The Porter County Substance Abuse Council was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276). The five-year grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, supports the council's efforts to establish and strengthen community-based coalitions focused on preventing and reducing substance use among youth in Porter County, Indiana. The funding enables the council to implement a comprehensive...
The Henry County LIVE Coalition was awarded a $120,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program, administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). This four-year grant aims to increase the coalition and community capacity to implement sustainable youth alcohol use prevention strategies in Henry County, Indiana (population 48,914). The key activities funded under...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $120,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the Jefferson Union High School District for the Pacifica Prevention Partnership (PPP) STOP Project. The project focuses on reducing youth substance use in Northern San Mateo County, California through strategies targeting access to alcohol and drugs, media messaging,...
The Town of Middletown, Rhode Island, was awarded a $120,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program, administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The grant will fund the Middletown Prevention Coalition's (MPC) efforts to prevent and reduce underage drinking among youth ages 12-20 in the Middletown community. Key strategies include implementing...
This $100,000 Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) supports the provision of a range of mental health and substance abuse recovery services by the Portage Recovery Center, Inc. d/b/a The Harbor Recovery Center in Portage, WI. Key services include: Family peer support, individual certified peer support, and referrals to treatment for individuals seeking recovery from addiction...
The Clinton Substance Abuse Council, Inc. (operating as the Gateway Impact Coalition) was awarded a $180,000 Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking Act grant by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program. The 4-year project will serve the 24,391 residents of Clinton, Iowa by preventing and delaying underage drinking among youth ages 12-17. The...
This $375,000 Project Grant award, funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program, will support the Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Inc. (CITC) in implementing a comprehensive substance use prevention framework in the Anchorage, Alaska metropolitan area. Key products and services to be delivered through this 5-year project include: establishing...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $375,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the Sandusky County Health Department. The grant, titled "Enhancing Prevention Initiative and Infrastructure Consortium (EPIIC) - The Prevention Partnership Coalition of Sandusky County", aims to utilize coalition building strategies to increase regional...
The Hancock County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services (ADAMHS) Board was awarded a $1 million Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (COSSUP) to develop a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary collaborative approach to address and prevent illicit substance use and its adverse consequences in a predominantly rural county. The Criminal Justice...
This $1,249,859 federal Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program supports the Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation (CHC) in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) to implement evidence-based strategies to prevent and reduce underage drinking, youth marijuana use, and adult binge drinking. The project...
PCSAC STOP ACT PROJECT - PORTER COUNTY SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNCIL (PCSAC) HAS IDENTIFIED PORTER COUNTY AS THE CATCHMENT AREA AND TARGET POPULATION. MORE SPECIFICALLY, THE STOP ACT PROJECT WILL CONCENTRATE ALCOHOL PREVENTION AND REDUCTION STRATEGIES WITHIN THE GEOGRAPHICALLY ISOLATED AREAS OF PORTER COUNTY WITH AN EMPHASIS ON HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH BETWEEN 12 TO 20 YEARS OF AGE. GEOGRAPHICALLY, PORTER COUNTY SITS IN THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF INDIANA, 3 HOURS NORTH OF INDIANAPOLIS AND 45 MINUTES EAST OF CHICAGO. THE COUNTY IS A MIX OF URBAN AND RURAL; TOP INDUSTRIES INCLUDE AGRICULTURE, TOURISM, MANUFACTURING, AND EDUCATION. THE US CENSUS (2020) RECORDED A POPULATION OF 169,594. THE RACIAL MAKEUP OF THE COUNTY WAS 82.8% WHITE, 4.2% BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN, 0.4% NATIVE AMERICAN, 1.5% ASIAN, 1.1% FROM TWO OR MORE RACES. THE HISPANIC/LATINO COMMUNITY DOUBLED IN SIZE OVER THE PAST 5 YEARS FROM 4.82% IN 2013 TO 10.3% IN 2020. POPULATION IS CONCENTRATED WITHIN THE THREE LARGEST CITIES IN PORTER COUNTY: PORTAGE (36,505), CHESTERTON (13,441), AND VALPARAISO (33,104). THE STOP ACT WILL EXPAND EXITING ALCOHOL PREVENTION AND REDUCTION INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT OVER 15,000 RESIDENTS LIVING IN MORE REMOTE AREAS OF THE COUNTY. THE GOAL OF THE PCSAC STOP ACT PROJECT IS TO REDUCE 30-DAY ALCOHOL USE AMONG 12TH GRADE STUDENTS FROM THE 2020 BASELINE OF 33.3% TO 30% (-3.3) BY 2024 AS MEASURED BY THE INDIANA YOUTH SURVEY. TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL THE PCSAC STOP ACT PROJECT WILL EXPAND AND ENHANCE OUR CURRENT YOUTH ALCOHOL USE PREVENTION AND REDUCTION STRATEGIES BY: 1.EXPANDING CURRENT SPF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT TO INCLUDE ALCOHOL-SPECIFIC COMPONENT. 2. MHFA WILL BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE BRIEF SCREENING FOR ALCOHOL USE DISORDERS AND OFFERED COUNTYWIDE, 3. REAL MEDIA WILL BE EXPANDED TO 3 MIDDLE SCHOOLS (CHESTERTON, PORTAGE, AND VALPARAISO) AND FOUR ADDITIONAL HIGH SCHOOLS (HEBRON, KOUTS, MORGAN, AND WASHINGTON), 4. MOS WILL BE ENHANCED TO INCLUDE MONTHLY YOUTH ALCOHOL USE PREVENTION PROGRAMMING FEATURING YOUTH AND ADULT STORYLINES. THE ENHANCEMENTS INCLUDE SOCIAL MEDIA AND DIRECT MESSAGING MATERIALS TARGETING UNDERAGE DRINKING, 5. STICKER SHOCK WILL BE EXPANDED TO DOUBLE THE CURRENT VOLUME IN THE FIRST TWO YEARS WITH THE AIM OF MAXIMIZING UTILIZATION COUNTYWIDE, AND 6. INCLUDED IN STICKER SHOCK STRATEGY IS THE PROMOTION OF LEGISLATION AND/OR POLICIES THAT REQUIRE THE USE OF STICKER SHOCK OR SIMILAR ANTI-UNDERAGE DRINKING MESSAGING.