, Western Iowa Tech Community College

Tri-State Curfew

The following curfew is now in effect in Sioux City, Sergeant Bluff, and Woodbury County, Iowa, North Sioux City, South Dakota, South Sioux City, Nebraska, and Dakota County, Nebraska. Please enforce these times in your home.

10:00 p.m. for minors under the age of 14
11:00 p.m. for minors ages 14 and 15
Midnight for minors ages 16 and 17

Great American Smokeout
The American Cancer Society is marking the 36th Great American Smokeout on November 17 by encouraging smokers to use the date to make a plan to quit, or to plan in advance and quit smoking that day. By doing so, smokers will be taking an important step towards a healthier life – one that can lead to reducing cancer risk. Quitting smoking is not easy, but it can be done. To have the best chance of quitting successfully, you need to know what you’re up against, what your options are, and where to go for help.

20 minutes after quitting your heart rate and blood pressure lowers,
12 hours after quitting the carbon monoxide level in your blood drops to normal,
2 weeks to 3 months after quitting your circulation improves and your lung function increases,
1 to 9 months after quitting coughing and shortness of breath decreases,
1 year after quitting the excess risk of coronary heart disease is half that of a smoker’s,
Long-term benefits the risk of certain cancers decrease

Source: American Cancer Society

DURING THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, LET US GIVE THANKS

Let us give thanks for those striving for better emotional, physical, and spiritual health.
Let us give thanks for family and friends.
Let us give thanks for individual and community efforts to eliminate the abuse of alcohol and other drugs and its related violence.
Let us give thanks to you for your continued support of a safe, healthy, and drug-free community!!

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October 2011 Newsletter

By manager | Published October 24, 2011

 

October’s Offline Happenings!

October 1 – 31, 2011
Drug Awareness Month
  
October 1 – 31,  2011
Domestic Violence Awareness Month

October 3, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
October 4, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
The Family & Addictive Illness Education Series
Four consecutive Tuesdays/Wednesdays, beginning the first of each month
There is no charge for the series
Jackson Recovery Centers
800 5th Street – Suite 200
Sioux City, Iowa
 
October 6, 12:00 noon
Siouxland CARES Advisory Board/SPF SIG Committee
Siouxland Chamber of Commerce – 101 Pierce Street
Sioux City, Iowa

October 13, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
The Role of the Federal Government in Public Education
Sioux City School Board Meeting Room, 627 4th Street, Sioux City, Iowa
Hosted by the League of Women Voters of Sioux City

October 14, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Protecting Families Fall Conference
Sioux City Convention Center, 801 Fourth Street, Sioux City, Iowa
Sponsored by Mercy Medical Center and Mercy Child Advocacy Center
Call Mercy Medical Center’s Education Department at (712) 279-2507 or e-mail schlessr@mercyhealth.com

 October 16 – 22, 2011
Character Counts Week
(Remember your Character Counts in Siouxland!)

October 17, 5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Young Ambassador Recognition Program
Sponsored by The Sioux City Mayor’s Youth Commission   
Long Lines Family Rec Center, 401 Gordon Drive, Sioux City, Iowa

October 17, 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Red Ribbon Week and Character Counts Week Kick-Off Event
Long Lines Family Rec Center, 401 Gordon Drive, Sioux City, Iowa
Sponsored by Sioux City Mayor’s Youth Commission,  Siouxland CARES, and the Sioux City Elks Lodge

October 19, 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Cardiology Conference
Sioux City Convention Center, 801 Fourth Street, Sioux City, Iowa
Co-Sponsored By Cardiovascular Associates, Mercy Medical Center, St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center
Call Mercy Medical Educational Service, (712) 279-2507 or e-mail schlessr@mercyhealth.com or Register on-line at St. Luke’s website at www.stlukes.org/professional education

October 21, 9:00 a.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Ethics Conference
Marina Inn, South Sioux City, NE
Sponsored by Mercy Medical Center
Call Mercy Medical Center’s Education Department 712-279-2507 or e-mail schlessr@mercyhealth.com

October 23 – 31, 2011
Red Ribbon Week
(The red ribbon symbolizes a commitment to a healthy, drug-free lifestyle – no use of any illegal drug and no illegal use of a legal drug.)

