Hood county substance abuse council will support capacity building and substance use prevention activities in hood county, texas related to the opioid crisis. - hood county substance abuse council,…

Hood county substance abuse council will support capacity building and substance use prevention activities in hood county, texas related to the opioid crisis. - hood county substance abuse council, through funding received through the community-based coalition enhancement grant to address local drug crises, will support capacity building and substance use prevention activities in hood county, texas related to the opioid crisis. The coalition will serve the hood county population of 52,905, focusing on youth, ages 12-17.our grant objectives will be three-fold:cara goal #1: reduce opioid use/misuse among youth. Objective 1: reduce 30-day use for opioids by .5%, from 3.5% in 2020 to 3% by june 2022 as measured by the hcss.objective 1.a: reduce perceived access to opioids among youth by 4% from the baseline to be collected in the fall of 2021 by june 30, 2023 as measured by perception of easy access by the hcss. Objective 2.b: reduce youth favorable attitudes toward opioid use by 3% from 90.2% in 2019 to 93.2% by june 30, 2022 as measured by increased perception of harm by the hcss. Objective 2.c: reduce parent favorable attitudes toward opioid use by 4% from 88.5% in 2019 to 92.5% by june 30, 2022 as measured by increased parent disapproval by the hcss. Cara goal #2: change the culture and context regarding acceptability of youth opioid use/misuse. Objective 1: conduct community presentations, reaching at least 300 people by june 30, 2022.we will achieve these goals by collaborating with the 12 sectors in our community, through our established network of stakeholders and volunteers, and through our tmad coalition by implementing a comprehensive and complimentary set of interventions, including providing information, building skills, providing support, changing access, changing consequences, modifying the physical design of the environment, and modifying policy. In the three-year project period, 7,000 adolescents and 3,000 parents will be reached. Hood county, texas is comprised of 95% caucasian, 13% latino, and 51% female.