Let’s face it, the last few years have not been fun ones for executives in charge of employee relations. An early 2009 Society for Human Resource Management report stated the following: “Due to the disappearance of so many jobs, the number of ‘underemployed’ workers will grow, leading to increased underutilization of talent and morale problems in the workplace.

Organization: Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children (CASA) Agencies: Amy Sutnick Plotch Communications; People Tech Connections Timeframe: 2009 Years ago, drug abuse prevention initiatives were aimed at teens, the feeling being they were at a vulnerable turning point in their lives. Getting them while they were young was key to steering them away from addiction.