Friday, May 3, 2024
5/3/2024
The Council on Alcohol and Drugs was founded in 1969, is a 501(c)3 substance abuse prevention agency that develops programs, services, strategies, and materials based on the most current research on alcohol and other drug use and its impact on the community. In 2011, the Council on Alcohol and Drugs established the Atlanta DeKalb Community Prevention Alliance Workgroup (CPAW) to address the underlying causes for so many of the community’s substance use/abuse concerns. Atlanta DeKalb CPAW has evolved over the years to meet the changing needs in the community and focus population, and the Atlanta DeKalb CPAW has morphed into the Atlanta DeKalb Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition. The Atlanta DeKalb Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition currently operates under the Alcohol and Substance Abuse Prevention Project (ASAPP), which is funded by the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD). Now in the ninth year of funding, ASAPP addresses the goal of reducing early alcohol use among 9 to 20-year olds. ASAPP has received $215,000 in funding for each contract year to address alcohol prevention specifically. However, the successful receipt of Drug Free Communities Funding would allow the coalition and the community to continue with alcohol prevention efforts while adding marijuana as a second substance of focus. The Atlanta DeKalb Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition has faced several challenges along the way that are typical in collaborative efforts. The coalition has struggled with recognizing the harmful impact that alcohol has on its community members. As with so many individuals, they lose sight that alcohol is a drug and that it kills more of our youth than all other drugs combined. We continuously provide our stakeholders with current data on the trends of alcohol use to maintain focus and support for ongoing prevention efforts. For the past nine years, the Atlanta DeKalb Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition has worked to establish and strengthen collaboration within the communities we serve. Our coalition members and stakeholders have supported our efforts to prevent and reduce substance abuse among youth by addressing the factors in a community that increase the risk of substance abuse and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance abuse. If the Atlanta DeKalb Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition selected as a DFC recipient, we would continue to work to meet the goals of the DFC Support Program.
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