This document discusses a presentation on education and advocacy for community responses to prescription drug abuse. It will demonstrate the Prevention on Purpose planning model, evaluate environmental and individual prevention strategies, explain CADCA's Seven Strategies for Community Change, and describe best practices from successful community coalitions. The presenters are from Pathways, Inc., CADCA, and a county health department and coalition in West Virginia. The objectives are to demonstrate community engagement models, evaluate risk and protective factors, explain CADCA's strategies, and describe best practices.
This document provides an overview of key issues pertaining to children in human services. It begins with definitions of inequality, oppression, and social exclusion. It then discusses approaches to working with children, including a strengths-based structural approach at the macro, meso, and micro levels. Legislation protecting children's rights is mentioned, along with what constitutes a child. Common issues faced by children like abuse, neglect, behavioral issues, and special needs are outlined. Specific conditions such as autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are also defined and discussed.
This document is a resume for Christine Kovach Hom, LCSW. It summarizes her experience and qualifications. She has over 15 years of experience in project management, program development, clinical social work, and grant writing. Her experience includes securing over $1.65 million in project funding and managing multiple projects at the Florida Institute for Health Innovation. She also has experience developing and directing social work programs for caregiving youth and former foster youth.
Talk given at Youth-Nex, at the University of Virginia. During the last decade, there have been significant advances in social and emotional learning (SEL) research, practice, and policy. This talk will highlight key areas of progress and challenges as we broadly implement school-family-community partnerships to foster positive behavioral, academic, and life outcomes for preschool to high school students. My goal for this presentation is to provide a foundation to foster group discussion about future priorities for the next decade.
Susana Martinez, LICSW - The Promotor Pathway: An Innovative Client Managemen...youth_nex
The LAYC's Promotor Pathway program aims to reconnect disengaged youth to services through long-term relationships with caring adults called Promotores. Promotores provide youth with individualized case management and support across educational, employment, housing, and health domains for 4-6 years. An evaluation found the program significantly improved school engagement, parenting rates, and access to safe housing for youth compared to other LAYC services.
Patrick Tolan, Ph.D. - "Positive Youth Development and Physical Health and We...youth_nex
Tolan is Professor at the University of Virginia in the Curry School of Education and the Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences in the School of Medicine. He is director of Youth-Nex: The U.Va. Center to Promote Effective Youth Development.
Wrap-Up Panel -
This panel kicked off the final discussion of the conference's two day dialogue. Panelists suggested directions for public policy to help promote physical activity, health and well-being in children and adolescents.
The document discusses resilience from an ecological perspective, recognizing that individual, family, and environmental factors all interact to influence a child's resilience. It defines resilience as the ability to recover from adversity and identifies both risk factors, such as parental mental health issues or discrimination, and protective factors, like strong family support or a sense of cultural belonging, that impact resilience. The document emphasizes that responses to risk are heterogeneous and that understanding a child's full ecological context is important for properly assessing resilience and needs.
This document provides an overview of a presentation about building resiliency for those working in trauma fields like child welfare. The presentation covers:
1) The potential impacts of secondary traumatic stress on helpers, including effects on cognition, emotions, behavior, and physical health.
2) Strength-based concepts that can help increase resilience, like passion for the work, an internal locus of control, seeing challenges as opportunities, and high emotional intelligence.
3) Actions individuals and organizations can take to strengthen resiliency, such as self-reflection, mindfulness, modeling resilient behaviors, and focusing on hiring and development.
The presentation aims to help participants understand the effects of trauma exposure and identify personal strategies for preventing stress
this is me Dr Anjli Gupta, HOD in Nur Manzil Psychiatric Centre,Lucknow ,Senior Clinical Pschologist was invited in NGO working on the Street Children. They are suppose to identify their deviant behavior and help them out to give them proper guidance for their personality development. I had prepared it and presented to the state level of counsellors in Uttar Pradesh last year and now I am sharing with you my dear friends hope it would be help ful to you all....
This document provides an overview of key issues pertaining to children in human services. It begins with definitions of inequality, oppression, and social exclusion. It then discusses approaches to working with children, including a strengths-based structural approach at the macro, meso, and micro levels. Legislation protecting children's rights is mentioned, along with what constitutes a child. Common issues faced by children like abuse, neglect, behavioral issues, and special needs are outlined. Specific conditions such as autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are also defined and discussed.
This document is a resume for Christine Kovach Hom, LCSW. It summarizes her experience and qualifications. She has over 15 years of experience in project management, program development, clinical social work, and grant writing. Her experience includes securing over $1.65 million in project funding and managing multiple projects at the Florida Institute for Health Innovation. She also has experience developing and directing social work programs for caregiving youth and former foster youth.
Talk given at Youth-Nex, at the University of Virginia. During the last decade, there have been significant advances in social and emotional learning (SEL) research, practice, and policy. This talk will highlight key areas of progress and challenges as we broadly implement school-family-community partnerships to foster positive behavioral, academic, and life outcomes for preschool to high school students. My goal for this presentation is to provide a foundation to foster group discussion about future priorities for the next decade.
Susana Martinez, LICSW - The Promotor Pathway: An Innovative Client Managemen...youth_nex
The LAYC's Promotor Pathway program aims to reconnect disengaged youth to services through long-term relationships with caring adults called Promotores. Promotores provide youth with individualized case management and support across educational, employment, housing, and health domains for 4-6 years. An evaluation found the program significantly improved school engagement, parenting rates, and access to safe housing for youth compared to other LAYC services.
Patrick Tolan, Ph.D. - "Positive Youth Development and Physical Health and We...youth_nex
Tolan is Professor at the University of Virginia in the Curry School of Education and the Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences in the School of Medicine. He is director of Youth-Nex: The U.Va. Center to Promote Effective Youth Development.
Wrap-Up Panel -
This panel kicked off the final discussion of the conference's two day dialogue. Panelists suggested directions for public policy to help promote physical activity, health and well-being in children and adolescents.
The document discusses resilience from an ecological perspective, recognizing that individual, family, and environmental factors all interact to influence a child's resilience. It defines resilience as the ability to recover from adversity and identifies both risk factors, such as parental mental health issues or discrimination, and protective factors, like strong family support or a sense of cultural belonging, that impact resilience. The document emphasizes that responses to risk are heterogeneous and that understanding a child's full ecological context is important for properly assessing resilience and needs.
This document provides an overview of a presentation about building resiliency for those working in trauma fields like child welfare. The presentation covers:
1) The potential impacts of secondary traumatic stress on helpers, including effects on cognition, emotions, behavior, and physical health.
2) Strength-based concepts that can help increase resilience, like passion for the work, an internal locus of control, seeing challenges as opportunities, and high emotional intelligence.
3) Actions individuals and organizations can take to strengthen resiliency, such as self-reflection, mindfulness, modeling resilient behaviors, and focusing on hiring and development.
