Thursday, April 25, 2024
4/25/2024
Mountain Comprehensive Care Center will build upon existing community relationships to expand/enhance programming to prevent the onset and reduce the progression of substance abuse, with a focus on underage drinking among persons ages 9-20, and use of marijuana and prescriptions drugs for persons ages 9 and above and related problems while strengthening prevention capacity and infrastructure in Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin, Martin, Pike counties, KY. Population: The project will target stakeholders within the community including youth/young adults (ages 9-18) at elementary, middle and high schools; families of persons in recovery (ages 9 and up); military families (ages 9 and up); and the community at-large including referrals from schools, courts, and other agencies for at-risk populations to impact prevention efforts and decrease differences in access, service use, and outcomes among the populations served. Interventions: The project will use SAMHSA’s 5-step SPF process along with a three-prong strategy to identify and implement data-driven substance abuse prevention strategies including: 1) Develop/implement the Big Sandy Prevention Workgroup with the assistance of the Lead Epidemiologist from the University of KY to strengthen capacity; 2) Partner with local schools to provide evidence-based curricula including Too Good for Drugs to prevent the onset and reduce the progression of alcohol and other substance abuse and related problems; and 3) Conduct workshops for at-risk youth and their families; families of persons in recovery; and military families using Prime for Life as well as conduct other community education on alcohol and other drug prevention programming and messaging across the community. Goals & Objectives: The project will serve 750 participants annually for a total of 3,750 over the five-year period. Goals for the targeted population in the Big Sandy region include: Decrease underage drinking among youth aged 9-20, and decrease illicit drug use and misuse of marijuana and prescription drugs among youth and young adults aged 9 and above by implementing evidence-based school and community prevention programs along with increased prevention messaging; and improve alcohol and SUD prevention strategies for youth and young adults aged 9 and above by implementing infrastructure development activities with the community. Objectives will be accomplished by the end of each year as measured by - the number of youth and/or adults who engage in programming who: 1) perceive consuming 5 or more alcoholic drinks at one time as a high risk will increase by 20%; 2) report not consuming at least one alcoholic drink in the past 30 days will increase by 5%; 3) perceive use of marijuana as a high risk will increase by 20%; 4) report not using marijuana in the past 30 days will increase by 5%; 5) perceive misuse of prescription drugs as a high risk will increase by 20%; and 6) report not misusing prescription drugs in the past 30 days will increase by 5%. MCCC will also conduct monthly meetings with the Big Sandy Prevention Workgroup, 12 community meetings annually, and utilize/share resources with the PTTCs. The University of KY will conduct the evaluation.
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