Trimble County CES

Title:

Substance Use Prevention and Recovery/Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices

MAP:

Improve Physical and Mental Heath

Agents Involved:

Proctor, Hance, Utz

MAJOR PROGRAM 1:

Active Living and Health Promotions General

MAJOR PROGRAM 2:

Substance Use and Mental Health - ANR

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.
3. Improve the quality of life resulting in a stronger family
4. Improvement in the mental health and well-being of Kentuckians

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
4. Increase number of youth and adults participating in prevention programs conducted throughout the community 
5. Utilize appropriate community agencies and resources to assist with substance abuse needs

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
4. Increased knowledge about the legal, health, emotional, and financial consequences of substance abuse
5. Students increase knowledge about risks and harm of substance abuse

Evaluation:

Outcome:  Increased knowledge of substance use    

Indicator:  Number of individuals attending programs         

Method:  Retroactive pre-post

Timeline: Following the   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 Too Good for Drugs program

Method:  Retroactive pre-post

Timeline: Following the program

Initial Outcome: Participants increase knowledge about the legal, health, emotional, and financial consequences of substance abuse.

Indicator:  Number of students indicationg that they developed a better understanding of the consequences of substance abuse (legal, health, emotional, and financial), Number of students indicating that they developed a better understanding of the risk and harm or substance abuse

Method: Oral and written surveys 

Timeline: After the Truth and Consequences program

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Trimble County Community

Project or Activity:  Bingocize

Content or Curriculum: Bingocize

Inputs: Proctor, UK CES resources

Date: August - October 2023

Audience: Trimble County Community, parents and children

Project or Activity:  Storywalk

Content or Curriculum: The Hungry Caterpillar 

Inputs: Proctor, UK CES resources, LEAP resources

Date: July -  August 2023

Audience: Trimble County Farmers and Farming Families

Project or Activity: Farm Theatre Dinner

Content or Curriculum: Mental health 

Inputs: Utz, UK CES resources, QPR/Raising Hope/SARE Professionals

Date: Nov, Dec.

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