Alliance for Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition

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Alliance for Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition

• Manitowoc County, Wisconsin
• Where we were, are and going.

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History

• 2004 ASAP was formed
• 2005 Youth Risk Behavior Survey
  (YRBS) conducted
• 2005 High School Youth Summit
• 2006 Jr. High Youth Summit
• 2007 2nd YRBS Conducted
• 2008 Awarded to be a part of the National
  Leadership Institute (NIL)
• 2008 Drug Free Communities Grant received
• 2009 3rd YRBS Conducted
• 2009 Completed NIL

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Community Outreach and Education

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Community Outreach and Education

• Kick Off Breakfast
• More than 100 in attendance of multiple sectors
  (Schools, Law Enforcement, Community Leaders,
  Elected Officials including media coverage)
• Presentations by youth, health care
  professionals, law enforcement, and federal grant
  project officer.
• Goal was to create awareness and support of grant
  objectives.

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Community Outreach and Education

• Town Hall Meetings
• All meetings included
• Light refreshments/Child care
• Local youth risk behavior statistics
• Local resources available to address risk
  behaviors
• Local laws surrounding alcohol use
• Call to action and opportunities for committment
• Topics included
• Illegal drug recognition and abuse
• How to talk to your kids about the tough issues
• Parents Who Host/Social Host Laws
• Athletes and effect of substance abuse on
  performance
• Prescription drugs and abuse by our youth

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Life of an Athlete

• Provided by John Underwood

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Life of an Athlete

• Identified concern of athletes use of drugs and
  alcohol
• Had John Underwood present to
• Athletes
• Athletic Directors
• Coaches
• Parents
• Concerned Community Members

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Life of an Athlete

• 5 county leaders attended Underwood training
• Putting the plan into action
• Meeting of 5 trained leaders and other core
  decision makers
• Presentation to all county Superintendents
• Need to determine alcohol assessment process and
  providers
• 1 day county wide coach/athletic directors
  training
• 2 day state training for coalition and school
  members
• Underwood will present to state Athletic
  Directors Association in November

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Accessing Alcohol within the Community

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Accessing Alcohol

• Parents Who Host Lose the Most
• Yard signs
• Media campaign
• Informational campaign
• Social Host Ordinances
• County Wide Consistency
• Identify Key Stake-holders
• Compliance Checks/Party Patrols
• Prom
• Graduation

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We cannot always build the future for our youth,
but we can build our youth for the future.
- Franklin D. Roosevelt