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Steuben Prevention Coalition: Building a Drug-Free Community Together

Join our coalition for a drug-free community! Collaborating with various organizations to reduce youth drug use. Offering programs, resources, and initiatives.

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Steuben Prevention Coalition: Building a Drug-Free Community Together

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  1. Our membership includes representation from the following: Steuben Council on Addictions Catholic Charities of Steuben Family Service Society Steuben County Public Health Dept. Hornell Area Concern for Youth High School Students New York State Troopers Bath Elks Club Steuben County Sheriff’s Dept. STTAC/Reality Check Hornell Police Department Steuben County Administration Bath Police Department Steuben Trust Company District Attorney’s Office National Guard WVIN 98.3 Arbor Development Center for Dispute Settlement School Resource Officers School Districts Steuben County Probation Dept. Kinship Family Services Steuben County Community Services Dept. of Social Services Hornell Elks Club Steuben Co. Youth Bureau Institute for Human Services St. James Mercy Hospital New Hope Wesleyan Church – Hornell Prevention Resource Center Hornell Partners for Growth Triangle Fund Foundation Corning & So. Tier Finger Lakes Tourism The Steuben Prevention Coalition is a Community Effort

  2. 1991 Coalition first formed • Spring 2009 – Applied for DFC Mentee-Mentor Grant • October 2009 – DFC grant awarded • Spring 2012 - Applied for 5 year DFC Grant • September 2013 – DFC grant awarded Coalition Key Dates

  3. Federal Grant – $125,000 grant for 5 years. The funding source is the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). We are now in our 4th year of the first 5 year grant and will be making application for 2nd 5 year grant in March of 2018. Two Goals of DFC 1. Increase collaboration relative to the drug problem in our target area. 2. Decrease use of alcohol and other drugs among our youth. Drug Free Communities Grant

  4. 1. Collect Data a. Student survey – every two years b. Student focus groups – in-between survey years c. Adult Perception Survey – every year d. Key informant interviews – every two years 2. Present schools with their individual data. 3. Youth Action Forum 4. Develop working relationships with Law Enforcement agencies in Steuben County 5. Develop partnerships with all 13 school districts 6. Implement Drug Impairment Program for Education Professionals (DITEP) What WE Do

  5. What We Do (continued) • 7. Promote evidenced based prevention programs in all • county school districts • 8. Help develop school Codes of Conduct and • athletic policies • 9. Produce a monthly newsletter • 10. Advance Social Media – Website/Facebook/Twitter • 11. Sponsor and participate in community awareness programs

  6. Student Data2010 - 2015 A new student survey will be administered in October 2017

  7. Steuben County 8th Grade Trend Data – October - 2015

  8. Steuben County 10th Grade Trend Data – October - 2015

  9. Steuben County 12th Grade Trend Data – October 2015

  10. Upcoming projects • Youth Engagement Program • PSA Creations • Videos for Facebook & Website • Youth Community Service & Volunteering • Town Hall Meeting on Underage Drinking • Social Host Education Campaign • Key Informant Interviews • Marijuana Education Campaign • Prom & Graduation Awareness Activities • Administer 18-25 Young Adult Survey • Keuka College • Corning Community College • Alfred State College

  11. Successes - Accomplishments • Social Host Law • Development & Continuation of Annual Youth Action Forum • Annual Sticker Shock Program • Social Media – Facebook – Website • Monthly Newsletter – “Ounce of Prevention” • TIPS for the Tool Box Series • Annual DITEP Training • Annual TIPS Training • Tall Cop Event w/Jermaine Galloway • Convening of School Policy Group • Marijuana Fatal Vision Simulation Kit • Reductions in usage of Alcohol, Marijuana & Tobacco by our youth: • 8th Grade Alcohol use down 43% • 8th Grade Tobacco use down 54% • 8th Grade Marijuana use down 35% • 10th Grade Alcohol use down 35% • 10th Grade Tobacco use down 63% • 10th Grade Marijuana use down 41%

  12. Motivation • Internal and external factors that stimulate desire and energy in people to be continually interested and committed to a job, role or subject, or to make an effort to attain a goal. (Speaker – Mrs. Amy Rusak, Pro Action of Steuben & Yates Counties) • Networking • Making contacts, exchanging information and developing relationships that can become mutually beneficial. (Speaker – Mrs. Stacey Brzezinski, Haverling High School) • Positive School Climate & Presenting Ideas • Creating positive school climates can decrease negative behaviors and increase positive outcomes for both students and staff. Learning what works from other schools and making changes to fit your school is essential. After developing your ideas you need to know how to present them in order to get support. (Speaker – Mrs. Amy Brewer, Haverling High School) • What Does It Mean to be a Good Leader • A leader is someone who brings people together and guides them towards a common goal. Anyone can tell others what to do, but effective leadership requires much more than the ability to assign tasks to a group. (Speaker – Mrs. Pam Colomiao, Chemung Canal Trust Company)

  13. Website – Facebook – Social Media www.steubenpreventioncoalition.org

  14. Community Opioid & Substance Abuse Forum The Steuben Prevention Coalition participated along with Community members, law enforcement, and recovering addicts in the first Community Opioid and Substance Abuse Forum Thursday night in Bath (February 9, 2017). Approximately 100 people attended the discussion at Haverling High School to both learn about the issues facing the community and ask questions about how they can help loved ones who may be suffering. www.steubenpreventioncoalition.org

  15. Tall Cop Event • Held on March 29th • Approximately 300 in attendance, education and law enforcement professionals, parents and community members • Topics covered included alcoholic energy drinks, alcopops, alcohol and drug concealment methods, drug paraphernalia, over-the-counter drugs, e-cigarettes, popular party drugs as well as a teenager’s “mock room”.

  16. Contact Us: Norman McCumiskey, Program Coordinator (607) 776-6441, ext. 208 nmccumiskey@dor.org Colleen Banik, Assistant Program Coordinator (607) 776-6441, ext. 202 cbanik@dor.org www.steubenpreventioncoalition.org

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