Arms Around EAPA
ARMS AROUND EAPA: An evening of JUST good food & EAP fellowship Sponsored by: EAPA GNO & Richard Barrett, City of Houston EAP Special Guest: Dotty Blum, President EAPA When: …
EAP and Mental Health Professionals In The Midst of Large Scale Disaster
EAP and Mental Health Professionals in the Midst of Large Scale Disaster Impact and Empathy July 22, 2006 8:00 am to 4:30 pm West Jefferson Behavioral Medical Center 229 Bellemeade…
Louisiana Board of Certified Employee Assistance Professionals
House Bill No 386 Act No. 428 which was passed during this last session. Among other things the new law stated “relative to boards, commissions, authorities, districts, and like entities;…
Introducing Generation Rx
An annual national study of teen drug abuse commissioned by The Partnership for a Drug-Free America reports the disturbing move by U.S. teens toward prescription drugs as their choice for…
SAMHSA Posts Updated Directory of 11,000 Treatment Programs
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration posted an updated guide to finding local substance abuse treatment programs. The guide, "National Directory of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Treatment Programs…
Teenager abuse of prescription drugs ‘epidemic’
The Houston Chronicle Reports: Teenager abuse of prescription drugs 'epidemic' "Availability is the mother of abuse," said Joseph Califano, center chairman and former U.S. secretary of Health, Education and Welfare.…
Counties say meth is top drug threat
From USA Today: "Methamphetamine is a bigger problem than cocaine, marijuana or heroin for most communities, according to a survey of law enforcement agencies in 500 counties in 45 states…
New State Employee Drug Testing Policy
Recently Gov. Blanco signed new state employee drug testing policies into effect. To learn more about this policy and see how it affects you click HERE.
VIA Link
For those of you who missed the VIA presentation in November, you missed a valuable presentation. Marguerite Redwine, CEO and her staff provided us with two valuable resources EAPs may…