SAMHSA News: Bullying - Dispelling Myths, Enhancing Prevention

SAMHSA News: Bullying - Dispelling Myths, Enhancing Prevention

Winter 2014

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eNewsletter — Volume 22 • Number 1

Bullying: Dispelling Myths, Enhancing Prevention Bullying results from a complex combination of factors requiring a multidisciplinary response to prevention.

Also in This Issue Preventing Opioid Overdose and Accidental Death How do you prevent someone from overdosing on opioid drugs and medications? SAMHSA's Opioid Overdose Prevention Toolkit has answers. Underage Drinking: Interactive Tool Helps Parents "Start the Talk" New online simulation gives parents an opportunity to practice having the talk about alcohol with kids. PCP-Related Emergency Department Visits Rise 400 Percent SAMHSA's Drug Abuse Warning Network reveals an alarming rise in PCP emergency department visits between 2005 and 2011. Final Parity Rule Issued Learn what the final rule on the Federal Parity Law means for insurance coverage of behavioral health services. Affordable Care Act Update Q&As on the Health Insurance Marketplace and the latest on efforts to enroll consumers.