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Breathitt County CES

Title:
Substance Use Prevention and Recovery
MAP:
2. Improve Physical and Mental Health
Agents Involved:
Reed Graham, Kayla Watts, & Ryan Spicer
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Substance Use Prevention and Recovery General
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Community Gardens and Horticulture Therapy
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
Health
Situation:

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.

Long-Term Outcomes:

The prevention and/or reduction of substance use and its related consequences.

Changed public perception of substance use via stigma reduction.

Intermediate Outcomes:

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

Initial Outcomes:

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

Evaluation:


Outcome:  Increased knowledge of substance use     

Indicator:  Number of individuals attending programs          

Method:  Retroactive pre-post

Timeline: Following every addiction 101 training 



Outcome:  Increased 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 KY Youth

Indicator:  Number of students undergoing Botvin

Indicator:   Number of student undergoing Health Rocks

Method:  Retroactive pre-post

Timeline: Following Botvin LifeSkills

Timeline: Following Health Rocks



Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Families Impacted by Addiction

Project or Activity:  Addiction Training

Content or Curriculum: Addiction 101

 Inputs: Agents, Health Care Professionals, & State Specialists

 Date: Spring, 2022

 

 

Audience: KY Youth

Project or Activity:  Prevention Program

Content or Curriculum: Botvin LifeSkills, Adolescent Brain Health

Inputs: Coordinate with Breathitt Co. School Staff & Jackson City School Staff

Date: Fall, 2021

 

Project or Activity:  Health Rocks 

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Health Rocks

 Inputs: Coordinate with Breathitt County Staff

Date: Spring, 2022

 

 

                       

Audience: Adult/Homeless Shelter/Recovery Center

Project or Activity: Horticulture Therapy

Content or Curriculum: Recovery Gardens (Raised Bed/Container Gardening)

Inputs:  Agent, Coordinate with Shelter Director, various curriculum 

Date:  Spring, 2022





Success Stories

Tobacco's Effects on the Human Body

Author: Ryan Spicer

Major Program: Substance Use and Mental Health – 4-H Youth Development

According to the CDC, If cigarette smoking continues at the current rate among youth in this country, 5.6 million of today’s Americans younger than 18 will die early from a smoking-related illness. That’s about 1 of every 13 Americans aged 17 years or younger who are alive today. To combat this issue in Breathitt County the 4-H agent for 4-H Youth development designed an educational program to deliver information to youth about the different types of tobacco, and their effects on the

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