Substance Use and Mental Health – 4-H Youth DevelopmentMajor Program

2027

Total Hours

Contributed.

26397

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

0

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

644

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

Number of individuals who reported an increased knowledge of substance use prevention, addiction, and/or recovery (or related subject matter)

6568

Number of individuals who reported an increased ability to use destigmatized language

3656

Number of individuals who adopted/implemented strategies focused on substance use prevention and/or recovery

4289

Number of youth who experienced improved social skills and/or self-efficacy

5286

Number of individuals who reported intended behavior change as a result of participation in substance use prevention and/or recovery programming

4195

Number of individuals who gained increased knowledge of how to respond to mental health concerns

5096

Stories

The Choice is Yours

Livingston County 4-H Partnered with Livingston Family & Consumer Sciences, Cardinal Connection, and the Livingston County family First Council to conduct a one-day program for 9th-grade students entitled, Truth & Consequences: The Choice is YOURS. Several community partners who work in the judicial and health fields volunteered to enact their roles in this simulation, and additional volunteers were used as “parents” to guide the students through the simulation, with some students parents decidi...

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The Choice is Yours

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