We've gotten word that the Network is holding a webinar, titled Amnesty or Education?: Promoting helping behavior among students in alcohol emergencies.  This will be free for Network members held tomorrow from 8 AM to 9:30 AM (PST).  You do NOT need to register in advance. Simply go to this address: https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?sid=2007004&password=M.51415E0A796522EE0C97CF309B0E91 Enter your name and join the session!  The webinar will be presented by Laura Oster-Aaland, PhD who has directed alcohol and other drug abuse prevention programs at North Dakota State University for the past 10 years.

Quote from the webinar materials:

The overall purpose of this session is to assist student affairs professionals in understanding the philosophy of medical amnesty policies, evaluate the empirical evidence surrounding the policies, and provide a forum for ideas to be shared regarding implementation and evaluation of such policies.

The session seeks to accomplish the following specific goals:

1. Provide an overview of the literature on medical amnesty policies and helping behavior among college students.
2. Provide an overview of the literature on on-line alcohol education as it relates to increasing recognition of alcohol poisoning symptoms.
3. Share results of a study that tested the impact of a medical amnesty policy and an educational video on college students’ intentions to seek help in response to an alcohol poisoning scenario.
4. Engage in facilitated discussion about implementation and evaluation of medical amnesty policies.