Riverhead Community Awareness Program Inc

RIVERHEAD PARTNERSHIPS FOR SUCCESS - RIVERHEAD COMMUNITY AWARENESS PROGRAM, INC. (CAP) IS PROPOSING A RIVERHEAD STRATEGIC PREVENTION FRAMEWORK - PARTNERSHIPS FOR SUCCESS (SPF-PFS) PROJECT TO HELP REDUCE THE ONSET AND PROGRESSION OF SUBSTANCE MISUSE AND ITS RELATED PROBLEMS BY SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT AND DELIVERY OF COMMUNITY SUBSTANCE MISUSE PREVENTION AND MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION INFRASTRUCTURE AND ACTIVITIES USING THE SPF IN THE RIVERHEAD COMMUNITY. THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT ARE: DECREASE RATES OF 30-DAY VAPE AND MARIJUANA USE AMONG MS AND HS STUDENTS THROUGH INFRASTRUCTURE POLICY CHANGE EFFORTS AFFECTING EASE OF ACCESS AND CONSEQUENCES OF USE; DECREASE ALCOHOL AVAILABILITY AT PUBLIC EVENTS BY CREATING INFRASTRUCTURE AND INCREASING CAPACITY TO SUPPORT RIVERHEAD TOWN'S ALCOHOL POLICY; EXPAND SA AND MH PREVENTION INFRASTRUCTURE THROUGH POLICY CHANGE EFFORTS IN SCHOOLS AND THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY; INCREASE PARENT PARTICIPATION IN SA/MH PREVENTION EFFORTS AS A PROTECTIVE FACTOR THROUGH CAPACITY AND OUTREACH INITIATIVES; AND INCREASE COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR SA/MH PREVENTION AS A PROTECTIVE FACTOR THROUGH OUTREACH AND EDUCATION INITIATIVES. THE POPULATION OF FOCUS IS RIVERHEAD AREA YOUTH AGED 20 AND YOUNGER WHO ARE 61% HISPANIC OR LATINO AND 39% NON-HISPANIC OR LATINO (ETHNICITY); AND 82.7% WHITE, 8.6 BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN, 2.7% MULTIRACIAL AND 1.5% OTHER RACES. APPROXIMATELY 1/3 OF THE STUDENTS ARE NEW ENGLISH-LANGUAGE LEARNERS AND THE PROJECT ADDRESSES BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION. WE EXPECT TO SERVE 5,000 INDIVIDUALS OVER THE 5 YEARS OF THE GRANT. THE PROJECT PARTNERS INCLUDE RIVERHEAD POLICE DEPARTMENT (RPD), RIVERHEAD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (RCSD), SUFFOLK COUNTY OFFICE OF HEALTH EDUCATION (SCOHE), AND PECONIC BAY MEDICAL CENTER- NORTHWELL HEALTH (PBMC). THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT ARE: 5% REDUCTION IN RCSD YOUTH IN GRADES 8, 10 AND 12 WHO SAY VAPE AND MARIJUANA ARE EASY/VERY EASY TO GET; 90% PASS RATE FOR RESPONSIBLE BUDTENDER/MARIJUANA RETAIL TRAINING; 80% COMPLIANCE RATE OF ENDS/VAPE AND MARIJUANA RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS; ESTABLISH A FORMAL ALTERNATIVE TO SUSPENSION PROGRAM IN RCSD; 80% SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION RATE OF VAPE OUT PROGRAM; RPD WILL DEVELOP A AND IMPLEMENT A TIPS TRAINING TRACKING SYSTEM FOR PUBLIC EVENTS; PROVIDE OUTREACH TO 90% OF ALCOHOL VENDORS PRIOR TO PUBLIC EVENTS; OBTAIN AN 80% ALCOHOL VENDOR COMPLIANCE RATE AT PUBLIC EVENTS; REDUCE YOUTH ACCESS TO ALCOHOL AT PUBLIC EVENTS BY 5%; 90% OF RCSD 7TH GRADERS WILL COMPLETE A UNIVERSAL SA/MH EBP PROGRAM (TOO GOOD FOR DRUGS) ANNUALLY; 75% OF STUDENTS IN MS AND HS WILL BE SCREENED FOR SA/MH USING SBIRT DURING SCHOOL-REQUIRED PHYSICALS; 75% OF YOUTH 13-18 SEEN AT PBMC RIVERHEAD FAMILY CLINIC WILL BE SCREENED USING SBIRT; TRAIN A MINIMUM OF 10 PBMC-NORTHWELL HEALTH FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENTS PER YEAR IN SBIRT; INCREASE NUMBER OF PARENTS/GUARDIANS WHO AGREE THAT SA/MH PREVENTION IS A PRIORITY BY 15%; INCREASE NUMBER OF PARENTS/GUARDIANS WHO HAVE HEARD OR SEEN PREVENTION MESSAGES BY 15%; INCREASE PARENT PARTICIPATION IN PREVENTION WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS BY 20% EACH YEAR; INCREASE ACTIVE PARENT/GUARDIAN PARTICIPATION IN PARENT PREVENTION NETWORK (PPN) BY 10% EACH YEAR; INCREASE NUMBER OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO HAVE HEARD OR SEEN PREVENTION MEDIA MESSAGES BY 15%; DEVELOP COMMUNITY PREVENTION TOOLKIT AND INCREASE NUMBER OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO RECEIVE TOOLKIT BY 5% EACH YEAR.

