Clark county partners in prevention - since 2014, the clark county partners in prevention (CCPIP) coalition has worked to decrease and prevent the destructive impact of alcohol and other drugs on…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded $125,000 to Mckinley Hall, Inc. on July 1, 2026, under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program (CFDA 93.276) to support the Clark County Partners in Prevention (CCPIP) coalition's ongoing efforts to reduce substance use among youth ages 12 to 18 in Clark County, Ohio.

CCPIP will continue prevention programming across seven public school districts and eight private schools serving approximately 10,700 youth through June 30, 2031. The coalition's work addresses alcohol, marijuana, and tobacco use and targets risk factors including school absenteeism, suspension, contact with law enforcement, and unsafe behaviors. The coalition has operated since 2014 and received DFC Support Program funding for the prior five years; this award funds years six through ten of the initiative. CCPIP's goals for this period include strengthening collaboration among community stakeholders and reducing risk factors while promoting protective factors related to youth substance use.

The DFC Support Program establishes and strengthens community coalitions to prevent and reduce substance abuse among youth by supporting collaborative efforts among public and private nonprofit agencies and federal, state, local, and tribal governments. Recipients must demonstrate coalition operation for at least six months prior to award, meet composition requirements, secure substantial community volunteer effort, maintain nonprofit status or affiliation, develop a sustainability strategy, and provide a 100–150 percent cash or in-kind match.

Clark county partners in prevention - since 2014, the clark county partners in prevention (CCPIP) coalition has worked to decrease and prevent the destructive impact of alcohol and other drugs on youth ages 12 to 18 in clark county located in southwest ohio. For the past five years this work has been supported by funding from the CDC's drug free communities program. We are now requesting funding for years six through ten to continue to promote prevention throughout the county. The coalition focuses on promoting prevention with middle school and high school students in seven public school districts and eight private schools throughout the county (approximately 10,700 youth). We seek to mitigate the destructive effects of alcohol, marijuana, and tobacco in our youth and into their adulthood, such as school absenteeism and suspension, brushes with law enforcement, risk of harm from car accidents, and unwanted sexual encounters. Although the number of youth who use these substances is gradually declining, our county and our communities continue to see high rates of youth substance use. Alcohol use is prevalent: 19% of clark county middle school students and 39% of high school students reported having had at least one drink of alcohol, and 20% of middle schoolers and 28% of high schoolers have lived with a parent or guardian who was having a problem with alcohol or drug use. In 2025, 5.7% of high school students reported using marijuana in the past 30 days, and a significant portion of students' peers do not disapprove: 23% report that their friends say that smoking marijuana is not wrong or only a little bit wrong. And nearly 17% had ever used an electronic vapor product. Of those who had, 42.6% said the main reason was because a friend used them. CCPIP has two over-arching goals for years six through ten: 1) to strengthen collaboration among community stakeholders to address youth substance use, and 2) to reduce risk factors and promote protective factors regarding youth substance use in clark county. The coalition will achieve these goals through the following activities and strategies: • building and maintaining a multi-sector coalition of community organizations • collecting and disseminating data and information about clark county youth substance use • engaging youth members to spearhead efforts in schools and other places • saturating the community with prevention information and messaging • collaborating with law enforcement, schools, and other personnel who work with youth • working with retailers regarding compliance with policies and safe serving practices • changing the landscape to reduce signage and decrease substance availability to youth • educating parents, field specialists, and CCPIP members on prevention best practices • building the capacity of the community to support and sustain prevention activities our key outcomes are as follows:  by september 30, 2027, 9TH-12TH graders will report a 10% decrease (12.88% to 11.6%) in past 30-day use of alcohol as measured by the ohio healthy youth environments survey  by september 30, 2027, 9TH-12TH graders will report a 5% decrease (13% to 12.35%) in past 30-day use of marijuana as measured by the youth risk behavior survey.  by september 30, 2027, 9TH-12TH graders will report a 10% decrease (2.7% to 2.4%) in past 30-day use of tobacco as measured by the youth risk behavior survey.