The presentation aims to help participants understand the effects of trauma exposure and identify personal strategies for preventing stress
this is me Dr Anjli Gupta, HOD in Nur Manzil Psychiatric Centre,Lucknow ,Senior Clinical Pschologist was invited in NGO working on the Street Children. They are suppose to identify their deviant behavior and help them out to give them proper guidance for their personality development. I had prepared it and presented to the state level of counsellors in Uttar Pradesh last year and now I am sharing with you my dear friends hope it would be help ful to you all....
Noelle Hurd, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology and Curry School of Education,University of Virginia
Part of the Youth-Nex Conference: Youth of Color Matter: Reducing Inequalities Through Positive Youth Development
Panel 1 - "Culturally-Grounded Approaches to Positive Youth Development"
Cultural beliefs, traditions, and pride can play an integral role in promoting positive development for youth from ethnic minority backgrounds. In this panel, we will hear about connections between cultural values and healthy development for American Indian youth, culturally-linked coping strategies among African American teens, and the benefits of emphasizing cultural pride in natural mentoring relationships.
Monica Tsethlikai, Ph.D. - “Participation in Cultural and Family Activities P...youth_nex
Active participation in traditional cultural and family activities is associated with positive development in American Indian children. A study of 50 American Indian children found that those with higher levels of cultural engagement displayed better cognitive flexibility, working memory, and inhibitory control. Additionally, cultural engagement was linked to lower cortisol levels, a stress hormone, and fewer symptoms of depression and anxiety. The findings suggest that promoting involvement in traditional practices may help strengthen resilience and well-being in American Indian youth.
Improving rehabilitation services at juvenile rehabilitation centers in afgha...IDCOAFGHANISTAN
This document summarizes the outcomes of a project to improve rehabilitation services at juvenile rehabilitation centers in Kabul and Herat, Afghanistan. The project was funded by the Italian Cooperation Office and implemented by ASCHIANA between 2010 and 2011.
The project took an integrated approach, providing literacy education, legal aid, vocational training, psychological counseling, and health/recreational activities. It achieved several outcomes, including providing legal aid to juveniles without defense attorneys, releasing one girl to home confinement due to mental health issues, reducing some detention sentences, reuniting one boy with his family, finding placements for juveniles after detention, improving mental health for 134 juveniles, and providing vocational training and apprenticeship opportunities
This document discusses the problems of adolescent health and development. It identifies several factors that influence adolescent health, including societal attitudes and norms, drug and lifestyle habits, gender inequalities, economic challenges, and family and community practices. Adolescent health issues can also stem from risk-taking behavior, biological illnesses, mental health problems, and nutritional deficiencies. The document emphasizes that adolescent health and development is a multifactorial issue influenced by interconnected political, economic, cultural, and social forces in society.
Resilience refers to the ability to adapt well in difficult situations and bounce back from adversity. For communities to be resilient, members must take early actions before disasters to reestablish stability after events. Personal and community resilience are developed through social connections, access to resources, coping strategies, and participation in community groups. Building resilience requires nurturing relationships, sharing responsibilities, and open communication between community members and leaders.
Devaint Behavior Consequences and its Psychological Pedagogical ImportanceYogeshIJTSRD
This article argues that deviant behavior is a human activity or behavior that does not conform to the established norms of society, is a social phenomenon, and that endangering human life can lead to bad consequences. To protect our children from such deviant behavior is to give them a psychologically and pedagogically correct upbringing Mardiyeva Shakhnoza "Devaint Behavior Consequences and its Psychological- Pedagogical Importance" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Special Issue | Innovative Development of Modern Research , April 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd40076.pdf Paper URL : https://www.ijtsrd.com/other-scientific-research-area/other/40076/devaint-behavior-consequences-and-its-psychological-pedagogical-importance/mardiyeva-shakhnoza
A Study of customers and marketing based on their preference of products of Natural origin or nature based origins . Segmentation of Customers into categories such as Naturalites , Lohas etc.
Adolescent brain development involves significant changes in the prefrontal cortex and limbic system that can increase risk-taking behaviors. During adolescence, the prefrontal cortex, which regulates judgment and impulse control, is still developing while the limbic system, which governs emotion and reward-seeking, is fully developed. This can leave teens more prone to emotional behaviors and sensation-seeking. Delaying drug use onset can reduce the likelihood of addiction, as the prefrontal cortex is not fully developed until the mid-20s. Engaging adolescents in treatment requires understanding their developmental stage and how substance use can arrest maturation.
The document discusses the connection between building protective factors in communities and appropriate responses to child abuse and neglect. It summarizes that research shows building knowledge of parenting/child development, parental resilience, social connections, concrete supports, and children's social-emotional competence can help protect families and reduce abuse. The document provides information on each protective factor and recommends strategies for service providers to support families in building these factors.
Socioeconomic Crisis and Mental Health Hosman Prevention OptionsRadboud University
The document discusses policies and strategies to alleviate the mental health impact of socioeconomic crises through prevention. It proposes several questions to guide discussion, including what factors mediate and moderate the relationship between socioeconomic crises and mental health. It then outlines potential preventive actions that target these factors, such as social protection policies, community development programs, parenting education, and early detection/treatment of mental health issues. Finally, it provides examples of specific evidence-based prevention interventions that could help reduce the mental health burden of socioeconomic crises.
Juvenile delinquency from the perspective of employees social institutions in...Alexander Decker
This document discusses a study on juvenile delinquency from the perspective of employees at social institutions in Jordanian society. The study aimed to identify factors of juvenile delinquency related to family, psychological, economic, social, and physical issues. A questionnaire was administered to 100 employees at social institutions. The results showed that the family plays an active role in stimulating deviant behavior in children through parenting styles, conflicts, lack of religious faith, and mental illness. Social relations and events within institutions can also cause delinquency. The study recommends activating the role of schools in collaboration with families to raise children and try to solve their problems with social specialists.
Anne Gregory, Ph.D. - “Engaging Students in Problem-Solving: A Civil Rights R...youth_nex
Anne Gregory, Ph.D. (Rutgers University)
Part of the Youth-Nex Conference: Youth of Color Matter: Reducing Inequalities Through Positive Youth Development #YoCM15
Panel 5 - RESTORING JUSTICE IN OUR SCHOOLS: POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT APPROACHES TO THE DISCIPLINE GAP
Youth of color are disproportionately suspended from school, causing youth to miss critical time of instruction, evoke feelings of hopelessness, and contributing to the “school to prison pipeline.” This panel considered what research and practice tell us about dismantling the pipeline and promoting positive developmental outcomes for youth of color with a focus on youth-centered principles of restorative justice.
Adolescents face many developmental challenges including identity formation, sexuality, relationships, and health-related behaviors. Unhealthy behaviors contribute to leading causes of illness and death among adolescents such as suicide, violence, substance abuse, and unsafe sex. Nurses can promote adolescent health by assessing needs, providing education, advocating, and caring for this population. Interventions focus on positive youth development through community and family support.
