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RED WATCH BAND www.redwatchband.org. Comprehensive Bystander Intervention Program Stony Brook University. Center for Prevention and Outreach NASPA January 2010 New York State College Health Association 2010 Annual Meeting Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel October 21, 2010

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  1. RED WATCH BANDwww.redwatchband.org Comprehensive Bystander Intervention Program Stony Brook University Center for Prevention and Outreach NASPA January 2010 New York State College Health Association 2010 Annual Meeting Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel October 21, 2010 Ellen Driscoll LMSW, CASAC

  2. RED WATCH BAND Comprehensive Bystander Wellness/Education program designed to prevent student death from TOXIC drinking

  3. BYSTANDER INTERVENTION • The GOAL of the RED WATCH BAND is to ensure that all students are provided with accurate information about the dangers of alcohol use and know when, where and how to get help because every second counts. • The MISSION of the RED WATCH BAND is to provide students with the knowledge, awareness, and skills to prevent toxic drinking deaths and to promote a student culture of kindness, responsibility, compassion, and mutual respect.

  4. WHAT IS RWB? • Community Response to a Student Death • Wellness/Educational Initiative • Peer-based Intervention Program • Secondary Prevention Component • Bystander Intervention Program • Alcohol Poisoning Death Prevention

  5. Changing Drinking Culture

  6. EFFECTIVE BYSTANDER INTERVENTION

  7. TARGET OF INITIATIVE • Decreasing Reluctance of Peers to Intervene (call 911) • Don’t believe the situation is life threatening • Don’t want to get friend/victim in trouble • Don’t want to get themselves in trouble • Changing Drinking Culture • Tends to take form of binge/toxic drinking • Binge drinkers are drinking more when they drink

  8. BARRIERS TO INTERVENTION Reasons for Attending RWB Training, n=40

  9. WHY CHANGE THE CULTURE? National impact of college-age alcohol use: • 1,825 college students between the ages of 18 and 24 die from alcohol-related unintentional injuries, including motor vehicle crashes. • 599,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 are unintentionally injured under the influence of alcohol. • 97,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 are victims of alcohol-related sexual assault or date rape. (Hingson et al., 2009) Binge drinkers are more likely than non-binge drinkers to: • Damage property • Be in trouble with campus police • Be hurt or injured • Drive a car after drinking (Harvard School of Health College Alcohol Study, 2000)

  10. COLLEGE DRINKING CULTURE • How do your college students drink? • Where? • What? • How Much? • Definition of BINGE drinking • 4+ drinks for women in approximately two hours • 5+ drinks for men in approximately two hours • Toxic Drinking

  11. SBU Implementation • STEP ONE: Student Engagement • Student Leaders/Peer Educators • STEP TWO: Collaboration of Key Stakeholders (on and off campus) • Administration, Dept. chairs, Athletics • STEP THREE: Design a Marketing strategy • Communications Department for technical assistance • STEP FOUR: Training Program • CPR Training – American Heart Association • Alcohol Emergency Education & Role Play • STEP FIVE: Recognition of New Red Watch Band Members • Sustainability • Recognition and follow up

  12. STUDENT INTEREST Reasons for Attending RWB Training, n=40

  13. PEER OWNERSHIP • CPR and Role Plays • They NEED to Know

  14. Pre to Post Knowledge Assessment n=40, p<0.05

  15. Pre to Post Knowledge Assessment n=40, p<0.05

  16. SPREADING THE WORD

  17. SUMMARY • Comprehensive Bystander Intervention Program designed to prevent death from toxic drinking. • Adheres to best practices in prevention by encompassing education, peer education and community outreach. • Widely commended by students. Since March 2009, over 2,260 students have been trained nationally. • Described as “missing link” to prevention by university professionals. • 115 colleges and universities have committed to implementing RWB at their respective institutions. High Schools have also begun implementing RWB.

  18. TIME EVERY SECOND COUNTS…

  19. RESOURCE LIST • College Drinking: Changing the Culture - www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov • Hazing Prevention - www.hazingprevention.org • Higher Education Center - www.higheredcenter.org • The Gordie Foundation – www.gordie.org • National Institution on Drug Abuse - www.drugabuse.gov • National Institute on Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse of National Institute of Health - www.niaaa.nih.gov • Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration - www.samhsa.gov • NCAA Drug Testing Program - www.ncaa.org/wps/portal • Alcoholics Anonymous - www.aa.org • Adult Children of Alcoholics - www.adultchildren.org • Al-anon - www.al-anon.org • Anti-Hazing - www.stophazing.org

  20. CONTACT US • Website: www.redwatchband.org • Contact Person: Lara Hunter, LCSW Red Watch Band Program Coordinator Center for Prevention and Outreach Stony Brook University 631-632-6729

  21. THANK YOU!

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