Tuesday, April 16, 2024
4/16/2024
Marshfield Area Coalition for Youth (MACY) was awarded the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) CARA Local Drug Crises Program in the amount of $50,000. MACY serves the city of Marshfield (Congressional District: WI-007) with a population of 19,118. 10.8% of the population (2,059 youth) fall within the age range of 12-17, the target population for this proposal. Project Name: CARA – MACY Local Drug Crises Program. Project Goals: The goals of the coalition are to prevent and reduce the abuse of opioids and methamphetamine among youth ages 12-1, and, over time, among adults by addressing the factors in Marshfield that increase the risk of abuse and while promoting the factors that minimize the risk of abuse; and establish and strengthen collaboration among community sectors to support MACY’s efforts to prevent and reduce the abuse of opioids and methamphetamine among youth ages 12-17 by June 14, 2019. Objectives: MACY will implement the following objectives by June 14, 2019: • Reduce opioid abuse (prescription drug abuse and heroin use) among youth ages 12-17 in Marshfield as measured by: Decreased past 30 day use of prescription drugs not prescribed to them from 6.6% to 6.0%; Increased perception of harm of using prescription drugs not prescribed to them from 90% to 92%; Increased perception of peer disapproval of using prescription drugs not prescribed to them from 87.7% to 90.0%; Increased parental disapproval of prescription drugs not prescribed to them from 95.4% to 97%; Decreased lifetime use of heroin from 1.6% to 1.0%. • Reduce methamphetamine use among youth ages 12-17 in Marshfield as measured by: Decreased lifetime use of methamphetamine from 1.8% to 1%. • Maintain and strengthen the infrastructure of MACY as a strong collaborative coalition. Strategies/Interventions: Strategies to reduce opioid abuse include: conduct a community needs assessment, implement a public awareness campaign (Held Hostage by Heroin); conduct school/community presentations, host trainings – prescriber education, usage of naloxone, WI Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, safe storage and disposal activities, hot spot patrols and review of naloxone policies. Strategies to reduce methamphetamine use include: conduct a community needs assessment, implement a public awareness campaign (kNOw Meth); conduct school/community presentations, hot spot patrols, and implement online pseudoephedrine tracking system. Strategies to maintain and strengthen the coalition include: increase coalition membership, host Strategic Prevention Framework training, and create Pharmacy Workgroup.
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).
