Thursday, November 21, 2024
11/21/2024
The Alabama Department of Mental Health (ADMH) Partnerships for Success (PFS) for States project seeks to prevent and reduce marijuana use and the negative consequences associated with it while improving capacity and infrastructure in communities with health disparities, less access to care, and poorer behavioral health outcomes in young adults in the identified high need populations within the state. The targeted counties will have high concentrations of individuals with significant health disparities, elevated levels of substance use, poverty, and less access to care resulting in poorer behavioral health outcomes. The population of focus will be young adults aged 18-25. This project seeks to continue utilization of a structured approach set forth by the existing strategic prevention planning framework and implementation of evidence-based practices and programs with sound evaluation to reach identified populations. The goals of the project are to: (1) Prevent and reduce young adult marijuana use in communities with health disparities; (2) Reduce marijuana-use related problems in Alabama communities that have less access to care and poorer behavioral health outcomes; and (3) Improve prevention capacity, coordination and infrastructure at the state and community levels. The objectives the project seeks to attain are: (1) By 2029, prevent and reduce marijuana use and its negative consequences among young adults aged 18-25 by 3% while implementing the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention Strategies, as measured by the Alabama Epidemiological Profile, NSDUH, YRBSS, and HIDTA; (2) Implementation of the programmatic services will provide outreach and awareness initiatives, tools, trainings, and technical assistance to a minimum of 400 individuals per year, 100 individuals per region, on approaches to ensure successful outcomes are sustained over time resulting in a minimum of 2,000 individuals reached during the project period, as measured by prevention activity records; and (3) Annually identify and collaborate efforts (via face-to-face or virtual meetings) with community agencies and local stakeholders, per region (four regions), to address the risks of marijuana usage, as measured by and number of meetings and attendees present. A comprehensive approach utilizing the six CSAP strategies will comprise the strategies/interventions to address the goals and objectives. Information Dissemination, Education, Alternatives, Community Based Processes, Environmental and Problem Identification and Referral strategies will address risk and protective factors and include culturally appropriate information about marijuana use as it relates to individual communities. The inclusion of educational system collaborative efforts and supportive services, youth/parent after-school involvement with marijuana use prevention initiatives and youth mentorship/recruitment efforts, representation of the recovery community, will be integral to the success of the Alabama PFS project.
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).
