Boone County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2023 - Jun 30, 2024





2023 - Substance Use and Mental Health - FCS
2023.1) 47

Number of individuals who reported an increased knowledge of substance use prevention, addiction, and/or recovery (or related subject matter)

2023.2) 0

Number of individuals who reported an increased ability to use destigmatized language

2023.3) 0

Number of individuals who adopted/implemented strategies focused on substance use prevention and/or recovery

2023.4) 5

Number of youth who experienced improved social skills and/or self-efficacy

2023.5) 12

Number of individuals who reported intended behavior change as a result of participation in substance use prevention and/or recovery programming

2023.6) 191

Number of individuals who gained increased knowledge of how to respond to mental health concerns



Success Stories

B.A.R.N. Farm Dinner Theater

Author: Elizabeth Evans

Major Program: Substance Use and Mental Health - FCS

B.A.R.N. Farm Dinner Theater

According to the 2022 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 7.3 million rural adults reported having a mental health challenge. Suicide rates in Kentucky and our nation have continued to rise since 2003. In general, Kentucky suicide mortality rates are 17% to 27% higher than those in the rest of our nation. People are dying by suicide more frequently in Kentucky. Due to these alarming statistics, the eight-county northern Kentucky area family and consumer sciences agents prov

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Breaking Through-Empowering First Responders' Mental Health

Author: Elizabeth Evans

Major Program: Substance Use and Mental Health - FCS

According to the National Center for PTSD, about 6% of the population of the Unites States will experience Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder at some point in their lives. Now, when it comes to our military and first responders-those who spend their careers ensuring the safety of the general population, their rate of PTSD is estimated to be around 33% (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, SAMHSA). Breaking down rates of PTSD among first responders and military, it is estimated

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