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 Youngstown Urban Minority Alcoholism And Drug Abuse Outreach Program, Inc. (Youngstown Umadaop) for the "Thrive Without Drinking (TWD) Project". The TWD Project will implement evidence-based prevention strategies in Youngstown, Ohio to prevent and reduce...
This $125,000 annual Project Grant award from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (CDC) under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276) supports the Austin Drug-Free Youth Coalition in Texas. The grant aims to increase awareness of youth alcohol and marijuana use issues, build the community's capacity to address these challenges, and work with local decision-makers to implement effective prevention policies. Key activities include assessing community risk...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), under the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273), provides $1,389,316 to evaluate the effectiveness of the ASPIRE (Accountability Support through Peer-Inspired Relationships and Engagement) text messaging intervention in reducing hazardous alcohol consumption among non-collegiate young adults. The primary objectives are to: 1) assess ASPIRE's effectiveness compared to a cognitive behavioral...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program, awarded a $120,000 four-year Project Grant to the Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition's Early Prevention Impacts Community (EPIC) Division. This grant will fund efforts to address underage drinking in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. Specifically,...
This $120,000 Project Grant awarded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243) will enhance the existing Drug-Free Communities project and build capacity to reduce alcohol use among youth in the Borough of Naugatuck, Connecticut. The grant will fund the STEP UP NAUGY STOP 2024 project, implemented by the Naugatuck Youth Services, Inc. over a...
This 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 program (CFDA 93.243) provides $120,000 to the Family Service of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania to implement a comprehensive behavioral health approach to prevent and reduce youth alcohol use in Cheltenham Township. The key products and services to be delivered through this 4-year project include:...
The Anti-Drug & Alcohol Crusaders, Inc. (ADAC) was awarded a $1 million Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839). ADAC will expand its existing violence prevention education program delivered in classroom and community settings to more youth in grades K-12 in Philadelphia. The program will utilize evidence-based curricula to decrease and prevent the onset of school violence...
The federal 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 program (CFDA 93.243), provides $180,000.00 to the City of Gloucester in Massachusetts to implement community-led interventions to prevent underage alcohol use among youth ages 12-20. The project aims to strengthen the capacity of the Youth Prevention Network (YPN) coalition, grow...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), under the STOP School Violence program (CFDA 16.839), provides $846,618 to WestEd and the Texas School Safety Center to conduct a mixed-methods study examining the early-stage implementation and outcomes of a school-based statewide safe firearms storage message campaign in Texas. The study aims to collect cross-sectional survey data from approximately 900 school administrators and parents to assess their...
The Pacifica Prevention Partnership (PPP) STOP Project, awarded a $120,000 grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), aims to reduce underage drinking and substance use among youth in Northern San Mateo County, California. The project focuses on strategies to address access and availability of alcohol and drugs, implement media...
PREVENTING YOUTH ACCESS TO ALCOHOL-TO-GO THROUGH TRAINING, EDUCATION, & ENFORCEMENT - TEXANS FOR SAFE AND DRUG-FREE YOUTH'S (TXSDY) PROJECT, PREVENTING YOUTH ACCESS TO ALCOHOL-TO-GO THROUGH TRAINING, EDUCATION, & ENFORCEMENT, AIMS TO ADDRESS YOUTH (AGES 12-20) ACCESS TO ALCOHOL BY CREATING AND IMPLEMENTING A COMPREHENSIVE ALCOHOL-TO-GO COMPLIANCE TRAINING PROGRAM AND TOOLKIT. ADDITIONALLY, THE PROJECT AIMS TO AID OUR STATEWIDE COALITION EFFORTS TO PREVENT AND REDUCE UNDERAGE DRINKING BY DEVELOPING AND TESTING A COMPLIANCE CHECK PROCESS, ULTIMATELY ESTABLISHING BEST PRACTICES FOR ENFORCING UNDERAGE DRINKING LAWS AS THEY RELATE TO ALCOHOL-TO-GO SALES. WE ARE SEEKING STOP ACT FUNDS TO IMPLEMENT AND ACHIEVE THE PROGRAM GOALS. IN TEXAS, UNDERAGE DRINKING IS A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM THAT CAN BE CHALLENGING TO SOLVE - ESPECIALLY WHEN STATE ALCOHOL LAWS CHANGE, HAVING BROAD IMPACT WITH UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES. THAT'S THE CASE WITH ALCOHOL-TO-GO LAWS, WHICH HAVE GREATLY EXPANDED YOUTH ACCESS TO ALCOHOL. AS SUCH, TXSDY'S STOP PROGRAM HAS THREE OVERARCHING GOALS: 1) INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT TO IMPROVE UNDERAGE DRINKING ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS RELATED TO NEW ALCOHOL-TO-GO LAWS, 2) REDUCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNDERAGE DRINKING BY CREATING AND IMPLEMENTING BEST PRACTICES FOR RETAILERS PROVIDING ALCOHOL THROUGH THE NEW ALCOHOL-TO-GO LAWS, AND 3) REDUCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNDERAGE DRINKING BY PROVIDING THE PUBLIC WITH EDUCATION ON ALCOHOL-TO-GO LAWS, HOW THEY INCREASE YOUTH ACCESS TO ALCOHOL, AND EVIDENCE-BASED COMMUNITY PREVENTION PRACTICES. CURRENTLY, THERE ARE NO BEST PRACTICES FOR COMPLIANCE CHECKS OR RETAILER EDUCATION FOR ALCOHOL-TO-GO SALES (DRIVE-THRU, CURBSIDE, HOME DELIVERY). THEREFORE, TXSDY WILL BEGIN BY CONDUCTING RESEARCH ON PROMISING PRACTICES FOR ALCOHOL-TO-GO SALES AND ENFORCING UNDERAGE DRINKING LAWS, RESULTING IN THE CREATION OF A REPORT OUTLINING FINDINGS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND LOCAL COMMUNITY PARTNERS, WE WILL USE THE REPORT FINDINGS TO GUIDE CREATION OF TRAININGS AND A COMPLIANCE TOOLKIT WITH EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT, RETAILERS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. DURING THE FOUR-YEAR FUNDING CYCLE OF THE STOP ACT PROGRAM, TXSDY PLANS TO PROVIDE AT LEAST 30 TRAININGS: 10 LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAININGS, 10 RETAILER TRAININGS, AND 10 COMMUNITY TRAININGS. BY THE END OF THE FOURTH YEAR, TXSDY WILL HAVE TRAINED AT LEAST 300 PEOPLE IN AT LEAST 10 DIFFERENT TEXAS COMMUNITIES. THESE ACTIVITIES WILL BUILD CAPACITY AND EFFECTIVENESS IN ADDRESSING INCREASED YOUTH ACCESS TO ALCOHOL CREATED BY ALCOHOL-TO-GO LAWS - SPECIFICALLY, COMPLIANCE AND ID CHECKS - TO PREVENT UNDERAGE DRINKING. THIS PROGRAM WORKS TO ESTABLISH PROMISING AND BEST PRACTICES FOR COMPLIANCE CHECKS REGARDING DRIVE-THRU, CURBSIDE, AND HOME DELIVERY OF ALCOHOL TO KEEP IT OUT OF THE HANDS OF YOUTH. THE PROGRAM RESULTS WILL BE BENEFICIAL TO INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITIES, OUR STATE AS A WHILE, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT ACROSS THE COUNTRY.