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Vector Solutions Higher Education E-Newsletter

October 2022

- Fentanyl Crisis
- Customer Spotlight

- Suicide Prevention

- Hazing Legislation

- Webinar Recap

- Higher Education News

Responding to the Fentanyl Crisis - Teaching Youth How to ACT 2 Save a Life

Tuesday, November 8 at 2:00 PM (ET) | 11:00 AM (PT)

Fentanyl overdoses are increasing among youth and young adults. Because of the increasing risk of a drug overdose, we developed and implemented peer-driven overdose recognition and response initiative.

ACT (Ask questions, Call 911, and Take action) is a health education and health behavior change program based on a Social Cognitive Theory of how people acquire and maintain specific behavioral patterns. The premise of the ACT project is to take advantage of the natural influence that peers can have on each other.

We will discuss the development and implementation of overdose prevention efforts and access and barriers to resources on campus and in the surrounding community.

Learning Objectives

Inform attendees how to implement a specific overdose prevention program (ACT 2 Save a Life).
Inform attendees how to obtain overdose prevention resources (such as Narcan).
Highlight the role of the stigma associated with drug misuse and the challenges to implementing harm reduction strategies.

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Customer Spotlight | Preventing Organizational Misconduct & Fostering Campus Safety

Dartmouth College has clear health and safety regulations in place, however it became clear to the Office of Student Affairs that organizational misconduct was going unreported and that it was putting the safety of the campus community at risk.

See how Dartmouth used Vector LiveSafe to enable their community to report organizational misconduct and help build a safer campus environment.

Webinar | Suicide Prevention and Student Mental Health: Strategies Making a Difference in K-12 through College

October 26 at 2:00 PM (ET) | 11:00 AM (PT)

The mental health needs of students due to the pandemic, the incidence of bullying, school violence, suicide, and trauma in general - present a challenge for all educators. Research has emphasized the need for all students to feel a connection to school and it is very important for each student to have a significant relationship with one or more adults at school.

Participants will learn the protective factors for youth outlined that are essential for student success and resiliency.

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Free Resource | Hazing Prevention Legislation Guide

This guide outlines pending and enacted state and federal hazing legislation that requires content for hazing prevention education for students, faculty, staff, advisors, and student organization leaders at institutions of higher education.

In addition to these state laws that detail the hazing prevention requirements for our courses, summaries of pending state and federal higher education hazing prevention laws are also included on the following pages.

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Webinar | Hazing Post COVID-19 – Using Prevention Strategies

After two years of isolation and social distancing, it is predictable that college students will actively seek ways to establish interpersonal connections.

They will desperately try to give meaning to their group by creating pseudo initiations. Unfortunately, their attempts may go awry and hazing occurs.

This webinar has been designed to be both a resource and general guide for colleges and universities to gauge the level of possible hazing incidents on their campus, mechanisms to implement prevention strategies, and how to use a comprehensive public health approach to hazing prevention.

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