Saturday, May 3, 2025
5/3/2025
COMPASS: Unity through Strength & Diversity - COMPASS Unity is a drug abuse prevention coalition. The mission of COMPASS Unity is to address and ameliorate the negative social and environmental conditions, which expose youth to drug and alcohol use. It serves the towns that comprise the South Country Central School District. COMPASS Unity is devised of twelve core sectors of the community and has representatives from each sector:business, government, school, parents, youth, religious organization, youth serving organization, substance abuse treatment agency, civic/volunteer organization, healthcare, and media. The methods use to eradicate substance abuse will include the following: 1. Work with the Long Island Prevention Resource Center by providing training and guidance to the Coalition. 2. Guest Speakers, 3. NARCAN Training 4. School assemblies to educate students in the South Country Central School District about the dangers of drug abuse. 5. The use of evidence-based programs/curricula focusing on drug prevention in our schools, churches, and community centers. 5. Community focused groups and events. 6. Work with law enforcement on the enforcement of the Social Host Law. 7. Work with businesses to ensure no sale of tobacco and alcohol products to under-age youth. 8. Work with and educate parents about how to speak with their children about the dangers of drug use. 9. Development of a youth coalition, with a focus on environmental strategies. 10. Community advocacy to legislation that reduces illicit drug use.
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