Creating community changes on substance abuse issues in hancock county will be implemented with the intent to have benefit for all hancock county residents

Our coalition works birth to death, with a primary focus on youth and identified drugs of choice in our community. For youth those substances are marijuana (including vaping THC) and alcohol. The adult population is struggling with methamphetamine and opiates. Our coalition plans to utilize evidence-based programs in schools, task force efforts on underage drinking and illegal drugs, youth education and alternative events, media education for both youth and adults, provide prevention tools for residents, offer training for parents and professionals, and provide initial intake fee to recovery houses for individuals who cannot afford to begin the treatment process on their own. This will be done through our partnership with mental health partners of hancock county. Successful implementation will address the goals and objectives listed here: goal 1: reduce marijuana use among youth in our community. Objective 1: reduce 30-day marijuana usage rates among 9TH, 10TH, and 11TH graders by 3% by september 29, 2028, as measured by the indiana youth survey (inys) conducted by prevention insights at indiana university. Objective 2: increase the percentage of youth who see smoking marijuana once or twice a week as having a moderate or great risk of harm by 10% among 9TH, 10TH, and 11TH graders by september 29, 2028, as measured by the inys. Objective 3: reduce 30-day electronic vaping rates among 9TH, 10TH, and 11TH graders by 5% by september 29, 2028, as measured by the inys. Goal 2: reduce alcohol use among youth in our community. Objective 1: reduce 30-day alcohol usage rates among 9TH, 10TH, and 11TH graders by 5% by september 29, 2028, as measured by the inys. Objective 2: reduce binge drinking rates among 9TH, 10TH, and 11TH graders to half of where they stand from the 2022 inys by september 29, 2028, as measured by the inys. Success on this would put the respective binge drinking rates at 1.0 %, 1.25%, and 3.0%. Goal 3: reduce drug abuse among adults in our community. Objective 1: arrest data in hancock county will show an 8% decrease annually in dealing/possession of cocaine/narcotic drugs. Objective 2: arrest data in hancock county will show an 8% decrease annually in dealing/possession of schedule i-v drugs. Objective 3: arrest data in hancock county will show an 8% decrease annually in dealing/possession of methamphetamine. Objective 4: arrest data in hancock county will show an 8% decrease annually in dealing/possession of marijuana arrests.