Wednesday, May 14, 2025
5/14/2025
ADAPT: STOP Underage Drinking Prevention Project - Leveraging our robust existing county-wide ADAPT Coalition, Family Connections' project, titled ADAPT: STOP Underage Drinking Prevention Project, will serve college students between the ages of 17 and 20 attending colleges/universities in Essex County, NJ, by enhancing our underage drinking prevention programming through the implementation of evidence-based programs on college campuses. Our Goals and accompanying Objectives are: Goal 1: Decrease rates of 30-day use among underage college students through policy/procedural change efforts affecting ease of access by: Objective 1: By September 30, 2027, decrease the rate of underage drinking by college-aged students by two (2) percentage points from 53.1% to 51.1% through targeted evidence-based programs and environmental strategies as measured utilizing the ACHA-NVHA III survey. Objective 2: By September 30, 2027, decrease the rate of binge drinking among college-aged students by two (2) percentage points from 9.5% to 7.5% through targeted evidence-based programs and environmental strategies as measured utilizing the ACHA-NCHA III survey. Goal 2: Strengthen the capacity of the coalition to reduce youth alcohol use through increased engagement of members and partners in environmental strategies: Objective 1: By September 30, 2025, increase the number of community-based organizations that partner with the coalition and local colleges/universities to reduce underage drinking by 50% from two (2) to four (4) through targeted outreach and partnerships as measured from Memorandums of Understanding. Objective 2: By September 30, 2025, increase the percentage of coalition members who report feeling highly engaged and committed to the coalition's mission to reduce underage drinking by 50% from 22 individuals to 33 individuals through targeted engagement and recognition strategies as measured in our biennial Capacity Survey. Objective 3: By September 30, 2025, increase the number of colleges and universities with comprehensive underage drinking policies in place by 50% from two (2) to four (4) through policy/procedural change efforts affecting ease of access as measured from Memorandums of Understanding. Objective 4: By September 30, 2026, increase the number of colleges and universities offering evidence-based programs targeting underage drinking (i.e., Alcohol eCHECKUP TO GO, ASTP) by 50% from two (2) to four (4) through targeted outreach and marketing efforts to college administrators and departments as measured by Memorandums of Understanding.
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