Extension
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| 2022 - Truth and Consequences: The Choice is Yours | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2022.12) | 7 |
Number of community partners that have adopted/enforced substance abuse prevention policies |
| 2022.13) | 41 |
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) | 10 |
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) | 240 |
Number of students that completed the Truth and Consequences: The Choice is Yours Program |
| 2022.9) | 19 |
Number of total volunteer hours completed through the Truth and Consequences: The Choice is Yours Program |
| 2022.8) | 12 |
Number of community partners/agencies involved in the Truth and Consequences: The Choice is Yours Program |
| 2022.1) | 25 |
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) | 11 |
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) | 15 |
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) | 15 |
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) | 76 |
Number of students indicating that they developed a better understanding of the consequences of substance abuse (legal, health, emotional, and financial) |
| 2022.6) | 37 |
Number of students indicating that they developed a better understanding of the risk and harm of substance abuse |
| 2022.7) | 22 |
Number of students indicating that they developed a better understanding of where to access help in the community for a substance abuse issue |
Author: Allison Lewis
Major Program: Truth and Consequences: The Choice is Yours
Spencer County, with a population of 18,500+ from to the 2017 United States Census Bureau, continues to recognize the need for aid with substance abuse issues. According to the KASPER Trend Report in the first quarter of 2018, there were 696,671 controlled substance prescription usages in the Spencer County community. The 2016 Kentucky Incentives for Prevention (KIP) data for Kentuckiana region, where Spencer County is located, revealed a decline in tenth grade students using narcoti
