Fighting Drug and Alcohol Abuse Valerie

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Fighting Drug and Alcohol Abuse!Valerie
Grace FullerSubstance Abuse and Mental Heath
Services Administration (SAMHSA)To Serve
Everyone,all Indiana Citizens
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GOVERNORS INITIATIVE FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE
PREVENTIONStrategic Prevention Framework State
Incentive Grant (SPF SIG)

• Why are we here
• Increase awareness of how Indiana is fighting
  against substance abuse.
• Inform communities and citizens on ways we can
  prevent further devastation resulting from
  substance abuse
• Offer opportunities for you to become involved in
  our fight against substance abuse

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Prevention

• Why Prevention of Substance Abuse?
• 2007 Prevalence Statistic
• 33.3 of Hoosiers (1.7 million) age 12 and older
  currently use tobacco
• 50 of Hoosiers (2.5 million) age 12 and older
  currently drink alcohol, 22 (1.1 million) engage
  in binge drinking
• 19 of Indiana high school students currently use
  marijuana
• (Source 2007 SEOW Report)
• Financial Burden for Substance Abuse Related
  Problems in Indiana
• 1998 1.404 billion
• 2002 3.24 billion
• Continually Rising

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Solution?Data-Driven Evidence Based
Prevention EffortsCollection and analysis of
data to determine what and where substances are
most prevalent in the state of IndianaState
Epidemiology ProfileBased on findings of the
profile programs, policies and practices that
have proven successful can be identified and
implemented to fight the substance abuse problems
in Indiana
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WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE ARE THE BIGGEST SUBSTANCE
ABUSE PROBLEMS ISSUES IN INDIANA?
Source 2007 State Epidemiological Profile
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Indianas Funded Priorities

• Prevent and reduce underage drinking and binge
  drinking among 18-25 year olds.
• Prevent the first use and reduce the use of
  cocaine among 18-25 year olds.
• Prevent and reduce the use of methamphetamine
  among black youth and among white women and men
  18 to 44 years of age.

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2007 Strategic Prevention Framework State
Incentive Grant
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• A Alcohol
• Drug Alcohol Consortium of Allen County
• Delaware County Coordinating Council
• Lake County Drug Free Alliance
• Drug Free Marion County
• Asset Building Coalition of Monroe County
• Porter/Starke, Inc.
• Coalition for Safe Drug Free Tippecanoe County
• Vigo County Local Coordinating Council
• C Cocaine
• Geminus of Lake County
• Healthy Communities Initiative of St. Joseph
  County
• Partnership for a Drug Free Wayne County
• M Methamphetamine
• Greene/Daviess Counties Local Coordinating
  Counsels

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IndianaStrategic Prevention Framework State
Incentive Grant

• Vision
• Imagine Indiana Together Healthy, safe, and
  drug-free environments that nurture and assist
  all Indiana citizens to thrive.
• Mission
• To reduce substance use and abuse across the
  lifespan of Indiana citizens.

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The Strategic Framework5-Step Process
Step 1 Assessment
Step 5 Monitor, evaluate
Step 4 Implement
Step 3 Plan
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• Sustainability is crucial to this process!!
• We are not here for the short term we are here
  to STAY!
• How can you help sustain SPF SIG?

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Support our Passion!!

• Join Us
• Contact Names of local offices
• Join a SPF SIG workgroup, Training and Outreach,
  Cultural Competency, Evaluations, etc
• Share your resources to support ours

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Contact Information

• Valerie Fuller
• Boone County Resident
• Governors Youth Council Workgroup Member
• 317-514-4584
• Marcia M. French, LCSW, MSW, CPP
• State Project Coordinator
• Strategic Prevention Framework/State Incentive
  Grant
• Division of Mental Health and Addiction
• Family and Social Services Administration
• 402 W. Washington Street
• Room W353
• Indianapolis, IN 46204
• O 317-232-7931

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SPF SIG Staff

State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup (SEOW)
Governors Advisory Council (GAC)
Executive Committee
Evaluation Committee
Training and Outreach Workgroup
Cultural Competence Workgroup
Youth/Young Adult Workgroup
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Mirroring Process to Funded Communities

Local Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup (LEOW)
Local Advisory Council (LAC)
Executive Committee
Evaluation Committee
Training and Outreach Workgroup
Cultural Competence Workgroup
Youth/Young Adult Workgroup
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