Transcript Commack Coalition of Caring

Commack
Coalition of
Caring
Building Bridges to
Address Substance Use
and Abuse in the
Commack Community
History of the CCC
• 1996 Ad Hoc Drug Advisory
Committee
– Chaired by Russell Stewart
– Helped to guide programs and district
policy related to substance use and
abuse
• 2002 Commack Coalition of Caring
– Chaired by John Kelly since 2004
Major Accomplishments
• Safe Homes Program –Debbie
Virga
• Parent Resource Center & Parent
Workshops –Nan Lancy
• Drug and Alcohol Awareness
Events
• Parent Academy
• Teacher Awareness and Education
Current Activities
• Collaboration with the Suffolk Coalition
to Prevent Alcohol and Drug
Dependency
• SAMHSA Grant to strengthen
community coalition
• Community Forums
• “Community Connectors” to facilitate
relationships in community
• Collaboration with Health and Physical
Education Department to promote
ASHA standards for social and
emotional competency
SAMHSA Grant
• Two year grant received by the
Suffolk Coalition to “mentor” the
CCC to strengthen community
bridges
– $75,000/year
• Potential for District to receive
additional grant funding for up to
10 years
– $125,000/year
Coalition
Building
Best Processes for
Implementing
the Strategic Prevention
Framework
A.
1. Analyzing Information About the Problem,
1. Analyzing Information About the Problem,
Goals, and Factors Affecting Them
Goals, and Factors Affecting Them
Assessment
2. Establishing Vision and Mission
2. Establishing Vision and Mission
12. Documenting Progress and
10. Documenting Progress and
Using Feedback
Using Feedback
B. Capacity
3. Defining Organizational Structure
3. Defining Organizational Structure
and Operating Mechanisms
and Operating Mechanisms
11. Making Outcomes Matter
11. Making Outcomes Matter
4. Assuring Technical Assistance
9. Assuring
E. Evaluation
5. Developing Leadership
7. Developing Leadership
10. Sustaining the Work
12. Sustaining the Work
6. Arranging Resources for
6. Arranging Resources for
Community Mobilization
Community Mobilization
9. Implementing Effective
8. Implementing Effective
Interventions
Interventions
C. Planning
D. Implementation
7. Developing a framework or
4. Developing a framework or
model of change
model of change
1Best
8. Developing and Using
5. Developing and Using
Strategic and Action Plans
Strategic and Action Plans
processes identified through a
literature review conducted by Dr. Renee
Boothroyd, University of Kansas – used
with permission.
COLLEGE SCHOOL
SOCIAL
STUDENT
SERVICES
SENIORS
FAMILIES
PRIVATE
INDUSTRY
POLICE
GOV’T
OFFICIALS
FAITH
GROUPS
YOUTH
SERVICES
RECREATION
PROGRAMS
BUSINESS
LIBRARY
MEDIA HEALTH
CARE
Risk factors
• Research has identified
risk factors in four
domains:
• Risk factors are predictive
of higher levels of
adolescent substance
abuse, delinquency, teen
pregnancy, school drop-out
and violence.
Availability of Drugs
Availability of Firearms
Community Laws and Norms
Favorable toward Drug Use,
Firearms and Crime
Media Portrayals of Violence
Transitions and Mobility
Low Neighborhood Attachment and
Community Disorganization
Extreme Economic Deprivation
Family History of
the Problem Behavior
Family Management Problems
Family Conflict
Favorable Parental
Attitudes and Involvement
in the Problem Behavior
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Academic Failure Beginning
in Late Elementary School
Lack of Commitment to School
Early and Persistent
Antisocial Behavior
Rebelliousness
Friends who Engage
in the Problem Behavior
Gang Involvement
Favorable Attitudes toward
the Problem Behavior
Early Initiation of
the Problem Behavior
Constitutional Factors
Key Leader Orientation
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Protective
factors
• Research has identified
protective factors in
four domains:
• Protective factors
buffer young people’s
exposure to risk.
– Individual Factors
• Belief in Self
• Connection with one caring adult
• Resilient temperament/competencies
• Prosocial orientation
• Sense of Humor
– Family Factors
• Positive parenting strategies
• Parental emotional stability
• Economic stability
– School Factors
• Clear rules and regulations
• Competent role models
• Opportunities for connections with students
• Reinforcement of social competencies
• High expectations for all students
– Community Factors
• Clear norms
• Intergenerational ties
• External support systems
– Risk and protective factors exist
in all areas of children’s lives.
– The more risk factors present, the
greater the chances of problem behavior.
– Risk and protective factors can be
present throughout development.
– Risk factors are buffered by protective factors.
Prevention Needs
Assessment
• Bach-Harrison Prevention Needs
Assessment
• Funded by SAMHSA Grant
• Grades 7 & 9 were surveyed in April 2008
– 508 grade 7
– 539 grade 9
– Surveys were anonymous
– Scored by Bach-Harrison
– District does not have individual student
responses
• Compared to National Norms (Monitoring
the Future & 8 State Norms)
• Same students will be surveyed in 2011
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• Our students in grades 7 & 9 fall
well below the national levels for
substance use.
