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Aliento, The Center for Latina/o Communities
Pepperdine University
 
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April 2018

Alcohol Awareness Month

Welcome students, faculty, staff, y amigxs to the third edition of the monthly Aliento e-update! Each month we will provide updates, links, community events and resources while highlighting a mental health cause. This issue focuses on the prevalence of alcoholism in our communities.
Did you know? April is Alcohol Awareness Month
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Chisme Academico: Alcohol Use Disorder | Trastorno del Consumo del Alcohol
Alcohol use and Latinos: The Risk of Acculturation 
How Much do Latinx's Drink?
Use This Survey to Assess Your Own Drinking Habits
Recursos en español de temas relacionados con el alcoholismo.
What is a drink? A standard drink contains 0.6 ounces of pure alcohol. Generally this amount of pure alcohol is found in: 12 oz beer, 8 oz malt liquor, 5 oz wine, 1.5 oz 80-proof liquor. For more information, please visit our website partners-in-prevention.com or call (201) 552-2264. Partners in Prevention logo


Screening Tools for Alcohol Use Disorder
Take a look at the tools Mental Health professionals use to screen individuals for alcohol abuse.
Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test
Cuestionario de Identificacion de los Trastornos debidos al Consumo de Alcohol
Storytelling Power Book. You have the power to create your life
Decreasing at-risk youth's alcohol and marijuana use
The Storytelling for Empowerment Program was a successful strength-based approach to reduce substance abuse in middle school students, 85% of which identified as Latino. 
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There is no such thins as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives. Audre Lorde



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Faculty Spotlight:
Dr. Rogelio Serrano
Dr. Serrano shares his approach to treating alcohol abuse in Latino communities.  
Read El Borracho
Nathaly Chavez



Community Submission 

As part of the program, Aliento students participate in community service projects across Southern California, tending to the needs of the Latina/o community. Check out Aliento student Nathaly Chavez's work with La Habra Life Center.
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Hear Their Voice. If adults can't listen to one another, listen to the children. #Heartheirvoiceproject Kelsey Barillas. Dawn-Marie Luna. Bryan Doster.
Project Hear Their Voice
Project Hear Their Voice hopes to raise children's voices as it relates to safe school environments. With school shootings on the rise and the 10th shooting for the year that just took place in February, it's clear that it's time to take action! Since the lack of government accountability seem to be the current status, a group on mental health advocates are aiming to capture the voices from those who we should be listening to.Our children make up the main percentage of the victims who have suffered from these tragedies; they deserve the right to attend an educational institution free of worry. 
Click here for more info
Looking for Header/Logo Submissions!
Have a talent for graphic design or art? We're looking for student submissions for a new header/logo to represent the Aliento program and be placed on future monthly newsletters!
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Let us know if you have any ideas for content you would like to see in future newsletters. Send ideas to aliento@pepperdine.edu
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