Strategic prevention framework partnerships for success for communities local governments - the city of mendota will use the strategic prevention framework to build capacity and infrastructure to…

Strategic prevention framework partnerships for success for communities local governments - the city of mendota will use the strategic prevention framework to build capacity and infrastructure to identify and select comprehensive, data-driven substance misuse prevention strategies to reduce the onset and progression of substance use disorder in mendota. Build capacity to address the top substances affecting the population of focus: the first objective is to establish a plan for regular communications and engagement with the state of illinois PFS grant recipient, if applicable, to reduce areas of overlap, improve coordination of efforts, and promote partnerships within our communities. Mendota will build capacity by identifying a PFS taskforce (including youth). Key community members, and stakeholders who are well positioned to deliver substance misuse prevention and mental health promotion services in mendota will serve on the task force along with youth and PFS staff. Our goal is to establish a youth led PFS taskforce for peer-to-peer education and mentoring, in both english and spanish. Youth will be recruited from schools, places of worship, scouts, and athletics to build a diverse, inclusive task force touching the varied interests of the youth in mendota. The target population for project implementation represents more than 60 percent of the total county population and has been chosen based on several determinants of health disparities including, educational attainment; economic instability; unemployment; minority status; access to healthcare; and poverty level. Based on these indicators, the number of people impacted by infrastructure development within the catchment area is 4,839. We further aim to destigmatize high-risk groups through cultural competency due to the unacceptance of marginalized groups within the rural region. These groups include but are not limited to the lgbtq+ (55%) community those who are homeless/at-risk of homelessness. The members of the queer community are suffering especially in rural communities where they can be often turned away or socially persecuted, and in turn refer to substances to cope. An additional marginalized community of focus will be our latino families (65%). Among these families, english is second language, the process of acculturation heightens the vulnerability to substance use risks.