Thursday, November 21, 2024
11/21/2024
The New Jersey Hunterdon County Safe Communities Coalition (HCSC) has strong community development history and collaborative ties to its community sectors and relationships in reducing youth substance use. The proposed initiative STOP THINK will meet the goals and objectives of the STOP Act program to prevent and reduce alcohol use among youth and young adults ages 12-20 through policy change that will permanently infuse important alcohol awareness education into systems reaching teens and their parents through identified selected, indicated and universal populations. The population(s) of focus will be youth ages 12-20 who have indicated risk factors of alcohol use. These risk factors include sub-populations of teens identified with alcohol use in high school random drug testing, juvenile probation, and NJ law enforcement diversion program. Additionally, we will be working with the community to reduce community norms, partner with the county prosecutor to strengthen enforcement of underage drinking and address penalties, and work with parents/ caregivers to reduce access of alcohol within the home. Under the STOP Act Grant our goal will be to reduce 30- day alcohol use among youth and young adults ages 12-20 by 6/29/20 through policy changes of the STOP & THINK initiative. Objective 1: Increase the number of private property municipal ordinances addressing underage drinking by 25% as measured by ordinance enactment by 6/29/20. Objective 2: Update the state diversion program to include juvenile diversion legislation of underage drinking for ages 18-20 as measured by legislative enactment by 6/29/20. Objective 3: Change juvenile probation and diversion policies to include mandated alcohol education for youth and their parents/guardians as measured by policy change enactment by 6/29/20. Goal 2: To decrease community tolerance and social acceptability of underage drinking by 6/29/20 through the STOP & THINK initiative. Objective 1: To increase adult awareness by 25% of the short and long-term harmful effects of youth alcohol use through prevention education / health marketing campaign in collaboration with the county Partnership for Health Action team as measured by pre/posttest surveys at point of service by 6/29/20. Objective 2: To increase the number of alcohol-free zones at community events by 20% as measured by the number of county temporary liquor license applications from prior year by 6/29/20. Goal 3: Implement the STOP & THINK educational program to prevent alcohol use among youth and young adults ages 12-20 from 6/30/19-6/29/20. Objective 1: Provide relevant alcohol education in order to affect behavior change for 800 youth and young adults ages 12-20 by 6/29/20 as measured by sign in sheets. Objective 2: Increase decision making skills by 25% for 800 youth and young adults ages 12-20 by 6/29/20 as measured by pre/post surveys.
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).