October 27, 7:45 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. and October 28, 7:45 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
2011 Upper Midwest Regional Pediatric Conference
Marina Inn & Conference Center, South Sioux City, Nebraska
Co-sponsored by Children’s Hospital & Medical Center, Mercy Medical Center, Prairie Pediatrics & Adolescent Clinic, Siouxland Medical Education Foundation, St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center
Call St. Lukes, Micky Ouellette at (712) 279-3273 or (800) 352-4660, Ext. 3273 or e-mail ouelleml@stlukes.org

Save the Date!
November 2, 2011
Iowa’s Annual Prevention Conference
Des Moines, Iowa
 

MYTH OR FACT?!

MYTH:  You have to use drugs for a long time before they really hurt you.

FACT:   Drugs can cause the brain to send the wrong signals to the body.  This can make a person stop breathing, have a heart attack or go into a coma.  This can happen the first time a drug is used.
Source:  www.relevancyinc.com

Celebrate Red Ribbon Week!!
 

The Red Ribbon Campaign originated when Federal Agent Enrique Camarena was murdered by drug traffickers in 1985.  He spent his life dedicated to making a visible effort to eradicate illegal drugs from our communities.  In response to his death, communities across the country began wearing Red Ribbons as a symbol of the commitment to raise awareness of the killing and destruction caused by drugs in America.  Red Ribbon Week is dedicated to teaching drug prevention in our school systems and community.
 
This year’s Red Ribbon Week will extend beyond the classrooms and out into our community.  You will be seeing Red Ribbons on the windows of businesses and schools around the area.  
 
Celebrate Red Ribbon Week and Character Counts Week with the entire family by attending the “We Got Game” Night event on Monday, October 17, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m., at the Long Lines Family Rec Center, 401 Gordon Drive, Sioux City, Iowa.  Fun, games, and food.  Sponsored by Sioux City Elks Lodge, Siouxland CARES and the Sioux City Mayor’s Youth Commission. 

The Sioux City Mayor’s Youth Commission will also be honoring 37 Young Ambassadors in grades 5-8 from 5:30-6:00 p.m. that night to thank them for their service to our community and their good citizenship.  
  

   

 

 

 

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By admin | Published August 17, 2011

September’s Offline Happenings!

Note:  August 30, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. 
Sioux City School Board Candidates’ Forum
Hosted by League of Women Voters of Sioux City and Sioux City Mayor’s Youth Commission
Sioux City Hall Council Chambers, 405 6th Street
Sioux City, Iowa.
 
September 1 – 30, 2011
National Recovery Month
 (Join the voices for recovery:  Recovery Benefits Everyone)

September 1,  12:00 noon
Siouxland CARES Advisory Board/SPF SIG Committee
Siouxland Chamber of Commerce – 101 Pierce Street
Sioux City, Iowa

September 6, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
September 7, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
The Family & Addictive Illness Education Series
Four consecutive Tuesdays/Wednesdays, beginning the first of each month
There is no charge for the series
Jackson Recovery Centers
800 5th Street – Suite 200
Sioux City, Iowa

September 20, 7:45 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Infectious Disease Symposium
Sioux City Convention Center
801 Fourth Street, Sioux City, Iowa
To register:  Mercy Medical Center’s Education Department, (712) 279-2507

September 20, 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Child Safety Seat Inspection Event
AAA Sioux City — 827 Gordon Drive
Call for appointment:  712-252-4261
Bring your child to the event, vehicle owner’s manual & car seat manual.  Plan on approx. 30 minutes per car seat.
 
Save the Date!

October 17, 2011
Red Ribbon Week and Character Counts Week Kick-Off Event
Long Lines Family Rec Center, sponsored by Sioux City Mayor’s Youth Commission,  Siouxland CARES, and the Sioux City Elks Lodge

October 21, 2011
Ethics Conference
Marina Inn, South Sioux City, NE
Sponsored by Mercy Medical Center

November 2, 2011
Iowa’s Annual Prevention Conference
Des Moines, Iowa
 

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MYTH OR FACT?!

