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| 2022 - Truth and Consequences: The Choice is Yours | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2022.12) | 0 |
Number of community partners that have adopted/enforced substance abuse prevention policies |
| 2022.13) | 1 |
Number of students who know peers that are no longer engaging in substance abuse as a result of what they learned from the program |
| 2022.11) | 1 |
Number of additional substance abuse education and/or prevention activities that occurred as a result of the Truth and Consequences: The Choice is Yours Program |
| 2022.10) | 148 |
Number of students that completed the Truth and Consequences: The Choice is Yours Program |
| 2022.9) | 110 |
Number of total volunteer hours completed through the Truth and Consequences: The Choice is Yours Program |
| 2022.8) | 22 |
Number of community partners/agencies involved in the Truth and Consequences: The Choice is Yours Program |
| 2022.1) | 50 |
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) | 30 |
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) | 140 |
Number of students indicating that they developed a better understanding of the consequences of substance abuse (legal, health, emotional, and financial) |
| 2022.6) | 145 |
Number of students indicating that they developed a better understanding of the risk and harm of substance abuse |
| 2022.7) | 145 |
Number of students indicating that they developed a better understanding of where to access help in the community for a substance abuse issue |
Author: Katherine Alexander
Major Program: Truth and Consequences: The Choice is Yours
The Webster County Cooperative Extension Service implemented Truth & Consequences: The Choice is Yours, a scenario based role-play activity designed tohelp students learn more about the physical, legal, financial, and emotional consequences of substance abuse, for 148 eighth grade students. Twenty-seven community partners and adult volunteers participated in the event. Three Judges, two Bailiffs, two attorneys, several law enforcement including Kentucky State Police, Game Warden, School Reso
