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Adolescent Symposium Planning Committee: Each year the leading youth-serving agencies in the Dallas area join with Mental Health America of Greater Dallas to coordinate a training conference. The Adolescent Symposium is a leader in providing high-quality educational and experiential workshops to professionals who work with adolescents in agencies and organizations that include juvenile justice, schools social services, residential care facilities, mental health and other related services.

ALOUD is a community coalition composed of community leaders and concerned citizens who work to reduce the incidence and impact of underage drinking through increased community involvement. ALOUD includes representation from youth, law enforcement, government, business, faith-based, education, social service, and other community organizations.
Summary of ALOUD

Dallas Area Drug Prevention Partnership (DADPP): DADPP is an outgrowth of the Cheese/Heroin Task Force, founded in March 2007. Originally this task force was established solely to address the community crisis of Dallas youth abusing and dying from the use of cheese/heroin, the often lethal combination of black tar heroin and nighttime cold medicine. In January of 2008, the Task Force decided by official vote that it would work toward the goal of transforming itself into a permanent Dallas area drug coalition. Now DADPP continues to aggressively tackle youth heroin abuse, but is also working to reduce the incidence and impact of alcohol and other drug abuse among youth. The coalition is comprised of concerned citizens, law enforcement personnel, educators, substance abuse prevention and treatment professionals, health care providers and government officials that have joined forces and are facilitating accurate data collection, parent and student education, media messages, and community outreach.

North Texas Coalition Against Tobacco (N.TxCAT): Greater Dallas Council on Alcohol & Drug Abuse is the founding agency of the North Texas Coalition Against Tobacco (N.TxCAT), with members representing health, advocacy and substance abuse prevention agencies throughout 19 North Texas counties. The mission of N.TxCAT is to reduce the burden and impact of tobacco use through education, action and smoke-free initiatives throughout North Texas. For information about N.TxCAT and tobacco news in North Texas, please visit our blog at, http://notobaccontx.blogspot.com/.

Texas Alliance for Drug Endangered Children (TADEC)

TADEC was formed to protect Texas children living in volatile drug environments. Advocates for intervention on behalf of these children and urges communities to build collaborative, effective Drug Endangered Children (DEC) coalitions to provide coordinated services and support for these child victims. Provides communities with education and technical support to build and sustain DEC coalitions and educate the multidisciplinary professionals involved in DEC cases.

Texas Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition (TSAPC): Group of interested agencies, groups, and individuals providing educational prevention to the community.

Strong regional involvement with the annual "Red Ribbon Week" - organizing rallies, educational events, and donating thousands of ribbons.

Provides annual training for professionals who come in contact with drugs and the effects of drugs.

Coordinates media contacts for "National Inhalants & Poisons Awareness Week."