Extension
It Starts With Us
Substance Use Prevention and Recovery
STEM
Ailee Lawson , Mary McCarty
Substance Use Prevention and Recovery General
Health
Family Development General
FCS Employment Skills
The recent statewide needs assessment identified substance use prevention and recovery as the most urgent priority for Cooperative Extension. Menifee County community needs assessment also indicated that substance abuse and related issues were prominent within the county. Moreover, substance use was the focal point of the CES Advisory Council Meeting in early 2019. As of 2017, 43.7% of Kentucky children were living in out of home care, which can often be directly or indirectly related to substance abuse within their family. 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.
- Improved parent-child relationships that are less dependent on grandparent/ other family care or state appointed care.
- 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.
- Improved practice of life skills (financial management, nutrition, career/ education guidance, etc) for those recovering, with recovering family members and as an approach to substance abuse prevention..
- 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: Improved social skills and/or self-efficacy in KY Youth
Indicator: Number of individuals undergoing Health Rocks, Truth and Consequences, financial management, nutrition or other programs targeted toward individuals in recovery, with recovering family members or as an approach to prevention.
Method: Retroactive pre-post
Timeline: On-going, annually
Outcome: Reduced stigma from local community members
Indicator: Increased knowledge of community members on substance abuse and improved attitudes towards individuals with substance abuse issues.
Method: Pre/post test, conversational observation
Timeline: On-going annually
Audience: Families Impacted by Addiction
Project or Activity: Addiction Training
Content or Curriculum: Addiction 101, Art of Recovery, Recovering your Finances, other FCS Lifeskills programs (financial management, career preparation, etc.) targeted toward families impacted by addiction
Inputs: Coordination with community stakeholders
Date: Ongoing, annually
Project or Activity: Grandparents Parenting Grandchildren
Content or Curriculum: Grandparents and Grandchildren together, PASTA (Parenting a second time around), community resources for grandparents/ family members with custodial care of children impacted by substance abuse
Inputs: Coordination with community stakeholders
Date: Ongoing, annually
Project or Activity: Supporting Parents
Content or Curriculum: Nurturing Fathers, Community Baby Shower
Inputs: Coordination with community stakeholders
Date: Annually in spring
Audience: KY Youth
Project or Activity: Prevention Program
Content or Curriculum: Health Rocks, Truth and Consequences, Career Readiness Programs
Inputs: Coordinate with Menifee Co. School Staff and community stakeholders
Date: Annually September- May
