Wilson county partnerships for success - wilson county substance abuse coalition, DBA the wilson county substance prevention coalition (wcspc), proposes the wilson county partnerships for success…

Wilson county partnerships for success - wilson county substance abuse coalition, DBA the wilson county substance prevention coalition (wcspc), proposes the wilson county partnerships for success project, which is grounded in the strategic prevention framework, a community engagement model that results in data-driven, evidence-based services that are provided to underserved residents of rural wilson county, north carolina. The population of focus includes wilson county youth (ages 10-17) and young adults (ages 18-24) who are at risk for substance misuse, including those in recovery who are at risk for return to use. Within this population, wcspc will focus on underserved racial/ethnic communities (black/african american and hispanic/latino youth and young adults) as well as youth and young adults from the lgbtq+ community. The population of wilson county is 78,369, of which 14,796 are youth and young adults (18.9%). The overarching goal of the project is to reduce the onset and progression of substance misuse and its related problems through development and delivery of community-based substance misuse prevention and mental health promotion services. Strategies will include primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention programming and activities. Project goals and objectives are as follows: goal #1: increase the capacity of providers, youth serving organizations, and community members to provide and support prevention services. Objective 1.1: by september 29, 2025, establish collegiate recovery/trauma-informed campuses with wilson community college and barton college. Objective 1.2: by september 29, 2028, expand the lock your meds campaign through distribution of 11,090 lock bags and lock boxes. Objective 1.3: by september 29, 2028, provide 20 naloxone trainings to college-bound students and youth-based staff. Objective 1.4: by september 29, 2028, provide 4 youth screening, brief intervention, referral to treatment (ysbirt) trainings to a total of 64 individuals from youth-serving organizations. Objective 1.5: by september 29, 2028, provide 8 recovery coach trainings to a total of 184 individuals from youth-serving organizations and community members who work with youth. Goal #2: increase youth engagement in prevention services and activities. Objective 2.1: by september 29, 2028, expand wcspc's youth coalition by 100%. Objective 2.2: by september 29, 2024, establish at least one formal partnership with an organization that serves lgbtq+ youth and young adults. Objective 2.3: by september 29, 2024, establish at least one formal partnership with a hispanic faith-based organization to work with hispanic youth and young adults. Objective 2.4: by september 29, 2024, develop a plan to expand outreach to black/african american youth and their parents/guardians. Goal #3: develop data-informed enforcement and prevention policies with county retailers and establishments within the city of wilson's social district. Objective 3.1: by september 29, 2028, increase compliance with alcohol ID verification with retailers by 20%. Objective 3.2: by september 29, 2028, increase compliance with tobacco ID verification with retailers by 20%. Objective 3.3: by september 29, 2028, conduct 10 naloxone trainings with local bar staff. Goal #4: reduce rates of first use and increase knowledge and understanding of risk factors among students in 6TH-12TH grades over a 5-year period. Objective 4.1: by september 29, 2028, decrease the number of students responding yes to past 30-day substance use in the pride survey by 20%. Objective 4.2: by september 29, 2028, provide 30 prevention workshops with 6TH-12TH grade students.