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





2023 - Substance Use and Mental Health - FCS
2023.1) 250

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) 0

Number of youth who experienced improved social skills and/or self-efficacy
2023.5) 0

Number of individuals who reported intended behavior change as a result of participation in substance use prevention and/or recovery programming
2023.6) 250

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


Success Stories

Preparing Your Garden

Author: Edith Lovett

Major Program: Substance Use and Mental Health - FCS

     Today we are finding out that Gardening is not only great for producing healthy vegetables, but it is also a valuable tool for our mental and physical state of mind. Vegetable gardening not only helps to provide us with fresh vegetables, but it also allows us to be outdoors, increases our self-esteem, relieves stress in our body, helps us to feel better and provides us a tool for using our motor skills through exercising, bending up and down. Our clients that were enrolled in

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