Thursday, April 25, 2024
4/25/2024
Bartow County Government, in partnership with the Bartow Against Drugs (BAD) Coalition, will use DFC funds to address youth alcohol and marijuana use. Coalition goals will be facilitated in part through the implementation of a systematic Positive Social Norms (PSN) campaign in accordance with the Michael Haines model at area high schools. The Coalition will also continue its Youthful 21 "Reward and Reminder" compliance check program aimed at identifying and educating retailers who sell alcohol to youth and will implement the Sources of Strength program aimed at improving coping skills and help-seeking behaviors in youth. A broader community awareness and action campaign will be undertaken simultaneously. This multi-faceted approach will increase knowledge among parents and youth, improve attitudes about the prevention of and harms associated with substance use, create community level changes in the broader culture, including values and norms, and support the Coalition's plan to reduce youth alcohol and marijuana use. Specifically, the Coalition will focus on the following issues in the 12-month Action Plan: 1. Increasing the number of community stakeholders involved in youth substance abuse prevention and the collaboration between these agencies. 2. Decreasing youth alcohol use with a multi-pronged approach that influences both environmental and individual factors. 3. Decreasing youth marijuana use with a multi-pronged approach that influences both environmental and individual factors. 4. Increasing help-seeking behaviors in high school aged youth as a means to decreasing youth substance use. 5. Increasing awareness among the community and youth about the dangers of youth alcohol and marijuana use.
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