Greater new orleans partnerships for success - the council on alcohol and drug abuse for greater new orleans (D.B.A. Cada prevention and recovery center) a carf accredited and experienced samhsa…

Greater new orleans partnerships for success - the council on alcohol and drug abuse for greater new orleans (D.B.A. Cada prevention and recovery center) a carf accredited and experienced samhsa prevention provider with 63 years of experience and 10 years proven ability to strengthen prevention capacity while addressing substance misuse using the strategic prevention framework will implement the greater new orleans partnerships for success project to expand trauma-informed community based substance misuse prevention/mental health promotion services to reduce the onset and progression of electronic cigarette use, marijuana use, alcohol use, and poor mental health (cyber bullying, suicide prevention) and related problems among at-risk youth in high need communities (HNCS). Population of focus. High-risk youth (age 9-20): 50% female; 49% male; 1% transgender; 5% lgbtqia+; 50% african american, 35% hispanic/latinx; 70% age 11-17; 30% age 18-20; 50% at/below poverty and 50% trauma involved; 60% from orleans parish; 40% from jefferson parish. Interventions: 1) complete comprehensive data-driven SPF planning and disparities impact statement; 2) implement a comprehensive prevention approach to include use of ebps: lifeskills training (alcohol use, marijuana use), project northland (cyber bullying) and catch my breath (E-cigarette use); policies, practices (ENVIRONMENTAL) designed for the three identified community-level prevention priorities; 3) identify TA and training needs; 4) build capacity to address E-cigarette use, marijuana use and alcohol use identified through SPF; 5) collect and report community-level data to monitor SPF-PFS progress and disseminate outcomes; 6) mobilize coalition to advance substance misuse prevention and mental health promotion services; 7) develop community prevention messaging, outreach and social marketing strategies and disseminate social media campaigns; and 8) share pttcs resources to disseminate prevention best-practices. Goals: 1) increase the capacity of HNC to reduce substance misuse consumption, consequences, and risk factors by building coalitions; 2) strengthen prevention capacity in HNCS by using SPF planning to reduce behavioral health disparities and expanded access to youth priority groups in under-served HNCS; 3) build/sustain youth leadership; 4) prevent the onset and reduce E-cigarette use/marijuana use/alcohol use in HNCS using trauma-informed, culturally responsive ebps and by developing policies, practices that address individual, relationship, community, and ENVIRONMENTAL domains; 5) strengthen and sustain the capacity of prevention infrastructure at state and community levels, including mental health promotion of the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline; and 6) disseminate community prevention messages and samhsa social media prevention campaigns. Objectives. Between 9/30/24 and 9/29/24: 85% of coalition and youth will participate in SPF planning; 80% of youth will report no E-cigarette use; 80% of youth will report no marijuana use; 80% of youth will report no alcohol use; disseminate 988 lifeline to 18,000 at-risk youth. # of youth served. 5,500 annually; 27,500 in five years.