Extension
It Starts With Us
2020 Substance Use Prevention and Recovery (KBM)
Physical & Mental Health and Wellness
Kelly Mackey, Matt Chadwick, Ashely Cox-4-H Assistant, Myrna Vazquez-NEP Assistant
Substance Use Prevention and Recovery General
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.
-Prevention and/or reduction of substance use and its related consequences
-Changed public perception of substance us 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 Kentucky youth
Outcome: Increased knowledge of substance use
Indicator: Number of individuals attending programs
Method: Retroactive pre/post
Timeline: Following every addiction 101 training
Outcome: Increase ability to use destigmatized language
Indicator: Number of individuals intend to change behavior
Method: Retroactive pre/post
Timeline: Following any program that includes language training
Outcome: Improved social skills and/or self efficacy in Kentucky youth
Indicator: Number of students undergoing Botvin. Number of students undergoing Health Rocks
Method: Retroactive pre/post
Timeline: Following Botvin LifeSkills and Health Rocks programs
Audience: Families and Individuals
Project or Activity: Addiction Training
Content or Curriculum: Addiction 101
Inputs: FCS Agent, FCS Specialist, curriculum publications and resources,
Date: 2021-2024
Audience: Youth
Project or Activity: Prevention Program
Content or Curriculum: Botvin LifeSkills, Adolescent Brain Health
Inputs: FCS Agent, 4-H, programmatic materials, community stakeholders, local school systems
Dates: Available fall 2022
Project or Activity: Truth or Consequences
Content or Curriculum: T & C: The Choice is Yours
Inputs: FCS, ANR, 4H Agents, paid staff, community volunteers, programmatic materials, community stakeholders, local school systems
Date: Available spring of 2022
Project or Activity: Health Rocks
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Health Rocks
Inputs: FCS, 4-H Agents, programmatic materials, local school systems
Date: Available Fall of 2022
Audience: Recovery Centers
Project or Activity: Financial Education
Content or Curriculum: Recovering Your Finances
Inputs: FCS Agent, FCS Specialists, community stakeholders, recovery centers and recovery community leaders, programmatic materials
Date: 2021-2024
Project or Activity: Reentering the workplace
Content or Curriculum: Positive Employability
Inputs: FCS Agent, community stakeholders, recovery centers and recovery community leaders, programmatic materials
Date: 2021-2024
Author: Kelly Mackey
Major Program: Substance Use Prevention and Recovery General
Financial stress can put individuals in recovery from substance use disorder at risk for relapse, particularly during early stages of recovery. This increased risk is due, in part, to financial stress that people in recovery from substance use disorder often encounter. Through comprehensive financial education training we can expand the capacity of recovery centers and other partners in the community that work with individuals in recovery thereby reducing the likelihood of relapse. To addre
