National DEC

news & updates

June 2024

With summer here, children may be on social media more. Check out

Social Media & Your Child’s Mental Health: What the Research Says by Healthychildren.org

All Hands on DEC Quarterly Calls

All calls will be from

1-2pm Mountain Time and will be recorded

Watch Recording - January 24, 2024

Watch recording - April 24, 2024

New data being collected around children impacted by parental substance misuse.

Jones CM, Zhang K, Han B, et al. Estimated Number of Children Who Lost a Parent to Drug Overdose in the US From 2011 to 2021. JAMA Psychiatry. Published online May 08, 2024. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2024.0810. See full research article here.

NIDA. 2024, May 8. More than 321,000 U.S. children lost a parent to drug overdose from 2011 to 2021. See article here.

National DEC would love to partner on any of your grant applications. We can help provide in-depth training, technical assistance, and resources to help identify, support, and help children impacted by opioid and other substance use in the home, overdoses, and drug activity. If you are interested and could use our support, contact us at info@nationaldec.org.

Drug Endangered Children Trainings

Schedule your virtual or in-person DEC Trainings by contacting us at info@nationaldec.org.

Associated fees apply.

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