Thursday, May 15, 2025
5/15/2025
Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking Act Grant - The Barry County Substance Abuse Task Force (SATF) proposes to reduce the rates of underage drinking and related issues in Barry County, Michigan-a rural community of 59,173 residents in West Michigan. The SATF and its members will collaborate to reduce underage drinking by incorporating the six goals of the Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking 2007 into local prevention activities designed to prevent underage drinking. SATF staff and members will work to address both risk and protective factors in the community surrounding underage drinking and the use of alcohol. The goals of the SATF are to 1) Strengthen collaboration in the community to prevent and reduce substance abuse among youth, and 2) Reduce substance abuse among youth in Barry County, Michigan, and, over time, among adults by addressing those factors in our community likely to prevent youth substance abuse. The mission of the SATF is to prevent and address the consequences of existing and emerging substance abuse issues through collaborative efforts. The SATF has developed objectives to reduce underage drinking as measured by youth past 30-day use, perceived risk, and parental and peer support. Overall capacity of the SATF will also be increased, as measured by coalition capacity assessment tools. The SATF will achieve its goals by implementing these strategies: o Strengthening community partnerships and collaborations with all sectors of the community to increase awareness and prevention of underage drinking: o Collec o Collection of local data indicators to guide strategic planning designed to prevent underage drinking and related concerns. o Reducing youth access to alcohol through increased community awareness and education, strengthened positive social norms, and ongoing enforcement and upgrading of underage drinking enforcement laws and policies.
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