Welcome!
Mission:
To reduce the disease of substance abuse addiction, including tobacco and alcohol. PRC will distribute information dissemination through education, training, coordination of youth coalitions, program initiation, public awareness by media and referral services.
We thank you for your interest and hope this information will be helpful to you. Please contact PBRCADA-PRC Region 9 for additional information.
Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor
Opening available in Odessa, TX. Requirements LCDC or higher certification and 2 year’s experience, dependable, organized, bilingual (plus), state grant experience (plus). Send resume to lmarquez@pbrcada.org (lmarquez null@null pbrcada NULL.org) or mail to PBRCADA Laurie Marquez, Executive Director
120 E. 2nd St. Odessa, TX 79761
432.580.5100
Deadline February 1, 2012
Dangers of Texting While Driving PSA Contest
State Farm Insurance™ and the Permian Basin Regional Council on Alcohol & Drug Abuse (PBRCADA) held a competition for a students from 7th to 12th grade to create a Public Service Announcement on “The Dangers of Texting While Driving“.
Congratulations to our winners!
1st Place went to Edmund Fernandez & Alan Alvarado
2nd Place winner was Tyler Thompson
3rd Place went to Michelle Rhodes, Jael Williams and Brayde Knight
Over the next several weeks we’ll be featuring all the entrant’s videos here and on our Facebook page (http://www NULL.facebook NULL.com/pages/Prevention-Resource-Center-Region-9/191499847575360).
Thank you so much to everyone who participated in this contest. We had 19 wonderful and creative entries showcasing the dangers of texting while driving. Out of the 19 entries we had three PSA videos that were chosen as the winners!
Special Thanks to
State Farm® for
helping support the
Region 9 Prevention
Resource Center!
About Us:
Department State Health Services has established 11 Prevention Resource Centers across the state of Texas. Region 9 PRC has been givien the resources to maximize prevention efforts by performing a coordinative role between DSHS and other entities that are involved in alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs.
The overall goal of Region 9 PRC is to increase the effectiveness and visibility of prevention of alcohol, tobacco and other drug use and abuse within the region through information dissemination, community education, identification of community resources and identifying best practices in prevention.
Counties covered are: Andrews, Borden, Coke, Concho, Crane, Crockett, Dawson, Ector, Gaines, Glasscock, Howard, Irion, Kimble, Loving, Martin, Mason, McCulloch, Menard, Midland, Pecos, Reagan, Reeves, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, Terrell, Tom Green, Upton, Ward and Winkler.
PRC Regional Needs Assessment for 2011
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