• However, there is a trend toward
increased use of alcohol and
marijuana from 7th to 9th grade.
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• Commack students engage in less “atrisk” behavior than national norms.
• However, there is a trend toward
greater involvement in drug use, as
evidenced by increase in “being drunk
or high in school” and involvement with
“illegal drugs”
• Many Commack students are involved
in gambling activity, which represents a
“risk factor”
Commack School District 2008
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High Risk Youth
Peer / Individual
Gang Involvement
Depressive Symptoms
Rewards for ASB
Friend's Use of Drugs
Interaction with
Antisocial Peers
Perceived Risk of
Drug Use
Attitudes Favorable to
Drug Use
School
Attitudes Favorable to
ASB
Early Initiation of
Drug Use
Early Initiation of ASB
Rebelliousness
Low Commitment to
School
Family
Academic Failure
Parent Attitudes Favor
Drug Use
Parent Attitudes Favor
ASB
Exposure to Adult
ASB
Sibling Drug Use
Community
Family Conflict
Poor Family
Management
Perceived Availability
of Drugs
Laws & Norms Favor
Drug Use
Community
Disorganization
Low Neighborhood
Attachment
Percentage of Youth at Risk
What did the
students tell us?
RISK PROFILE
2008 Commack School District Student Survey, Grade 7
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Commack School District 2008
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High Risk Youth
Peer / Individual
Gang Involvement
Depressive Symptoms
Rewards for ASB
Friend's Use of Drugs
Interaction with
Antisocial Peers
Perceived Risk of
Drug Use
Attitudes Favorable to
Drug Use
School
Attitudes Favorable to
ASB
Early Initiation of
Drug Use
Early Initiation of ASB
Rebelliousness
Low Commitment to
School
Family
Academic Failure
Parent Attitudes Favor
Drug Use
Parent Attitudes Favor
ASB
Exposure to Adult
ASB
Sibling Drug Use
Community
Family Conflict
Poor Family
Management
Perceived Availability
of Drugs
Laws & Norms Favor
Drug Use
Community
Disorganization
Low Neighborhood
Attachment
Percentage of Youth at Risk
What did the
students tell us?
RISK PROFILE
2008 Commack School District Student Survey, Grade 9
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Summary
• There is an increase in “perceived
availability of drugs” from 7th to 9th
grade
• Family management is an
important risk factor
• Commitment to school and sense
of rebelliousness improves from 7th
to 9th grade
Commack School District 2008
8 State Norm
Peer / Individual
High Protection Youth
Rewards for Prosocial
Involvement
Prosocial Involvement
School
Belief in the Moral
Order
Social Skills
Religiosity
Family
Rewards for Prosocial
Involvement
Opportunity for
Prosocial Involvement
Rewards for Prosocial
Involvement
Community
Opportunity for
Prosocial Involvement
Family Attachment
Rewards for Prosocial
Involvement
Opportunity for
Prosocial Involvement
Percentage of Youth with Protective Factor
What did the
students tell us?
PROTECTIVE PROFILE
2008 Commack School District Student Survey, Grade 7
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High Protection
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Commack School District 2008
8 State Norm
High Protection Youth
Peer / Individual
Rewards for Prosocial
Involvement
Prosocial Involvement
School
Belief in the Moral
Order
Social Skills
Religiosity
Rewards for Prosocial
Involvement
Family
Opportunity for
Prosocial Involvement
Rewards for Prosocial
Involvement
Community
Opportunity for
Prosocial Involvement
Family Attachment
Rewards for Prosocial
Involvement
Opportunity for
Prosocial Involvement
Percentage of Youth with Protective Factor
What did the
students tell us?
PROTECTIVE PROFILE
2008 Commack School District Student Survey, Grade 9
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High Protection
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Summary
• Lacking in “rewards for pro-social
involvement in the community,” but
students perceive these rewards
occur in school
• Significant drop in involvement in
faith based activities.
Where do we
go from here?
• 2008 – 09 Community Forums
– October: Faith Leaders
– February: Youth Leagues, Booster
Clubs, Youth Agencies
– June: Business Community
• Grant application submitted in
March 2009
• 2009 – 2010 Community Forums
to complete the Coalition
The Commack School District
Mission Statement
• Within the context of a caring
community of learners, our primary
mission is to provide an exemplary
learning experience that will allow each
child to acquire the necessary
knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values
to become a successful, contributing
member within our school community
and greater society.
Commack Coalition of
Caring Mission Statement
• The Commack Coalition of Caring,
through a dedicated group of parents,
school professionals, experts in
substance abuse, and community
leaders are concerned with the
development of the whole child in
helping to prevent substance use and
abuse. The Coalition recognizes the
important influences of the child’s
environment and is focused on
interventions beyond the school.