Wednesday, April 30, 2025
4/30/2025
Milwaukee County Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition CARA Local Drug Crises Grants - The overarching goal of the project is to prevent and reduce the abuse of opioids and prescription drugs among youth ages 12-18 in Milwaukee County, and specifically in the high-need zip code of 53206. To enhance our current efforts and Drug-Free Communities 53206 project, MCSAP will implement a youth-driven social media prevention campaign to educate on opioid and prescription drug abuse prevention and safe disposal. Youth and parents will also be provided with leadership and media training, empowering them to advocate for community level -change that will limit access, change culture and context within how decisions about opioids/ prescription drugs are made and shift consequences associated with youth use. This project also intends to modify prescribing behavior of opioids and other pain medications by medical providers. We will do this by launching a “Public Health Detailing Campaign”, modeled after the successful pharmaceutical sales strategy. The approach intends to reduce the number and size of opioid prescriptions through brief one-to-one educational visits with medical providers. Action Kits with brochures and posters will be created and provide to 100 medical providers and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC's) annually. The information provided will also increase patient engagement.
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).