THE RIVERHEAD COMMUNITY COALITION FOR SAFE AND DRUG-FREE YOUTH

RIVERHEAD COMMUNITY AWARENESS PROGRAM, INC. (CAP) MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING INITIATIVE 2021 FOA SM-21-007 - RIVERHEAD CAP IS PROPOSING A MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING (MHAT) PROGRAM TO PREPARE & TRAIN COMMUNITY PARTNERS & FIRST RESPONDERS TO APPROPRIATELY & SAFELY RESPOND TO INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL DISORDERS. THE POPULATIONS OF FOCUS INCLUDE SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN & THEIR FAMILIES/CAREGIVERS, CHILDREN WITH A SERIOUSLY EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE, VETERANS & ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS & THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS, SENIOR CITIZENS, ADULTS WITH A SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS, & INDIVIDUALS WITH CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS, RESIDING WITHIN THE GEOGRAPHICAL BOUNDARIES OF THE RIVERHEAD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, WHICH AT 90 SQUARE MILES IS THE LARGEST DISTRICT ON LI, NY. WE EXPECT TO TRAIN AT LEAST 366 INDIVIDUALS IN ADULT & YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (MHFA) OVER THE 5 YEARS OF THE PROJECT. WE EXPECT TO SERVE AN ADDITIONAL 10,000 COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH DIRECT OUTREACH & CONTACT. THE SPECIFIC GOALS OF THE PROJECT ARE TO (1) TRAIN 366 INDIVIDUALS (SCHOOL PERSONNEL, LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIRST RESPONDERS, VETERANS AND ARMED SERVICE MEMBERS & THEIR FAMILIES, YOUTH-SERVING AND SENIOR-SERVING STAFF) TO RECOGNIZE THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL DISORDERS, PARTICULARLY SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS AND/OR SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCES; (2) ESTABLISH LINKAGES WITH SCHOOL- AND COMMUNITY-BASED MENTAL HEALTH AGENCIES TO REFER INDIVIDUALS WITH SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL ILLNESS TO APPROPRIATE SERVICES; (3) TRAIN LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIRST RESPONDERS, VETERANS AND OTHERS TO IDENTIFY A PERSON WITH A MENTAL DISORDER AND EMPLOY CRISIS DE-ESCALATION TECHNIQUES USING SPECIALIZED MHFA MODULES; AND (4) DIRECTLY EDUCATE 10,000 INDIVIDUALS ABOUT RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN THE COMMUNITY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH A MENTAL DISORDER. THE CHANGING DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE RIVERHEAD COMMUNITY REQUIRE THAT THIS INITIATIVE ADDRESS CULTURAL & SOCIAL COMPETENCIES. THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 16,500 HOUSEHOLDS IN RIVERHEAD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, COMPRISED OF: 55% HISPANIC OR LATINO, 33% WHITE, 9% BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN, & 3% OTHER RACES. APPROXIMATELY 1/3 OF RIVERHEAD STUDENTS ARE NEW ENGLISH-LANGUAGE LEARNERS AND 53% OF FAMILIES LIVE IN POVERTY; 20% OF THE POPULATION IS AGE 18 & UNDER WITH 25% AGE 65 & OVER. SUFFOLK COUNTY HAS THE LARGEST NUMBER OF VETERANS IN NY WITH OVER 2,000 IN RIVERHEAD. PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS FOR THIS PROJECT INCLUDE FAMILY SERVICE LEAGUE/EAST END CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC (CCBHC), RIVERHEAD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, RIVERHEAD POLICE DEPT., RIVERHEAD VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE CORPS, NY NATIONAL GUARD (COUNTERDRUG TASK FORCE - DEPTS. OF THE ARMY & AIR FORCE), RIVERHEAD SENIOR SERVICES, & SOUTHAMPTON TOWN YOUTH BUREAU.

RIVERHEAD COMMUNITY COALITION FOR SAFE AND DRUG-FREE YOUTH 2018 DRUG-FREE COMMUNITIES (DFC) SUPPORT PROGRAM - COMPETING CONTINUATION FOA NO. SP-18-003.

THE RIVERHEAD COMMUNITY COALITION FOR SAFE AND DRUG-FREE YOUTH STRIVES TO INCREASE COLLABORATION AMONG COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND DECREASE YOUTH SUBSTANCE ABUSE (ALCOHOL, MARIJUANA, AND RX DRUGS).1

THE RIVERHEAD COMMUNITY COALITION FOR SAFE AND DRUG-FREE YOUTH

THE RIVERHEAD COMMUNITY COALITION FOR SAFE AND DRUG-FREE YOUTH