The document discusses the impact of marital conflict on children, including when destructive conflict tactics like physical aggression, insults, or hostility are used in front of children. While parents may try to shield children, research finds children are usually present for domestic disputes. Witnessing certain types of conflict can negatively impact children's development. The document advocates for constructive conflict resolution like calm discussion and compromise when children are present. As youth professionals, we must be aware that conflict children witness at home can short and long-term effects, so promoting healthy relationships is important.
Positive youth development aims to provide opportunities and supports to help all young people develop competencies in areas like competence, usefulness, belonging, and empowerment. Effective programs provide safe environments, caring relationships, skill-building opportunities, and engage youth, families, and communities. Research shows young people benefit from developing assets like physical, social, cognitive, vocational, and moral competencies. Demonstrated programs apply these principles through activities like mentoring, tutoring, leadership development, and community service.
This document summarizes a presentation given at the SC Children's Trust Conference on September 18, 2015 about implementing trauma-informed care in pediatric medical settings.
The presentation covered:
1) Why pediatricians should screen for adverse childhood experiences and toxic stress, as exposure to trauma has been linked to negative health, behavioral, and social outcomes.
2) Tools that pediatricians can use to screen for trauma, such as the SEEK model, and signs they can look for like changes in sleep, eating, behavior, and development.
3) Resources that pediatricians can provide to families experiencing issues like food insecurity, parenting challenges, depression, domestic violence, or substance abuse. The presenters provided examples
Innovations in Prevention: Youth Substance Abuse & Dating ViolenceChristine Wekerle
This document discusses youth substance abuse and dating violence prevention. It notes the co-occurrence of these issues and the importance of targeting multiple related problems. Effective prevention requires understanding risk factors like child maltreatment history and trauma symptoms, as well as motivational stages and alternative reinforcers. The Youth Relationships Project targets relationships skills and social action to reduce dating violence among high-risk child welfare youth. Broad surveillance is needed to assess prevention program impact at the community level.
This slide contains information regarding Gender Based Violence. This can be helpful for proficiency level and bachelor level nursing students. Your feedback is highly appreciated. Thank you!
This session will cover research on risk and protective factors for substance use across multiple levels: individual, peer, family, school, and community. It will explore how social, political, economic and cultural systems impact drug use, and the history of licit and illicit drug use. Attendees will learn about statistical data on substance use disorders and major risk and protective factors from sources like NIDA, SAMHSA, CDC, and Mayo Clinic. A decisional balance table will be used to understand why different factors influence substance use.
Child Maltreatment and Intra-Familial ViolenceClinical Soc.docxbartholomeocoombs
Child Maltreatment and Intra-Familial Violence
Clinical Social Work with Urban Children Youth & Families
Child
Maltreatment
Broad definition that encompasses a wide
range of parental acts or behaviors that
place children at risk of serious or physical
or emotional harm
It is defined by law in each state
Labels used in state statutes vary
Categories of
Abuse
• Neglect
• Physical Abuse
• Sexual Abuse
• Emotional Abuse
Neglect
Definition of Neglect
The failure of a parent, guardian,
or other caregiver to provide for a
child’s basic needs. This can also
include failure to protect them
from a known risk of harm or
danger.
Examples of Neglect
Child is frequently
absent from school
Begs or steals food
or money
Lacks needed
medical or dental
care, immunizations,
glasses, etc.
Consistently dirty
and has severe body
odor
Lacks sufficient
clothing for the
weather
Abuses alcohol or
drugs
States that there is
no one at home to
provide care
Physical Abuse
Examples of Physical Abuse
• Visible unexplained burns, bites,
bruises, broken bones, or black eyes
• Has fading bruises or other marks
noticeable after an absence from
school
• Seems frightened of the parents and
protests or cries when it is time to go
home
• Shrinks at the approach of adults
• Reports injury by a parent or another
adult caregiver
Definition of Physical Abuse
The non-accidental physical injury of a
child
Sexual Abuse
Definition of Sexual Abuse
Anything done with a child for the
sexual gratification of an adult or
older child
Examples of Sexual Abuse
Has difficulty walking or
sitting
Suddenly refuses to
change for gym or to
participate in physical
activities
Reports nightmares or
bedwetting
Experiences a sudden
change in appetite
Demonstrates bizarre,
sophisticated, or
unusual sexual
knowledge or behavior
Becomes pregnant or
contracts a sexually
transmitted disease
Runs away
Emotional Abuse
Definition of Emotional Abuse
A pattern of behavior that impairs
a child’s emotional development
or sense of self-worth
Examples of Emotional Abuse
• Shows extremes in behavior
• Inappropriately adult or infantile
• Is delayed in physical or
emotional development
• Has attempted suicide
• Reports a lack of attachment to
the parent
Protective Factors
• Protective factors are conditions or attributes of individuals, families,
communities, or the larger society that, when present, promote wellbeing and
reduce the risk for negative outcomes
• Parental Resilience
• Social Connections
• Knowledge of Child Development
• Concrete Support In Times of Need
• Social and Emotional Competence of the Child
Intra-Family Violence
• Intra-family violence: a pattern of abusive behaviors by one family member against
another.
• Domestic and family violence occurs when someone tries to control their partner or
other family members in ways that intimidate or oppress them.
Noelle Hurd, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology and Curry School of Education,University of Virginia
Part of the Youth-Nex Conference: Youth of Color Matter: Reducing Inequalities Through Positive Youth Development
Panel 1 - "Culturally-Grounded Approaches to Positive Youth Development"
Cultural beliefs, traditions, and pride can play an integral role in promoting positive development for youth from ethnic minority backgrounds. In this panel, we will hear about connections between cultural values and healthy development for American Indian youth, culturally-linked coping strategies among African American teens, and the benefits of emphasizing cultural pride in natural mentoring relationships.
Monica Tsethlikai, Ph.D. - “Participation in Cultural and Family Activities P...youth_nex
Active participation in traditional cultural and family activities is associated with positive development in American Indian children. A study of 50 American Indian children found that those with higher levels of cultural engagement displayed better cognitive flexibility, working memory, and inhibitory control. Additionally, cultural engagement was linked to lower cortisol levels, a stress hormone, and fewer symptoms of depression and anxiety. The findings suggest that promoting involvement in traditional practices may help strengthen resilience and well-being in American Indian youth.
Improving rehabilitation services at juvenile rehabilitation centers in afgha...IDCOAFGHANISTAN
This document summarizes the outcomes of a project to improve rehabilitation services at juvenile rehabilitation centers in Kabul and Herat, Afghanistan. The project was funded by the Italian Cooperation Office and implemented by ASCHIANA between 2010 and 2011.
The project took an integrated approach, providing literacy education, legal aid, vocational training, psychological counseling, and health/recreational activities. It achieved several outcomes, including providing legal aid to juveniles without defense attorneys, releasing one girl to home confinement due to mental health issues, reducing some detention sentences, reuniting one boy with his family, finding placements for juveniles after detention, improving mental health for 134 juveniles, and providing vocational training and apprenticeship opportunities
This document discusses the problems of adolescent health and development. It identifies several factors that influence adolescent health, including societal attitudes and norms, drug and lifestyle habits, gender inequalities, economic challenges, and family and community practices. Adolescent health issues can also stem from risk-taking behavior, biological illnesses, mental health problems, and nutritional deficiencies. The document emphasizes that adolescent health and development is a multifactorial issue influenced by interconnected political, economic, cultural, and social forces in society.
Resilience refers to the ability to adapt well in difficult situations and bounce back from adversity. For communities to be resilient, members must take early actions before disasters to reestablish stability after events. Personal and community resilience are developed through social connections, access to resources, coping strategies, and participation in community groups. Building resilience requires nurturing relationships, sharing responsibilities, and open communication between community members and leaders.
Devaint Behavior Consequences and its Psychological Pedagogical ImportanceYogeshIJTSRD
This article argues that deviant behavior is a human activity or behavior that does not conform to the established norms of society, is a social phenomenon, and that endangering human life can lead to bad consequences. To protect our children from such deviant behavior is to give them a psychologically and pedagogically correct upbringing Mardiyeva Shakhnoza "Devaint Behavior Consequences and its Psychological- Pedagogical Importance" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Special Issue | Innovative Development of Modern Research , April 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd40076.pdf Paper URL : https://www.ijtsrd.com/other-scientific-research-area/other/40076/devaint-behavior-consequences-and-its-psychological-pedagogical-importance/mardiyeva-shakhnoza
A Study of customers and marketing based on their preference of products of Natural origin or nature based origins . Segmentation of Customers into categories such as Naturalites , Lohas etc.
Adolescent brain development involves significant changes in the prefrontal cortex and limbic system that can increase risk-taking behaviors. During adolescence, the prefrontal cortex, which regulates judgment and impulse control, is still developing while the limbic system, which governs emotion and reward-seeking, is fully developed. This can leave teens more prone to emotional behaviors and sensation-seeking. Delaying drug use onset can reduce the likelihood of addiction, as the prefrontal cortex is not fully developed until the mid-20s. Engaging adolescents in treatment requires understanding their developmental stage and how substance use can arrest maturation.
The document discusses the connection between building protective factors in communities and appropriate responses to child abuse and neglect. It summarizes that research shows building knowledge of parenting/child development, parental resilience, social connections, concrete supports, and children's social-emotional competence can help protect families and reduce abuse. The document provides information on each protective factor and recommends strategies for service providers to support families in building these factors.
Socioeconomic Crisis and Mental Health Hosman Prevention OptionsRadboud University
The document discusses policies and strategies to alleviate the mental health impact of socioeconomic crises through prevention. It proposes several questions to guide discussion, including what factors mediate and moderate the relationship between socioeconomic crises and mental health. It then outlines potential preventive actions that target these factors, such as social protection policies, community development programs, parenting education, and early detection/treatment of mental health issues. Finally, it provides examples of specific evidence-based prevention interventions that could help reduce the mental health burden of socioeconomic crises.
Juvenile delinquency from the perspective of employees social institutions in...Alexander Decker
This document discusses a study on juvenile delinquency from the perspective of employees at social institutions in Jordanian society. The study aimed to identify factors of juvenile delinquency related to family, psychological, economic, social, and physical issues. A questionnaire was administered to 100 employees at social institutions. The results showed that the family plays an active role in stimulating deviant behavior in children through parenting styles, conflicts, lack of religious faith, and mental illness. Social relations and events within institutions can also cause delinquency. The study recommends activating the role of schools in collaboration with families to raise children and try to solve their problems with social specialists.
Anne Gregory, Ph.D. - “Engaging Students in Problem-Solving: A Civil Rights R...youth_nex
Anne Gregory, Ph.D. (Rutgers University)
Part of the Youth-Nex Conference: Youth of Color Matter: Reducing Inequalities Through Positive Youth Development #YoCM15
Panel 5 - RESTORING JUSTICE IN OUR SCHOOLS: POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT APPROACHES TO THE DISCIPLINE GAP
Youth of color are disproportionately suspended from school, causing youth to miss critical time of instruction, evoke feelings of hopelessness, and contributing to the “school to prison pipeline.” This panel considered what research and practice tell us about dismantling the pipeline and promoting positive developmental outcomes for youth of color with a focus on youth-centered principles of restorative justice.
Adolescents face many developmental challenges including identity formation, sexuality, relationships, and health-related behaviors. Unhealthy behaviors contribute to leading causes of illness and death among adolescents such as suicide, violence, substance abuse, and unsafe sex. Nurses can promote adolescent health by assessing needs, providing education, advocating, and caring for this population. Interventions focus on positive youth development through community and family support.
The document discusses the impact of marital conflict on children, including when destructive conflict tactics like physical aggression, insults, or hostility are used in front of children. While parents may try to shield children, research finds children are usually present for domestic disputes. Witnessing certain types of conflict can negatively impact children's development. The document advocates for constructive conflict resolution like calm discussion and compromise when children are present. As youth professionals, we must be aware that conflict children witness at home can short and long-term effects, so promoting healthy relationships is important.
Positive youth development aims to provide opportunities and supports to help all young people develop competencies in areas like competence, usefulness, belonging, and empowerment. Effective programs provide safe environments, caring relationships, skill-building opportunities, and engage youth, families, and communities. Research shows young people benefit from developing assets like physical, social, cognitive, vocational, and moral competencies. Demonstrated programs apply these principles through activities like mentoring, tutoring, leadership development, and community service.
This document summarizes a presentation given at the SC Children's Trust Conference on September 18, 2015 about implementing trauma-informed care in pediatric medical settings.
The presentation covered:
1) Why pediatricians should screen for adverse childhood experiences and toxic stress, as exposure to trauma has been linked to negative health, behavioral, and social outcomes.
2) Tools that pediatricians can use to screen for trauma, such as the SEEK model, and signs they can look for like changes in sleep, eating, behavior, and development.
3) Resources that pediatricians can provide to families experiencing issues like food insecurity, parenting challenges, depression, domestic violence, or substance abuse. The presenters provided examples
Innovations in Prevention: Youth Substance Abuse & Dating ViolenceChristine Wekerle
This document discusses youth substance abuse and dating violence prevention. It notes the co-occurrence of these issues and the importance of targeting multiple related problems. Effective prevention requires understanding risk factors like child maltreatment history and trauma symptoms, as well as motivational stages and alternative reinforcers. The Youth Relationships Project targets relationships skills and social action to reduce dating violence among high-risk child welfare youth. Broad surveillance is needed to assess prevention program impact at the community level.
This slide contains information regarding Gender Based Violence. This can be helpful for proficiency level and bachelor level nursing students. Your feedback is highly appreciated. Thank you!
This session will cover research on risk and protective factors for substance use across multiple levels: individual, peer, family, school, and community. It will explore how social, political, economic and cultural systems impact drug use, and the history of licit and illicit drug use. Attendees will learn about statistical data on substance use disorders and major risk and protective factors from sources like NIDA, SAMHSA, CDC, and Mayo Clinic. A decisional balance table will be used to understand why different factors influence substance use.
Child Maltreatment and Intra-Familial ViolenceClinical Soc.docxbartholomeocoombs
Child Maltreatment and Intra-Familial Violence
Clinical Social Work with Urban Children Youth & Families
Child
Maltreatment
Broad definition that encompasses a wide
range of parental acts or behaviors that
place children at risk of serious or physical
or emotional harm
It is defined by law in each state
Labels used in state statutes vary
Categories of
Abuse
• Neglect
• Physical Abuse
• Sexual Abuse
• Emotional Abuse
Neglect
Definition of Neglect
The failure of a parent, guardian,
or other caregiver to provide for a
child’s basic needs. This can also
include failure to protect them
from a known risk of harm or
danger.
Examples of Neglect
Child is frequently
absent from school
Begs or steals food
or money
Lacks needed
medical or dental
care, immunizations,
glasses, etc.
Consistently dirty
and has severe body
odor
Lacks sufficient
clothing for the
weather
Abuses alcohol or
drugs
States that there is
no one at home to
provide care
Physical Abuse
Examples of Physical Abuse
• Visible unexplained burns, bites,
bruises, broken bones, or black eyes
• Has fading bruises or other marks
noticeable after an absence from
school
• Seems frightened of the parents and
protests or cries when it is time to go
home
• Shrinks at the approach of adults
• Reports injury by a parent or another
adult caregiver
Definition of Physical Abuse
The non-accidental physical injury of a
child
Sexual Abuse
Definition of Sexual Abuse
Anything done with a child for the
sexual gratification of an adult or
older child
Examples of Sexual Abuse
Has difficulty walking or
sitting
Suddenly refuses to
change for gym or to
participate in physical
activities
Reports nightmares or
bedwetting
Experiences a sudden
change in appetite
Demonstrates bizarre,
sophisticated, or
unusual sexual
knowledge or behavior
Becomes pregnant or
contracts a sexually
transmitted disease
Runs away
Emotional Abuse
Definition of Emotional Abuse
A pattern of behavior that impairs
a child’s emotional development
or sense of self-worth
Examples of Emotional Abuse
• Shows extremes in behavior
• Inappropriately adult or infantile
• Is delayed in physical or
emotional development
• Has attempted suicide
• Reports a lack of attachment to
the parent
Protective Factors
• Protective factors are conditions or attributes of individuals, families,
communities, or the larger society that, when present, promote wellbeing and
reduce the risk for negative outcomes
• Parental Resilience
• Social Connections
• Knowledge of Child Development
• Concrete Support In Times of Need
• Social and Emotional Competence of the Child
Intra-Family Violence
• Intra-family violence: a pattern of abusive behaviors by one family member against
another.
• Domestic and family violence occurs when someone tries to control their partner or
other family members in ways that intimidate or oppress them.
This document discusses school-based mental health and the role of school social workers. It notes that 20-33% of students experience mental health issues that impact their education. School social workers take an ecological perspective, addressing individual, family, school and community factors. Their roles include assessments, counseling, case management, consultation and developing multi-tiered systems of support. The goals are to identify and reduce barriers to learning, support student mental health and success, and provide professional development to reduce staff burnout. Outcomes include improved academic performance, behavior, engagement and emotional well-being as well as decreased disciplinary issues, absenteeism and dropout rates.
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Rx15 ea tues_1115_1_nunley_2elliott-haskins
1. Education and Advocacy Track:
Planning and Best Practices for
Community Responses
Presenters:
• Veronica Nunley, MS, Director of Organizational
Development, Pathways, Inc.
• Mary Elizabeth “Mel” Elliott, Vice President of
Communications, Membership and IT, Community
Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA)
• Amy RH Haskins, MA, SIT, Public Health Educator and
Sanitarian, Jackson County (WV) Health Department,
and Project Director, Jackson County Anti-Drug Coalition
Moderator: Tom Handy, Chair, Operation UNITE Board of
Directors
2. Disclosures
Veronica Nunley, MS; Mary Elizabeth “Mel” Elliott; Amy
RH Haskins, MA, SIT; and Tom Handy have disclosed no
relevant, real, or apparent personal or professional
financial relationships with proprietary entities that
produce healthcare goods and services.
3. Disclosures
• All planners/managers hereby state that they or their
spouse/life partner do not have any financial
relationships or relationships to products or devices
with any commercial interest related to the content of
this activity of any amount during the past 12 months.
• The following planners/managers have the following to
disclose:
– Kelly Clark – Employment: Publicis Touchpoint Solutions;
Consultant: Grunenthal US
– Robert DuPont – Employment: Bensinger, DuPont &
Associates-Prescription Drug Research Center
– Carla Saunders – Speaker’s bureau: Abbott Nutrition
4. Learning Objectives
1. Demonstrate the Prevention on Purpose:
Planning for Outcomes model for community
engagement in Rx drug abuse prevention.
2. Evaluate environmental and individual
prevention strategies for decreasing risk factors
and increasing protective factors.
3. Explain CADCA’s Seven Strategies for Community
Change for communities tackling OTC and Rx
drug abuse.
4. Describe best practices proving successful for
community coalitions across the U.S.
6. Veronica A. Nunley, MA, CPS
has disclosed no relevant, real, or
apparent personal or professional
financial relationships with
proprietary entities that produce
health care goods and services.
7. Learning Objectives
1. Demonstrate the “Prevention on Purpose: Planning for
Outcomes” model for community engagement in Rx drug
abuse prevention.
2. Evaluate environmental and individual prevention strategies
for decreasing risk factors and increasing protective factors.
3. Explain CADCA’s “7 Strategies for Community Change” for
communities tackling OTC and Rx drug abuse.
4. Describe best practices proving successful for community
coalitions across the U.S.
12. PREVALENCE
Who (age, gender, etc.) is using/misusing
what (which substances), how frequently
(once a day, four times a day, only on
weekends), in what time fame (past 30 days,
past year, lifetime, etc.)
13. RISK FACTOR
characteristics or attributes that, if
present, make it more likely that
an individual will exhibit problem
behaviors.
PROTECTIVE FACTOR
characteristics which mediate or
moderate the effect of exposure to
risk factors, resulting in a reduced
incidence of problem behavior.
14. Research has shown…
• The number of risk factors students are
exposed to increases with age (one
study showed a three-fold increase from
the 6th to the 11th grade)
• Findings from several studies show a
linear relationship between the level of
risk exposure and problem behavior
• An increase in risk exposure increases
the likelihood of subsequent problem
behavior
• Risk and protective factors are not
reciprocal
• Some risk and protective factors are
more salient than others
16. Individual/Interpersonal – individual characteristics and
attributes that influence one’s own alcohol, tobacco,
and other drug choices.
• Favorable attitudes toward
drug use
• Misperception of social
disapproval and harmful
consequences of drug abuse
• Academic failure
• Perceived availability of
alcohol, tobacco, and other
drugs
• Genetic susceptibility
• Antisocial behavior in late
childhood and early
adolescence
• High sensation-seeking
behavior
• Low self-esteem
• Low commitment to school
• Low social bonding
• Conduct problems
• Aggressiveness
• Shyness, alienation, and
rebelliousness
17. Peer Group Risk Factors - relationships with peers
and friends that positively or negatively impact
personal alcohol, tobacco,
and other drug choices.
• Bonding to a peer group
that uses alcohol and drugs
• Bonding to a peer group
that engages in other
delinquent activities
• Deliberate selection of alcohol or other drug using peers
• Social clique influence
• Peer pressure
• Rejection in elementary school
• Friendship of other rejected children
18. Family Risk Factors - family characteristics/dynamics that
positively or negatively impact individual alcohol,
tobacco, and other drugs choices.
• Family conflict
• Low levels of family bonding
• Poor family management or
communication
• Parental or sibling
substance abuse
• Perceived parental
permissiveness toward
drug/alcohol use
• Coercive discipline style
• Inconsistent parental
discipline
• Parental rejection
• Lack of family rituals
• Lack of extended family or
support systems
• Stress and dysfunction caused
by death, divorce,
incarceration of parent, or low
income
• Sexual and physical
abuse
19. School Risk Factors - school characteristics and
formal/informal policies implemented in school
systems.
• Academic failure
• Norms conducive to use of
drugs
• Lack of appreciation for school
• Less school involvement
• Lack of opportunities for
involvement and reward
• Lack of support from school
environment/teachers
• Low student/teacher morale
20. Community Risk Factors - community
characteristics and formal/informal
policies implemented in community
systems.
• Poverty and lack of
employment
• Availability of drugs and
alcohol
• Not feeling a part of the
community
• Being in a community that
condones substance abuse
• Disorganized
neighborhoods lacking
active community
institutions/leadership
• Stress from social
situations
• Lack of youth involvement
in positive ways
• High rate of crime and
substance abuse
• Lack of economic mobility
• Lack of social supports
• High-population density
• Transient populations
• Physical deterioration
21. Protective Factors (Resiliency) – the ability to bounce or spring
back into shape or position; the ability to recover strength
or spirits quickly; or the ability to recover in the face of
hardship or trouble.
PERSONAL STRENGTHS
SOCIAL COMPETENCE
• Responsiveness
• Communication
• Empathy
• Caring
• Compassion
• Altruism
• Forgiveness
PROBLEM SOLVING
• Planning
• Flexibility
• Resourcefulness
• Critical Thinking
• Insight
AUTONOMY
• Positive Identity
• Internal Locus of Control
• Initiative
• Self-efficacy
• Mastery
• Adaptive distancing
• Resistance
• Self-awareness
• Mindfulness
• Humor
SENSE OFPURPOSE
• Goal Direction
• Achievement Motivation
• Educational Aspirations
• Special Interest
• Creativity
• Imagination
• Optimism
• Hope
• Faith/Spirituality
• Sense of Meaning
Resiliency – What We Have Learned, WestEd, Bonnie Bernard, 2003
22. Social domains – family, school, peer group and
neighborhood/community
FAMILY
• Healthy parenting styles – foster feeling
“connected,” satisfied with family relationships,
and feeling loved and cared for
• Caring relationships
• High and youth-centered expectations
• Opportunities for participation and contribution
SCHOOL
• Well-functioning learning community, meeting
young people’s basic psychological needs –
belonging and affiliation, sense of competence
and meaning, feelings of autonomy and safety
• Caring relationships in school
• High expectations in schools
• Opportunities for participation and contribution in
school
Resiliency – What We Have Learned, WestEd, Bonnie Bernard, 2003
23. Social domains – family, school, peer group
and neighborhood/community
COMMUNITY
• Caring and supportive community – especially
for youth with few family and school resources
• Quality neighborhood organizations – especially
for youth not receiving critical protective factors
in the families and schools
• Caring relationships in the community – formal
and informal mentoring
• High expectations in the community –
community in general, youth-serving
organizations, and community initiatives
Resilience-based Approaches
Asset-Based Community Development
Healthy Communities/Healthy Youth
Community Health Realization
Resiliency – What We Have Learned, WestEd, Bonnie Bernard, 2003
24.
25. INDIVIDUAL APPROACHES - the
environments in which individual
children grow, learn, and mature
ENVIRONMENTAL APPROACHES - the
environment in which all children
encounter threats to their health
Designed to change an individual’s
attitudes or behaviors relating to ATOD use
Designed to change the social, political, and
economic context where ATODs are used
Programs may be run in schools,
churches, or community-based
organizations
Strategies may be developed and implemented
through various sectors in the community
Educate youth about the harmful effects of
ATOD, teach life skills, and build resiliency
Involves changing availability of ATODs, laws
and policies, and community norms
Approaches generally use existing social
mechanisms to reach young people and
others at risk, such as youth leaders,
teachers, and counselors
Approaches focus on norms, regulations, and
the availability of drugs working with broader
community systems
Focus on helping people develop the
knowledge, attitudes, and skills needed to
change behavior
Focus on creating an environment that makes it
easier for people to act in healthy ways
Environmental strategies are not intended to replace prevention efforts
targeted at individuals. They are most effective when used in conjunction
with individual interventions. Combining environmental strategies with
individual strategies is sometimes called a “social ecological” model of
prevention.
27. Factors in the Shared Environment
• Norms – Basic orientations
concerning the “rightness” or
“wrongness,” acceptability or
unacceptability, and/or deviance
of specific behaviors for a specific
group of individuals
• Availability – The inverse of the sum of resources
that must be expended to obtain a commodity –
alcohol, marijuana, tobacco, or other drugs
• Regulations – Formal or informal laws, rules, policies
that serve to control availability and codify
norms and that specify sanctions for
violations
28. • There exist regulations and policies that
discourage the behavior
• Community norms disapprove of the
behavior
• The commodities needed to engage in
the behavior are not easily available
THE PROBABILITY OF AN UNDESIRABLE
BEHAVIOR IS DECREASED TO THE EXTENT
THAT:
29.
30. ASSESSMENT AND CAPACITY
BUILDING
• Organized based on data
• Six organizational meetings to “select”
chair, officers, and Executive Committee
• Community readiness key leader survey completed
• Community norms survey completed
• Youth focus groups
• 42 Coalition members trained in the Strategic Prevention
Framework (6 hours)
• 15-minute mini-trainings at every meeting
• Support and inclusion of faith community coalition
• Community activities – Red Ribbon Week
31. NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES
• A community in distress, hopelessness
• Over 550 individuals in the Kentucky State
Police catchment area under investigation for
prescription medication diversion (Florida)
• 71 Drug trafficking cases opened in the previous
15 months – 93% related to pills
• 12 cases (140 charges) opened in the previous
six months for doctor shopping
32. SOURCE: Department of Community Based
Services
Drug/Alcohol Risks
Present
Drug/Alcohol
Risks NOT
Present
Average Cumulative Risk Rating for Family
28 = Highest Risk to Child Safety
0 = No Risk to Child Safety
13.9 7.47
Average # of Prior Referrals to CPS 6.5 3.05
Average # Risks out of the Following 5:
mental health; criminal history; domestic
violence; serial relationships; income
issues
3.21 0.79
NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES
• From Child Protective Services:
o 461 families investigated
o 43.8% of families with reported drug/alcohol risks
o 76.4% of families with substantiated abuse/neglect and reported
drug/alcohol risks
o 66.7% of children who entered out-of-home care were in
families with reported drug/alcohol risks (including 60% of
children 3 years and younger who entered out-of-home care)
33. NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES
2011-12 State Testing Scores from the
Carter County Board of Education
2007 Community Readiness Score of
“3”
Vague Awareness
“Most community leaders feel that
there is a local problem, but there
is no immediate motivation to do
anything about it.”
35. STRATEGY
RISK/PROTECTIVE FACTOR
DOMAIN
Mass Media Campaign Community
- Billboards Community
- Local Radio Community
- Newspaper Community
- Sports Programs Community, School
- Faith Community Bulletin Inserts with Parent Pledge Family, Community
- Push Cards attached to all Bank Transactions Community
- Push Cards attached to all Pharmacy Transactions Community
- Posters/Push Cards in 47 Local Businesses Community
Court Watch Implementation Community
School Drug Testing Policy School
ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES
36. STRATEGY
RISK/PROTECTIVE FACTOR
DOMAIN
Pharmacy Policy – all pharmacies in the county Community
Safe Homes Initiative
Family, School,
Community
Law Enforcement DUI Checks Community
Advocacy for Drug Free Workplace Policy
Implementation
Community
County-wide Pain Clinic Ordinance Community
ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES
37. STRATEGY
RISK/PROTECTIVE FACTOR
DOMAIN
Implementation of Life Skills Substance Abuse
Prevention Curriculum, Grades 3-9
Individual, Peer, School
Information Dissemination (mailings to parents) Individual, Family
Coalition Training Individual, Community
Parent Training
Family, Individual,
Community
School Personnel Training Individual, School
Youth Training – Interactive Supplemental Prescription
Drug Curriculum (schools, faith youth groups, boy
scouts, girl scouts, 4-H groups, etc.)
Individual, Peer, School,
Community
Teens as Teachers Training Individual, Peer
Law Enforcement Training Community
INDIVIDUAL STRATEGIES
38. OUTCOMES!
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
MEASURE PAST 30-DAY USE PAST YEAR USE
YEAR 2004 2014 CHANGE 2004 2014 CHANGE
6th Grade 1% 1% -- 3% 1% - 2%
8th Grade 8% 1% -7% 13% 2% - 11%
10th Grade 9% 3% - 6% 18% 4% - 14%
12th Grade 12% 1% -11% 23% 4% - 19%
OXYCONTIN
MEASURE PAST 30-DAY USE PAST YEAR USE
YEAR 2004 2014 CHANGE 2004 2014 CHANGE
6th Grade 0% 1% + 1% 1% 4% + 3%
8th Grade 3% 1% -2% 4% 3% - 1%
10th Grade 4% 3% - 1% 6% 6% --
12th Grade 6% 1% -5% 12% 4% - 8%
39. OUTCOMES!
COLLEGE AND CAREER
READINESS SCORES
2010 23%
2011 32%
2012 56.6%
7TH GRADE EXPLORE*
TESTING
2009 15.1
2012 15.7
*Explore tests student readiness to
meet Act benchmarks.
ACT Scores
2011 17.2
2012 18.0
*Explore tests student readiness to
meet Act benchmarks.
9TH GRADE PLAN* TESTING
2009 15.6
2012 17.6
*plan tests student readiness to
meet Act benchmarks.
40. FROM THE CARTER COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
2011-12 2012-13 2013-14
Overall Score: 57.1 Overall Score: 69.2 Overall Score: 72.3
Proficient Cut
Scores: 58.4
Proficient Cut
Scores: 58.4
Distinguished Cut
Scores: 71.9
Percentile Rank in
Kentucky: 62nd
Percentile Rank in
Kentucky: 84th
Percentile Rank in
Kentucky: 91st
CLASSIFICATION:
Needs Improvement
CLASSIFICATION:
Proficient
CLASSIFICATION:
Distinguished
OUTCOMES!
COMMUNITY READINESS
2007 Stage 3 Vague Awareness
2009 Stage 5 Preparation
2013 Stage 6 Initiation
Initiation: “Enough information is available to justify efforts. Activities are
underway.”
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49. Benefits of Planning for Outcomes
• Outcomes!
• Each strategy has an articulated purpose
• Encourages the use of evidence-based and
best practices
• Maximizes resource utilization
• Facilitates coalition and community buy-in
• Surpasses the “one child” philosophy
• Sustainability
Environmental
and Individual
Strategy
Risk and
Protective
Factors
Prevalence
Negative
Consequences
50. Veronica A. Nunley, MA, CPS
Director of Organizational Development, Pathways, Inc.
P.O. Box 790 Ashland, KY 41105-0790
ronne.nunley@pathways-ky.org
1-606-329-8588, extension 4109
51. It Takes a Coalition: Best Practices
from the Community Response to
Rx Drug Abuse
Mary E. Elliott
Vice President, Communications, Membership and IT
CADCA
Amy RH Haskins, MA, SIT
Project Director, Jackson County Anti Drug Coalition
Public Health Educator & Sanitarian, Jackson County Health Department
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52. Disclosure
• Mary Elliott, Vice President, Communications
Membership and IT, CADCA, has disclosed no
relevant, real or apparent personal or professional
financial relationships with proprietary entities that
produce health care goods and services.
• Amy RH Haskins, MA, SIT, Project Director, Jackson
County Anti Drug Coalition, Public Health Educator &
Sanitarian, Jackson County Health Department, has
disclosed no relevant, real or apparent personal or
professional financial relationships with proprietary
entities that produce health care goods and services.
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54. The Drug-Free Communities Program
• The U.S. has invested a total of $1.25 billion in the DFC
program since it began in 1998.
• The DFC Program has funded more than 2,000 coalitions
since it began.
• Currently, the U.S. has 680 DFC Grantees.
• CADCA was the driving force behind the passage of this
program and is the primary training and technical
assistance provider for the program.
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55. Social Ecological Model
Coalitions engage at each step within this public
health model.
Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;
http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/health_equity/culturalrelevance.html
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56. Community anti-drug coalitions recognize that substance use/abuse prevention
is unique and involves:
• Reducing access and availability;
• Enforcing consequences;
• Changing attitudes and perceptions;
• Changing social norms;
• Raising awareness about costs and consequences; and
• Building skills in youth, parents and communities to deal with these issues
effectively.
CADCA Member Coalitions Address the Prescription
Drug Epidemic at the Local Level
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59. 29,000 residents
17.7% are over the age of 65 (state is 16%)
61% are between the ages of 19-64
22% are under 18 years of age
24.9% of children live in poverty
Per capita income is $21,855
Quick Facts on Jackson County
Jackson County
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60. Coalition Formation
Formed in 2006 originally
2005 – “isolated incident” of one youth overdosing in a gas
station bathroom
2006 – 2008 16 deaths DIRECTLY related to prescription
drugs ages 15-26.
In cars and in yards of local residents
Jackson County Health Department
Public health crisis
Forged the way for grant applications, research
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61. Top 4 Drugs at Time of Death:
• Methadone
• Fentanyl
• Hydrocodone
• Diazepam (Valium)
Christopher J. Rhodes
Jan 6, 1989 – Dec 17, 2008
Source: WV Office of Vital Statistics, 2009
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Data Revealed the Tragic Cause of our Local
Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic
62. Jackson County Anti-Drug Coalition
• 2009 - Awarded Drug Free Communities Grant
• 2010 -2011 - Trained by CADCA - Graduated from CADCA
National Coalition Academy
• Active members include:
o Law Enforcement (2 City offices and Sheriff’s Department)
o 2 Youth Coalitions (roughly 50 youth)
o Substance Abuse Treatment Providers
o Community Members/Concerned Parents
o Other organizations working to reduce substance abuse
o Religious/Fraternal Organizations
o Board of Education
o Medical Professionals
o Civic Groups
o Business community
o Youth Serving Organizations
o Media
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Problem:
Jackson County youth
are dying from
Prescription Drug
Overdoses.
Root Cause
“But why?”:
Ease of Availability
Local
Condition #1:
Unable to monitor
sales and/or
prescriptions
across state line
Local
Condition #2:
Kids obtaining and
using in school
Local
Condition #3:
People provide
family/friends, etc.
with left over
medications
Local
Condition #4:
People take
medication from
excess supply in
the home
Root Cause
“But why here?”:
Low Perception of
Danger or Harm
Local
Condition #1:
Prescription Drug
supply is not
monitored in the
home
Local
Condition #2:
Kids are obtaining
and using
prescription drugs
in school
CADCA Training Helped our Coalition Identify
the Root Causes and Local Conditions
Source: CADCA National Coalition Institute, National Coalition Academy
64. Strategies Implemented
1. Provide Information
a) Jackson Co. Anonymous Tip line
b) Multifaceted media campaign aimed at
parents, youth, seniors, providers,
businesses, and general public
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65. Strategies Implemented
2. Enhance Skills
a) Classroom Presentations
b) Pill Identification and Diversion Training for LE
c) State Prescription Drug Monitoring Database
d) Community Presentations
e) Businesses – Abuse Identification Presentations
f) Proper Disposal Presentations
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66. Strategies Implemented
3. Provide Support
a) Encouragement of access to WV Rx Quitline
b) Mobilization of Resources within community to
address local conditions ($50,000+)
c) Development of disposal protocols
d) Advocacy and Encouragement of use of WV
Prescription Drug Monitoring Database
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67. 4. Enhance Access/Reduce Barriers
a) Advocacy at State level for local Law Enforcement access to
WV State Prescription Drug Monitoring Database
b) Advocacy at State level for access to other state monitoring
systems
c) Training for School Employees on identification of substance
abuse
d) Integration of disposal information into regular community
communication
e) Static Take Back Sites
f) Regular Disposal Days
Strategies Implemented
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69. 6. Modify/Change Policies
a) Development and implementation of policy for static and
point in time take backs
b) Advocacy work to mandate use of WV Prescription Drug
Monitoring Database
c) Expansion of random drug testing at middle and high
schools to include specific Rx drug classes
Strategies Implemented
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70. Reducing Barriers of Disposal vs. Overdose
Rates as Reported by Jackson County EMS
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71. Prescription Drug Use
0
5
10
15
20
6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th
Annual Prescription Drug Use
Jackson County vs. National Statistics
PRIDE Survey 2013
Annual use Rx Drugs Nationally
Annual use Rx Drugs Jackson County
Monitoring the Future
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73. Jackson County vs. National Rates
Prescription Drug Use Among 12th graders
6.5
9.2
7
14.8
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
30 Day Rx Use Annual Rx Use
Jackson Co
Nationally
Jackson County 2012-2013 PRIDE Survey
and 2012 Monitoring the Future
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74. Lessons for Coalitions
Important to encompass all ages in prevention efforts
Statistics that are “out of the box” can provide great
insight into the community
Local partnerships + Coalitions = BIG CHANGE
Disposal reducing access, increases perception of harm,
reduces overdose deaths
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75. CADCA’s Resources and Action
Published first Rx abuse prevention toolkit in 2002
Dose of Prevention Toolkit on cough medicine abuse in 2006
Town hall meetings
Stopmedicineabuse.org with partner CHPA
Informational video developed for communities
5 CADCA TV shows
Began National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month in 2007
Strategizer publication with ONDCP in 2008
Rx Abuse Prevention Toolkit: From Awareness to Action in 2010
General Dean testifies before Congress
Hosts Rx specific tracks at Forum and Mid-Year
Online course launched October 2012 – learning.cadca.org
Online Rx Toolkit launched in 2014
Co-convener of Collaborative for Effective Prescription Opioid Policies
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77. October is National Medicine Abuse
Awareness Month
• Take advantage of this national observance and plan a
local or state event
• CADCA began NMAAM in 2007.
• CADCA 50 Challenge encouraging all coalitions to host
educational events throughout NMAAM.
• Dose of Prevention Award recognizes best practices in
OTC and Rx Medicine Abuse Prevention
• CADCA hosts town hall meetings, Twitter chats, and
webinars to raise awareness.
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78. Mary E. Elliott
melliott@cadca.org
703-706-0560, Ext. 247
Join us! - membership@cadca.org
Need training? - training@cadca.org
Amy RH Haskins, MA, SIT
Amy.R.Haskins@wv.gov
(304) 372-2634
Stay Connected!
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79. Education and Advocacy Track:
Planning and Best Practices for
Community Responses
Presenters:
• Veronica Nunley, MS, Director of Organizational
Development, Pathways, Inc.
• Mary Elizabeth “Mel” Elliott, Vice President of
Communications, Membership and IT, Community
Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA)
• Amy RH Haskins, MA, SIT, Public Health Educator and
Sanitarian, Jackson County (WV) Health Department,
and Project Director, Jackson County Anti-Drug Coalition
Moderator: Tom Handy, Chair, Operation UNITE Board of
Directors