Substance Use Prevention and Recovery
Sustainable, Healthy Lifestyle Choices
Courtney Jenkins, ANR, Cathy Sparks, FCS, and 4-H Agent
Active Living and Health Promotions General
Build Engaged and Empowered Communities – General
Health
Horticulture, Consumer and Home
The recent statewide needs assessment identified substance use prevention and recovery as the most urgent priority for Cooperative Extension. Moreover, substance use was the focal point of the CES Advisory Council Meeting in early 2019. Taken together, youth KIP survey data and data from the CES needs assessment demonstrate the need to address substance use prevention, recovery, stigma, and impact on families and communities.
- The prevention and/or reduction of substance use and its related consequences.
- Changed public perception of substance use via stigma reduction.
- Reduced stigma from local community members
- Increased Opioid Stewardship (less rx’ing by doctors, appropriate Rx disposal, drug takebacks, etc.)
- Delayed age of first use among Kentucky youth
- Increased knowledge of substance use prevention, addiction, and recovery (or related subject matter)
- Increased ability to use destigmatized language
- Improved social skills and/or self-efficacy in KY youth
Outcome: Increased ability to use destigmatized language
Indicator: Number of individuals intend to change behavior
Method: Retroactive pre-post, Observations, and Testimonials.
Timeline: Following any program that includes language training
Outcome: Improved social skills and/or self-efficacy in KY Youth
Indicator: Number of students undergoing Botvin
Indicator: Number of student undergoing Health Rocks
Method: Retroactive pre-post, Observations, and Testimonials.
Timeline: Following Botvin Life Skills
Timeline: Following Health Rocks
Outcome: Increased understanding of the drug issue and prevention Of drug use in the community through education.
Indicator: Number of students going through Truth and
Consequences
Method: Retroactive pre-post, Observations, and Testimonials.
Timeline: Following Truth and Consequences
Audience: KY Youth and Recovering Adults
Project or Activity: Prevention Program
Content or Curriculum: Botvin Life Skills, Adolescent Brain Health
Inputs: Coordinate with Herald Whitaker Middle School Staff
Date: Fall of 2020
Project or Activity: Truth and Consequences
Content or Curriculum: T&C: The Choice is Yours
Inputs: Coordinate with Magoffin County High School Staff
Date: Spring 2020
Project or Activity: Health Rocks
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Health Rocks
Inputs: Coordinate with Elementary/Middle School Staff
Date: 2020 School Year
Project or Activity: Therapeutic Horticulture with East KY
Mountain Bible Mission
Content or Curriculum: Home Vegetable Gardening in KY and Master Gardener Curriculum
Inputs: Extension Staff, Extension Resources, and Extension
Volunteers
Date: Ongoing (2020-2024)