MYTH:  You can stop using drugs at any time.

FACT:   Withdrawal sickness, believing you must have drugs, and being around people who use can make stopping drug use difficult.  But there are people and programs that can help.
Source:  www.relevancyinc.com

September is Recovery Month
 
 

National Recovery Month (Recovery Month) is a national observance that educates Americans on the fact that addiction treatment and mental health services can enable those with a substance use or mental disorder to live a healthy and rewarding life. The observance’s main focus is to laud the gains made by those in recovery from these conditions, just as we would those who are managing other health conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, asthma and heart disease.  Recovery Month spreads the positive message that behavioral health is essential to overall health, that prevention works, treatment is effective and people can and do recover.

Recovery Month, now in its 22nd year, highlights individuals who have reclaimed their lives and are living happy and healthy lives in long-term recovery and also honors the treatment and recovery service providers who make recovery possible.  Recovery Month promotes the message that recovery in all its forms is possible and also encourages citizens to take action to help expand and improve the availability of effective recovery services for those in need.

Celebrated during the month of September, Recovery Month began in 1989 as TreatmentWorks! Month, which honored the work of the treatment and recovery professionals in the field. The observance evolved to National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month (Recovery Month) in 1998, when the observance expanded to include celebrating the accomplishment of individuals in recovery from substance use disorders. The 2011 Recovery Month observance aims to educate the public on the positive changes that national health care reform will have on access to needed recovery services for substance use and mental disorders.  Recovery Month, officially celebrated each September, has become a year-round initiative that supports educational outreach and celebratory events throughout the year.
Source:  www.samhsa.gov

 

  

 

 


 

SIOUXLAND FACT. 

Did you know Siouxland CARES has a list of Evaluation Resource Agencies?  Go to our website at www.siouxlandcares.org and click on resources or contact us at (712) 255-3188. 

 Homecoming Dates

Homer – September 16
Lawton-Bronson – September 16
North High School – September 16, dance September 17
Akron-Westfield – September 23
Elk Point Jefferson – September 23, dance September 24
River Valley – September 23
Westwood Sloan – September 23, dance September 24
Dakota Valley – September 30, dance October 1
East High School – September 30, dance October 1
Hinton – September 30
Sergeant Bluff – September 30, dance October 1
Woodbury Central – October 1
South Sioux City – October 7, dance October 8
Bishop-Heelan – October 14, dance October 15
West High School – October 21, dance October 22
 

Tri-State Curfew

The following curfew is now in effect in Sioux City, Sergeant Bluff, and Woodbury County, Iowa, North Sioux City, South Dakota, South Sioux City, Nebraska, and Dakota County, Nebraska. Please enforce these times in your home.

 10:00 p.m. for minors under the age of 14
11:00 p.m. for minors ages 14 and 15
Midnight for minors ages 16 and 17  
 
?Questions?
For information on How To Survive Back-To-School and Other Life Transitions for Teenagers, visit the website, www.thepartnership@drugfree.org
 

 

About Siouxland CARES.
Siouxland CARES (Community-wide Awareness, Resources, Education and Support) About Substance Abuse is a community coalition comprised of 345 volunteers. Volunteers for Siouxland CARES (representing 12 community systems) and staff contributed 10,532 hours in 2010 to CARES programs and services. The mission of CARES is to improve the quality of life in Siouxland by eliminating the abuse of alcohol and other drugs and related violence.

The Anti-Drug is Communication.
Ask Who? Ask What? Ask Where?
It’s not pestering, it’s parenting!

Trustworthiness:   Think it.  Be it.
Respect:  Give it.  Get it.
Responsibility:  Take it.  Teach It.
Fairness:  Share it.  Practice it.
Caring:  Show it.  Receive it.
Citizenship:  Have it.  Honor it.

Make Your Character Count in Siouxland!!
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