Community Anti-Drug Coalition Across Hamilton County
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What we do...
- Prevent the onset and reduce the progression of substance Use/ abuse (including underage drinking) among 12-24 year olds
- Reduce substance use/abuse-related problems (school drop outs, risky sexual behavior, DUI fatalities) in Hamilton County
- Build prevention capacities & infrastructures at the
Community level
Coalition
Funding
Strategic Prevention Framework / Statewide Incentive Grant
FUNDING PERIOD: 2 ½ Years
NEW RESOURCES: GTO & iGTO – Ten Step process to Practitioners’
prevention skills, while empowering them to plan , implement, and
evaluate their own programs.
Benefits of Membership
Coalition Members will assist in the development of a county-wide comprehensive, strategic plan to affect community level change and increase eligibility for federal and foundation grants.
Members will have access to the iGTO Web based System (All federal funding is moving toward the 5 Step Process)Members will receive free Coalition Training (pending funding)Coalition Members have access federal, state and local data CADCAHC will serve as a drug prevention/ intervention resource to Coalition Members
Members will have access to new incentives and funding to implement evidence based strategies & programs
Neighborhood Youth will participate in leadership training and the Summer Teen Institute (pending funding)
Project Safe Neighborhoods
The Hamilton
County Coalition/ M.L. King Weed & Seed received $35,000 Grant from
Project Safe Neighborhoods to implement a comprehensive, community
based approach to reducing youth/ teen involvement in gang related
activity.
Why do young people join gangs?
There are
numerous reasons why young people join gangs, these are just a few
that some young people shared with us……..
Some kids
reported being “jumped into” or forced to join a gang on the way to
school.
Some teens
reported joining a gang because they needed protection at school and
in the community.
Some reported
that they joined a gang because they where looking for somewhere to
fit in……
What did we do about it?
The Hamilton
County Coalition/
The Multidisciplinary Approach to……
Strategies
Law Enforcement and
Community Policing
Law Enforcement and
community members will receive training on the most up to date gang
reductions strategies outlined by the
Department
of Justice.
The Enforcement Team and community members
will implement strategies to suppress gang activity and gun violence
in identified hot spots,
declaring “
Develop
enforcement and community policing strategies to reduce the
consequences of destructive and criminal gang activity among 12-18
year olds
Intervention/
Prevention Strategies
The
intervention Team will develop intervention/prevention services for
“at risk” youth, teens and young adults at Safe Haven Sites
The Safe Haven Sites will be staffed by
consultants, volunteers and mentors who will offer homework
assistance, year round drug reduction/education classes, conflict
resolution, extracurricular activities, cultural arts activities,
incentives for academic achievement such as “Learn 2 Earn.”
Establish
resources for at risk young adults (17-24) who are willing to
participate in self improvement workshops, job training &
“Although teenagers learn about drinking from a variety of sources, whether it is family, friends, people they look up to or social or environmental influences, the role parents play is a leading factor in the teen’s decision about alcohol”, says Adrian Botha, spokesperson for the Industry Association for Responsible Alcohol Use (ARA).