“Peers Influence Peers XIII:

    Drug Abuse, Violence, Why?”

A Free, Public Domain Satellite Teleconference

a.  Sponsors:  This program is made possible through a partnership with the Elks National Drug Awareness Program, Department of Public Safety Westchester County, NY, Department of Health Putnam County, NY, and the Multijurisdictional Counterdrug Task Force Training Program, a partnership between the National Guard and St. Petersburg College in St. Petersburg, FL

b.  Program Summary:  There are many issues that our youth face everyday: stress from school, parents, friends, and the stress of finding out who they are and who they will be.  All too often, the use of illegal drugs, alcohol and prescription drugs becomes an unhealthy haven for many.  During this hour-long program we asked youth in New York and South Carolina to share their concerns about life and why things happen the way they do.  These revealing youth interviews provide viewers with an insight into what youth think and need, no matter where they live.  This program will feature youth both in front of and behind the camera, since they’re involved in every aspect of the production.  It’s a national broadcast where teens are involved from start to finish, from the scriptwriting, to the videography, to the final editing.

c.  Program Objectives:  

-    Learn from youth about their concerns related to drug abuse and violence
-    Hear about the award-winning drug and alcohol abuse prevention programs in South Carolina
-    Provide talking points for classroom discussion on drug and alcohol use and the abuse and misuse of prescription drugs

d.  Target Audience Statement:  Primary target audiences for this program will include high school students, teachers, parents, law enforcement officials, drug prevention specialists, Drug-Free Communities Act grantees, administrators, school drug counselors, treatment providers, drug court members, policy makers, business leaders, coalition volunteers, drug demand reduction coordinators, criminal justice professionals, members of the religious community and other community partners who may be interested.  This program is also suitable for Public or Cable Access television distribution.

e.  Availability:  This free, public domain program will be available on C-Band Analog satellite downlinks.  Subscribers to the Dish Network small dish satellite network will also be able to see the program (as above.)  Many local cable access stations will also carry this program one or more times.  (Check with your cable access provider for their schedules.) 

Will this program be Video streamed or Webcast?  Yes, look for that link in the confirmation.

f.  Registration:  All satellite site coordinators  MUST register for this program to receive the necessary satellite coordinates and other supporting information.  Please register on-line here: Peers Registration Site or by calling this toll free number, if the server is down; 877-820-0305. 

g.  Satellite Coordinates:  Satellite coordinates are never publicly posted, you must register to receive them.  Satellite coordinates will be sent to all site coordinators and their supporting satellite technicians (if you listed an email address for them) about 5-7 days prior to the broadcast. 

h.  CEUs, CMEs, Certificates: There are No CEUs, CMEs available for this program. 

i.  Videotape Availability:  You can usually watch any of these programs plus many others from the past via a Webcast if you have hi-speed internet access, see: http://dlnets.com/mctft_webcasts.htm  …or you can order a tape...however...MCTFT has announced a change in their formerly free videotape policy.   Depending on the co-sponsor, some tapes are free, some are not...  more details here: http://www.mctft.com/telecasts/past_telecourses.shtml. 

Note that they usually do not post tape/DVD availability for any given program until sometimes several weeks after its broadcast date.  If the program date you are interested in is not posted, please book mark the site and check back in a week or so.

j.  Videotape release (if taping from broadcast):  This FREE program is unclassified and non-scrambled.  There are no copyright restrictions on this program, however it MAY NOT be videotaped and re-broadcast where fees are attached to its showing.  It may not be used for commercial purposes or for profit purposes without additional permission of the sponsors.   

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