
CSG Urges Congress to Act on Cyber-Security Legislation, Consider Key PrinciplesBy JC Hendrickson | Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at 4:51 pmToday, The Council of State Governments joined The National Emergency Management Association and eight other organizations representing state and local government officials to urge Congress to consider key principles while developing legislation to protect the nation’s information infrastructure. |
House, Senate Consider Second Chance Act FundingBy CSG Justice Center | Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at 2:40 pm |
Congressional Staff Briefed On Law Enforcement Responses To People With Mental IllnessesBy CSG Justice Center | Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at 3:22 pm |
Architects Helping Towns After Natural DisastersBy Maggie Mick | Thursday, March 15, 2012 at 4:06 pmThe American Institute of Architects' Design Assistance Program, which aids communities in rebuilding after natural disasters, seems destined to be in high demand again this year after tornadoes and severe thunderstorms tore across Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky in early March. AIA’s Design Assistance Program brings together a team of experts from a variety of disciplines to evaluate how best to rebuild communities hit by natural disasters. The goal is to help communities rebuild to be safer, healthier and more attractive to residents and businesses. |
Stopping Prescription Drug AbuseBy Mary Branham | Thursday, March 15, 2012 at 4:02 pmTelling numbers illustrate the need for action with regard to prescription drug abuse.
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CSG Webinar: Prescription Drug Abuse: A Growing Epidemic. March 7, 2012By Crady deGolian | Thursday, March 8, 2012 at 10:31 amStaff from CSG’s National Center for Interstate Compacts (NCIC) hosted a webinar highlighting the growing epidemic of prescription drug abuse. During the March 7 session participants heard from two subject matter experts about the dangers of prescription drug abuse, state sponsored prescription monitoring programs, and CSG’s efforts to develop a prescription monitoring compact that would allow states to securely share prescription drug data across state lines. |
How Payroll Tax Cut Deal Will Affect StatesBy JC Hendrickson | Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 2:13 pm |
Prescription Drug Abuse and the Need for Multi-State CooperationBy Crady deGolian | Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 8:11 pmPrescription drug abuse continues to be recognized as the nation’s fastest-growing drug problem. The latest “Monitoring the Future” study from the University of Michigan indicated that prescription drugs are second only to marijuana in their frequency of abuse. In Kentucky, the rate of overdoses from prescription drugs doubled among men and tripled among women between 2000 and 2009. In Florida, estimates suggest as many as seven people are dying daily from accidental overdoses. Deaths from prescription drug overdoses are the leading cause of accidental death in 17 states. |
Associates in Action: Cardinal Health Foundation Launches Initiative to Prevent Prescription Drug AbuseBy Maggie Mick | Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 8:06 pmA recent National Survey on Drug Use and Health found prescription medication abuse is a significant societal health issue, with more Americans abusing prescription drugs than cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens and inhalants combined. It also found that one in five teens will abuse a prescription medication at least once in their lifetime. Preventing prescription drug abuse and misuse, an epidemic in our country, is one of the key strategic priorities of the Cardinal Health Foundation. |
Materials from an Unprecedented Forum on Reducing Recidivism Now AvailableBy CSG Justice Center | Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at 3:23 pmVideo footage, pictures, and presentations from a groundbreaking forum on recidivism and reentry are now available on the National Reentry Resource Center website. The forum, coordinated by the Council of State Governments Justice Center, brought together leaders from all 50 states. Click here to learn more and to access these resources. |










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