Extension
It Starts With Us
Substance Use Prevention and Recovery
Developing Strong, Healthy and Safe Families
VanMeter, Goodman
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.
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 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
Audience: Families Impacted by Addiction
Project or Activity: Addiction Training
Content or Curriculum: Addiction 101
Inputs: Community partners, CES Agents, Specialists, McCreary Health Coalition
Date: June-July
Audience: KY Youth
Project or Activity: Prevention Program
Content or Curriculum: Botvin LifeSkills, Adolescent Brain Health
Inputs: Coordinate with McCreary Co. School Staff
Date: June-July
Project or Activity: Truth and Consequences
Content or Curriculum: T&C: The Choice is Yours
Inputs: Coordinate with McCreary County Staff
Date: June-July
Project or Activity: Health Rocks
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Health Rocks
Inputs: Coordinate with McCreary County Staff
Date: June-July
Audience: Recovery Centers
Project or Activity: Financial Education
Content or Curriculum: Recovering Your Finances
Inputs: Coordination with community stakeholders
Date: June-July
Author: Tracie Goodman
Major Program: Substance Use and Mental Health – 4-H Youth Development
The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services reports that 10% of adolescents self-report illicit drug use in the past month across Kentucky. Substance use prevention programming is critical to the prevention, delayed onset, and/or early identification of substance use. The Life Skills Training (LST) program, developed by Botvin and colleagues, is one of the most successful substance use prevention programs available for use. It teaches a variety of personal self-management ski
Author: Tracie Goodman
Major Program: Community Gardens and Horticulture Therapy
In our most recent Kentucky Extension Community Assessment for McCreary County, issues of high importance were identified as: 1.) availability of substance use prevention programs, 2.) availability of substance use treatment, 3.) better skills for selecting and preparing healthier foods, 4.) more training for food gardening skills, and 4.) more community gardens. Approximately 8% of the population 12 and older has a substance use disorder in any given year. Substance use disorders are more than
