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JJDP AD CAMPAIGN URGES PROSPECTIVE MENTORS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE
Mentoring programs have been shown to build self-esteem, enhance academic performance, and improve behavior. The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) has long supported mentoring as an effective way to prevent at-risk youth from becoming involved in delinquency.
Continuing its Be a Mentor campaign, OJJDP expects to reach some 3.5 million people through its ad in the game programs for Major League Baseball's 2010 American League and National League Championship Series and the World Series. The ad, which invites adults to "Step Up to the Plate" by becoming a mentor, will also appear in the program for the 2011 All-Star game.
A newly created page on the OJJDP Web site provides visitors with an array of resources related to mentoring.
Resources: For information about mentoring-related resources, visit www.ojjdp.gov/programs/mentoring.html.
American Heart Association
The American Heart Association issued new guidelines last week for administering CPR.
For decades, the accepted practice was to first clear the airway, check breathing and then begin compressions, taught widely as A-B-C.
Last week, the American Heart Association reversed the order so that the first step is to begin compressions.
By beginning CPR with chest compressions, valuable time is immediately devoted to circulating oxygen-rich blood through a victim's body.
The American Heart Association said the change in sequence applies to all ages except newborns.
To see a video demonstrating the new guidelines, go to www.youtube.com/americanheartassoc.
A PDF for the steps of CPR can be found at www.pimsmultimedia.com/AHA_CPR/.
To register for a class to learn CPR, go to the American Heart Association's Class Connector at www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3012360 or find your local American Red Cross office at www.redcross.org/.