Extension
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| 2022 - Truth and Consequences: The Choice is Yours | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2022.6) | 96 |
Number of students indicating that they developed a better understanding of the risk and harm of substance abuse |
| 2022.11) | 0 |
Number of community partners that have adopted/enforced substance abuse prevention policies |
| 2022.7) | 96 |
Number of students indicating that they developed a better understanding of where to access help in the community for a substance abuse issue |
| 2022.12) | 0 |
Number of students who know peers that are no longer engaging in substance abuse as a result of what they learned from the program |
| 2022.10) | 96 |
Number of students that completed the Truth and Consequences: The Choice is Yours Program |
| 2022.9) | 47 |
Number of total volunteer hours completed through the Truth and Consequences: The Choice is Yours Program |
| 2022.8) | 35 |
Number of community partners/agencies involved in the Truth and Consequences: The Choice is Yours Program |
| 2022.1) | 0 |
Number of parents that have gained awareness of the problem and impacts of substance abuse in the community as a result of Extension efforts |
| 2022.2) | 0 |
Number of parents that have gained knowledge of the resources that are available for substance abuse in the community as a result of Extension programming. |
| 2022.3) | 20 |
Number of community partners that have gained awareness of the problem and impacts of substance abuse in the community as a result of Extension efforts |
| 2022.4) | 20 |
Number of community partners that have gained knowledge of the resources that are available for substance abuse in the community as a result of Extension programming |
| 2022.5) | 96 |
Number of students indicating that they developed a better understanding of the consequences of substance abuse (legal, health, emotional, and financial) |
Author: Amanda Dame
Major Program: Truth and Consequences: The Choice is Yours
The McLean County Extension Office, McLean County Youth Service Center and McLean County High School Staff have worked together for three consecutive years to host the Truth and Consequences, The Choice is Yours program. The program is hosted each Fall during Red Ribbon Week for High School Freshman. Truth and Consequences: The Choice is Yours is a scenario-based program where students are given the opportunity to understand the consequences that can occur when making unhealthy and destruct
