Franklin county stayin' alive - the franklin county community foundation is applying for stop act funding to support the franklin county stayin' alive (fcsa) coalition and their efforts to prevent…

Franklin county stayin' alive - the franklin county community foundation is applying for stop act funding to support the franklin county stayin' alive (fcsa) coalition and their efforts to prevent underage use of alcohol. The proposed project recognizes the need to understand the disparities between populations of youth across the region and the complexity IT presents for prevention. Fcsa will utilize funding to expand existing underage drinking prevention efforts to reduce disparities in underage alcohol use. Franklin county indiana is a rural community situated on the ohio and indiana state line in the southeast corner of the state. According to the US census bureau. As of july 2021, there are 22,842 residents within franklin county. Franklin county residents are 97.7% white, 1.3% hispanic or latino, 0.3% african american and 0.8% asian. The population of focus for the proposed project is all youth ages 9-18 in the county. Twenty-three percent of the total population of the county, will be impacted annually resulting in approximately 25,000 youth throughout the life of the project. According to the inys, in 2020, 21.4 % of 9TH graders in franklin county report past 30-day use of alcohol. This represents an increase from 2018 when 18.9% reported past 30-day use and 2016 when 15.6% reported past 30-day use. IT is critical that we RE-engage our community and focus efforts on preventing underage alcohol use to interrupt this trend. Underage drinking remains a primary concern among health professionals, educators, faith leaders, youth, parents and others. Community partners seek leadership and guidance from fcsa in localizing prevention efforts to better meet the needs all youth including youth in underserved populations in the remote communities of franklin county. The project will build partnerships between youth and adults to assess community needs and resources regarding underage drinking and mobilize a core leadership team comprised of youth and adult leaders. Youth and adult leaders will work through the newly developed wildcat youth leadership institute to develop a shared prevention plan based on assessment findings that outlines the programs, policies, and/or practices required to decrease underage alcohol use across the county. The project will achieve the following goals and objectives: goal 1 - reduce the number of youth ages 9-18 who report past 30-day use of alcohol use OBJ 1A: by 09/2026, 75% of youth in franklin county will have access to evidence-based, trauma informed prevention services as measured by prevention provider capacity reports. OBJ 1B: by 09/2026, 75% of youth will report increased protective factors for preventing alcohol as measured by the inys. OBJ 1C: by 09/2026, 75% of youth will report decreased risk factors for preventing alcohol use as measured by the inys. OBJ 1D: by 09/2026, 75% of youth participating in prevention programs will report increased skills to resist alcohol as measured by provider pre and post-tests. Goal 2 - strengthen prevention capacity/infrastructure OBJ 2A: by 05/2023, complete a youth informed assessment of risk, protections and resources to address underage alcohol use as evidenced by the final shared prevention plan. OBJ 2B: by 08/2023, identify cross disciplinary prevention priorities as measured by the development of a youth informed shared prevention plan to reduce underage alcohol use. OBJ 2C: by 09/2026, 90% of prevention programs and supports will be aligned across systems to shared prevention goals as measured by a shared prevention plan. Goal 3 - leverage other funding streams and resources to prevent underage alcohol use OBJ 3A: by 09/2025, leverage resources by aligning prevention language, training and capacity building efforts across disciplines to increase efficiency and outcomes as measured by documented process of aligned efforts. OBJ 3B: by 09/2026, secure resources to ensure sustainability post grant funding as measured by a documen