Magoffin County CES

Title:

Substance Use Prevention and Recovery

MAP:

Sustainable, Healthy Lifestyle Choices

Agents Involved:

Kristen Stumbo, ANR, Cathy Sparks, FCS, and Stefaine Back-4-H Agent

MAJOR PROGRAM 1:

Active Living and Health Promotions General

MAJOR PROGRAM 2:

Build Engaged and Empowered Communities – General

MAJOR PROGRAM 3:

Health

MAJOR PROGRAM 4:

Horticulture, Consumer and Home

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:

1. The prevention and/or reduction of substance use and its related consequences.
2. Changed public perception of substance use via stigma reduction.

Intermediate Outcomes:

1. Reduced stigma from local community members
2. Increased Opioid Stewardship (less rx’ing by doctors, appropriate Rx disposal, drug takebacks, etc.)
3. Delayed age of first use among Kentucky youth

Initial Outcomes:

1. Increased knowledge of substance use prevention, addiction, and recovery (or related subject matter)
2. Increased ability to use destigmatized language
3. Improved social skills and/or self-efficacy in KY youth

Evaluation:

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

Learning Opportunities:

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 2023

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 2024

Project or Activity:  Health Rocks 

                        Content or Curriculum: 4-H Health Rocks

                        Inputs: Coordinate with Elementary/Middle School Staff

                        Date: 2024 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 (2023-2024)