Project Grant NH28CE003284

PREVENTING AND REDUCING SUBSTANCE USE AMONG BLACK, LATINX AND LGBTQ+ YOUTH IN STATEN ISLAND - THE TYSA COALITION WAS FORMED IN 2011 TO ADDRESS ALARMING RATES OF ALCOHOL AND OPIOID USE AMONG STATEN ISLAND YOUTH. IN THE DECADE SINCE ITS FORMATION, TYSA HAS USED THE COLLECTIVE IMPACT MODEL TO ALIGN PARTNERS AND MAXIMIZE IMPACT RESULTING IN THE REDUCTIONS IN YOUTH PRESCRIPTION DRUG USE, AS MEASURED BY THE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT SURVEY, AS WELL AS SHIFTS IN COMMUNITY NORMS REGARDING STIGMA, AN INCREASE IN SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER RESOURCES TO THE COMMUNITY, AND HAS CONTRIBUTED TO POLICY CHANGE. HOWEVER, THESE GREAT STRIDES HAVE NOT REACHED ALL POPULATIONS WITH THE SAME LEVEL OF IMPACT. DATA DEMONSTRATES THAT OPIOID USE IS HIGHER AMONG BLACK, LATINX AND LGBTQ+ YOUTH AS COMPARED TO WHITE, HETEROSEXUAL AND CISGENDER YOUTH. ADDITIONALLY, THE USE OF METHAMPHETAMINES, A DRUG TYPICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE MID-WEST, IS ALSO MUCH HIGHER IN THESE COMMUNITIES AND THERE HAVE BEEN ALMOST NO TARGETED INTERVENTIONS TO ADDRESS THE DRUG. ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES- SUCH AS PARENTAL INCARCERATION, CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT, AND PARENTAL SUBTANCE USE- IN ADDITION TO ISSUES OF ECONOMIC DISTRESS AND MINORITY STRESS ARE CONTRIBUTING TO THESE POOR HEALTH OUTCOMES IN BLACK, LATINX & LGBTQ+ YOUTH. CONSEQUENTLY, TYSA IS SEEKING CARA FUNDING TO IMPLEMENT THE BELOW, COMPREHENSIVE, ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES TO ACHIEVE THE TWO AMBITIOUS GOALS OUTLINED BY CDC:GOAL 1: L REDUCE OPIOID, METHAMPHETAMINE, AND PRESCRIPTION DRUG USE/MISUSE AMONG YOUTH. OBJECTIVE 1: BY JUNE, 2022, TYSA WILL REACH 100,000 COMMUNITY MEMBERS (YOUTH AND ADULTS) THROUGH SOCIAL MARKETING CAMPAIGNS AND VIRTUAL/IN-PERSON SKILL-BUILDING WORKSHOPS AS MEASURED BY SOCIAL MEDIA ANALYTICS AND WORKSHOP ATTENDANCE. STRATEGY 1: TYSA WILL PROVIDE INFORMATION TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT THE PREVALENCE AND RISKS OF OPIOID AND METHAMPHETAMINES USE AMONG BLACK, LATINX AND LGBTQ+ YOUTHGOAL ONE:STRATEGY 2: ENHANCE THE SKILLS OF PARENTS, SCHOOL PERSONNEL, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT AND INTERVEN E IN OPIOID AND METHAMPHETAMINE USE GOAL 2: CHANGE THE CULTURE AND CONTEXT REGARDING ACCEPTABILITY OF YOUTH OPIOID, METHAMPHETAMINE, AND/OR PRESCRIPTION DRUG USE/MISUSE. OBJECTIVE 1: BY JUNE 2022, TYSA WILL INCREASE COMMUNITY DIALOGUE ABOUT OPIOID, METHAMPHETAMINE, AND OTHER DRUG USE AND INCREASE YOUTH PARTICIPATION IN POSITIVE ACTIVITIES, AS MEASURED BY FOCUS GROUP DATA ON COMMUNITY NORMS AND YOUTH ATTENDANCE.STRATEGY 1: CHANGE SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES OF METHAMPHETAMINE USE THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMMUNITY-LED SOCIAL NORMS CAMPAIGNSSTRATEGY 2: CHANGE CONSEQUENCES BY INCENTIVIZING PARTICIPATION OF BLACK, LATINX & LGBTQ+ YOUTH IN THE TYSA COALITION AND OTHER DRUG FREE ACTIVITIES TYSA IS COMMITTED TO PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE COMMUNITY AND WILL USE THE STRATEGIC PREVENTION FRAMEWORK AND ITS EXISTING VAST PARTNERSHIPS WITH DIVERSE INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO ENSURE THAT THIS PROJECT IS CO-DEVELOPED WITH BLACK, LATINX AND LGBTQ+ YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND IS CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE.