Project Grant H79SP083770

DABO'S STRATEGIC PREVENTION FRAMEWORK: A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO PREVENTING SUBSTANCE USE IN DETROIT THROUGH INDIVIDUAL, GROUP, AND COMMUNITY LEVEL EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGIES - THE GEOGRAPHIC CATCHMENT AREA WHERE DABO'S (DETROIT ASSOCIATION OF BLACK ORGANIZATIONS) PROJECT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IS THE CITY OF DETROIT IN WAYNE COUNTY, MICHIGAN, WITH A POPULATION OF 632,589 PEOPLE. BASED ON 28 KEY INDICATORS OF ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE, SUCH AS CHILD POVERTY, FOOD INSECURITY, AND UNINSURED RATES, DETROIT WAS RANKED THE NEEDIEST CITY IN THE UNITED STATES COMPARED TO 181 CITIES. MORE THAN HALF OF THE POPULATION (56%) ARE BELOW 200% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. DABO'S SPF INITIATIVE PLANS TO REACH AT LEAST 50,000 DETROIT RESIDENTS THROUGH INDIVIDUAL, GROUP, AND COMMUNITY LEVEL STRATEGIES. MAJOR SUBSTANCES OF CONCERN FOR DABO ARE CANNABIS (MARIJUANA), ALCOHOL, OPIOIDS, AND NICOTINE (VAPING). DABO'S SPF-PFS FUNDS WILL IMPROVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING IN OUR DETROIT COMMUNITY BY IMPLEMENTING HIGH QUALITY PROGRAMS, PRACTICES, AND POLICIES THAT ARE RECOVERY-ORIENTED, TRAUMA-INFORMED, AND EQUITY-BASED. SPF FUNDING WILL COMPLEMENT AND ENHANCE DABO'S CURRENT SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION EFFORTS, SUCH AS THE DRUG-FREE COALITION (DFC). DABO'S SPF IS A MULTIFACETED APPROACH THAT INCORPORATES EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGIES AND INTERVENTIONS AT THE INDIVIDUAL, GROUP, AND COMMUNITY LEVELS, WITH CULTURAL COMPETENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY BEING TWO GUIDING PRINCIPLES. DABO'S COMPREHENSIVE SPF PROGRAM COMBINES VARIOUS STRATEGIES FOR A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH THAT TARGETS DIFFERENT GROUPS (I.E., INDIVIDUALS/GROUPS NOT YET ENGAGING IN SUBSTANCE USE/RISKY BEHAVIOR AND INDIVIDUALS/GROUPS ALREADY ENGAGED IN SUBSTANCE USE) AND TARGETS MULTIPLE SOCIAL CONTEXTS (SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL MODEL) FOCUSED ON EDUCATION, AWARENESS, SKILL-BUILDING, PROMOTING HEALTHY DECISION-MAKING AND BEHAVIOR CHANGE, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, SYSTEM AND POLICY CHANGES, AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENTS. DABO CONSIDERS DETROIT'S UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS AND CULTURAL CONTEXT WHEN IMPLEMENTING THE COMBINATION OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES (EBP) BY MODIFYING AND TAILORING INTERVENTIONS TO FIT OUR COMMUNITY'S SPECIFIC NEEDS AND ENSURING THEY ARE CULTURALLY RELEVANT. DABO'S EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGIES, USED THROUGHOUT THE FIVE STEPS OF THE SPF MODEL TO REDUCE AND PREVENT SUBSTANCE USE, ARE DESCRIBED BELOW. A MAJOR FOCUS ON THE COMMUNITY LEVEL INCLUDES COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION BY ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY TO TAKE COLLECTIVE ACTION AGAINST SUBSTANCE USE BY RAISING AWARENESS; PROMOTING COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT; AND FOSTERING PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS, PARENTS, CHURCHES, LOCAL BUSINESSES, AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES. DABO IS A LEADER IN CONVENING AND MOBILIZING THE COMMUNITY AND WILL METHODICALLY DO THIS AT EACH STEP OF SPF'S CIRCULAR MODEL. DABO WILL ENGAGE DIVERSE COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS, STRENGTHEN ITS PREVENTION TEAM, AND RAISE COMMUNITY AWARENESS ABOUT SUBSTANCE MISUSE. DABO HAS AN ESTABLISHED COMMUNITY-BASED PREVENTION COALITION, THE MNCC DFC, WHICH BRINGS KEY STAKEHOLDERS TOGETHER TO COLLABORATE ON PREVENTION EFFORTS AND SHARE RESOURCES. THE SPF EFFORTS WILL BUILD ON THIS AND COLLABORATE WITH THE MNCC DFC. DABO WILL ALSO BUILD ON ITS MEDIA CAMPAIGNS AND PREVENTION MESSAGING & OUTREACH TO DELIVER PREVENTION MESSAGES, PROMOTE HEALTHY BEHAVIORS, AND CHALLENGE SOCIAL NORMS RELATED TO SUBSTANCE USE. DABO'S CAMPAIGNS INCLUDE TELEVISION, RADIO, ONLINE, PRINT (I.E., POSTERS, FLYERS, BROCHURES), PRESENTATION, AND SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS TO DISSEMINATE INFORMATION. DABO CURRENTLY PROVIDES EVIDENCE-BASED PREVENTION SERVICES SUCH AS TOO GOOD FOR DRUGS, TOWARD NO DRUG ABUSE, STRENGTHENING FAMILIES, AND FAMILIES AGAINST NARCOTICS. THE SPF GRANT WILL EXPAND INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP LEVEL INTERVENTIONS TO INCLUDE THE MORAL RECONATION THERAPY (MRT). THE MRT INTERVENTION HELPS REDUCE THE LIKELIHOOD OF INDIVIDUALS ENGAGING IN SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEVELOPING ADDICTION-RELATED PROBLEMS THROUGH 1) ENHANCING DECISION-MAKING SKILLS, 2) ADDRESSING UNDERLYING FACTORS, AND 3) BUILDING PROSOCIAL SKILLS.