Clay County Youth Alcohol Summit

Panel Presentations

Community programs/organizationsStudents Against Destructive Decisions: Jessica Roscoe

(National SADD student of the year/Concordia College) Safe Communities of the Red River Valley: Robyn Litke Clay County Attorney’s Chemical Diversion Program:

Dick Schaefer (Touch Love Center) & Sue Kadrie (Juvenile Diversion Program Coordinator)

Essentia/Innovis Health: Beth Ashmore Centro Cultural de Fargo/Moorhead: Raul “Papo”

FernandezRole of Developmental Assets in Prevention: Joe Parise

(Public Defender, board member of Metro Youth Partnership)

Clay County School DistrictsMoorhead: Scott Matheson (Moorhead High

School)Hawley: Mark Haugen (Hawley High School)Clay County Recovery School/Youth

Educational Services (YES): Jane Bolin / Tina Foss (ShareHouse Wellness Center)

Higher EducationMinnesota State University Moorhead

(MSUM): Ashley Atteberry and Miracle HoffMinnesota State Community and Technical

College (M State): Claudia SimonConcordia College: Krysten Edwards

Law EnforcementMoorhead Police Department: Lt. Chris

CareyClay County Sherriff’s Department:

Detective Chad Hagen

Upcoming Grant OpportunitiesLynn Halmrast, Region 3 ATOD Prevention Coordinator

SPF SIG (Strategic Prevention Framework- State Incentive Grant)

Strategic Prevention FrameworkAssessment: What is the problem?Building and/or Mobilizing Capacity:

What do you have to work with to address the problem?

Planning: What is your plan for doing the work?

Implementation: How will you get the work done?

And Evaluation: How will you know if you’ve succeeded?

SPF SIG Goals

1. Prevent the onset of and reduce the progression of substance abuse ( including childhood and underage drinking)

2. Reduce substance abuse related problems in communities.

3. Build prevention capacity at the state and local levels

Priority Problems for MN SPF SIG

Past 30-day alcohol use among 6th, 9th, and 12th graders

Binge drinking among 9th and 12th graders

Binge drinking among 18-25 year olds

Planning & Implementation GrantTarget population

 Past 30-day alcohol use among 6th, 9th, and 12th graders

Binge drinking among 9th and 12th graders

Kinds of interventions that might come to our community with this grant:Environmental interventions such as policy change,

or social norms marketing campaigns such as Positive Community Norms (Most of Us campaign)

Other

DetailsWho can apply: Communities who

can address all three priorities What the state is looking for in

grantees:high capacity, high need, ability to address two (P&I) or all three (SPF SIG) priorities

Timeline: RFPs are scheduled to be released between October and November 2010.

Drug-Free Communities GrantFive-year Federal grant$125,000/year each yearPotential for five-year renewalCommunity-based prevention for

alcohol, tobacco and other drugsRequires existing coalition for at

least six months, representatives from 12 sectors

Which community sector do you represent?

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

3%

0% 0%

41%

6%

3%

13%13%

22%

0%

1. Youth/parents2. Business3. Media4. School5. Youth-serving group6. Law enforcement7. Religious/fraternal

group8. Healthcare

professional9. Civic/volunteer group10.Agency or group

involved in reducing substance use

Future PlanningGina Nolte

Director of Health PromotionsClay County Public Health

Chair, Substance Abuse Work Group, Clay County Collaborative

Do you think we should apply for a SPF SIG Grant?

1 2

3%

97%1. Yes2. No

Do you think we should apply for a Prevention & Early Intervention Grant?

1 2

3%

97%

1. Yes2. No

Would you/your organization consider being a community partner as we move forward with these initiatives?

1 2

13%

87%

1. Yes2. No

If you want to be involved as we explore these grants, which community sector would you best represent?

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

4%

0% 0%

27%

19%

4%

12%

8%

19%

8%

1. Youth/parents2. Business3. Media4. School5. Youth-serving group6. Law enforcement7. Religious/fraternal

group8. Healthcare professional9. Civic/volunteer group10.Agency or group

involved in reducing substance use

If you answered “yes”…

Please leave your name and contact information on the list in the middle of your table!

Thank you for attending today’s summit!

Members of the Substance Abuse work group of the

Clay County Collaborative