Thursday, December 26, 2024
12/26/2024
The Ward 7 Drug-Free Coalition grew out of the drug use prevention and violence prevention work of the Ward 7 Faith Leaders. The Ward 7 Faith Leaders group was formed in 2019 to facilitate a regular gathering of pastors, clergy, lay faith leaders, and community organizations to foster collaboration, share insights, and discuss ways to collectively prevent youth substance use and violence plaguing Ward 7. The Ward 7/8 Prevention Center recommended that the Ward 7 Faith Leaders elevate to a Drug-free Community Coalition. The purpose of this proposal is to implement the seven strategies for community level change to address youth marijuana and non-medical prescription drug use/opioids in Ward 7 of the District of Columbia to prevent youth substance use. The goals are community collaboration and the reduction of youth substance use. The seven strategies are: provide information, enhance skills, provide support, change access/barriers, change consequences, physical design, and modify/change policies. The proposal will address the following core measures: past 30-day use, perception of risk/harm, parental disapproval of use, and peer disapproval of use. The target population is youth ages 12 to 18 in grades 7th through 12th. The core measures will be collected every two years.
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