Morris County Prevention Is Key Inc

STRATEGIC PREVENTION FRAMEWORK-PARTNERSHIPS FOR SUCCESS

COMM. COALITION FOR A SAFE & HEALTHY MORRIS-PEQUANNOCK TOWNSHIP, NJ

JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP DRUG FEE COMMUNITIES COALITION

CARES RECOVERY CORPS - MCPIK’S CARES RECOVERY CORPS WILL SERVE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES SEEKING OR IN RECOVERY FROM SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER IN MORRIS AND PASSAIC COUNTY NEW JERSEY THROUGH PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES AND TRAINING. PROJECT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES INCLUDE GOAL 1. BUILD A CARES RECOVERY CORPS, WHICH WILL FOSTER LOCAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN RECOVERY NETWORKS AND OTHER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES (RSS).OBJECTIVE 1. BY MAY 30, 2024 RECRUIT AND TRAIN 120 INDIVIDUALS FROM MORRIS AND PASSAIC COUNTIES IN THE CERTIFIED PEER RECOVERY SPECIALIST (CPRS) TRAINING. OBJECTIVE 2. BY MAY 30, 2024 PROVIDE 500 INTERNSHIP HOURS TO THE TRAINEES TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR CPRS CERTIFICATION THROUGH THE ADDICTION PROFESSIONALS CERTIFICATION BOARD OF NJ, AS MEASURED BY SIGN IN SHEETS AND/OR ACTIVITY LOGS. OBJECTIVE 3. BY MAY 30, 2024 PROVIDE 25 SUPERVISION HOURS TO THE TRAINEES TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR CPRS CERTIFICATION THROUGH THE ADDICTION PROFESSIONALS CERTIFICATION BOARD OF NJ, AS MEASURED BY SUPERVISION LOGS. GOAL 2. ORGANIZE A TEAM OF RECOVERY AMBASSADORS THAT WILL FOCUS ON STIGMA REDUCTION ASSOCIATED WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD). OBJECTIVE 1. BY MAY 30, 2024, PROVIDE 12 STIGMA REDUCTION EDUCATION TRAININGS IN PROFESSIONAL SETTINGS, PROVIDING ONE TRAINING PER QUARTER. OBJECTIVE 2. BY MAY 30, 2024, PROVIDE 12 STIGMA REDUCTION EDUCATION TRAININGS IN COMMUNITY SETTINGS, PROVIDING ONE TRAINING PER QUARTER. OBJECTIVE 3. BY MAY 30, 2024, INCREASE KNOWLEDGE ON THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF STIGMA ON INDIVIDUALS WITH A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD), AS MEASURED BY RESULTS OF A PRE AND POSTTEST. GOAL 3. ENHANCE AND INCREASE ACCESS TO RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES TAILORED TO THE NEEDS OF THE TARGETED COMMUNITIES. OBJECTIVE 1. BY MAY 30, 2024, SURVEY 300 INDIVIDUALS USING THE RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES (RSS) STRENGTHS AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT. OBJECTIVE 2. BY MAY 30, 2024 EXPAND RSS WITHIN THE COMMUNITIES BY ESTABLISHING FIVE NEW RECOVERY SUPPORT MEETINGS REPRESENTING MULTIPLE PATHWAYS TO RECOVERY. OBJECTIVE 3. BY MAY 30, 2024 IMPLEMENT ONE NEW RECOVERY SUPPORT PROGRAMING IN EACH COUNTY, INFLUENCED BY THE RESULTS OF THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT. GOAL 4. BUILD AND SUSTAIN A KNOWLEDGEABLE, VOLUNTEER-DRIVEN COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ON ISSUES RELATED TO SUD TO ENHANCE THE RECOVERY ECOSYSTEMS IN THE TARGETED COMMUNITIES. OBJECTIVE 1. CREATE AND FOSTER COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS TO DEVELOP, BUILD AND EXPAND RECOVERY CAPITAL WITHIN THE TARGETED COMMUNITIES, EVIDENCED BY SURVEY RESULTS FROM THE RECOVERY DATA PLATFORM (RDP) AND THE BRIEF ADDICTION RECOVERY CAPITAL (BARC) SCALE, WITH A 40% INCREASE IN RECOVERY CAPITAL AND OUTCOMES BY MAY 30, 2024. OBJECTIVE 2. ENHANCE THE LOCAL RECOVERY ECOSYSTEM BY STRENGTHENING ACCESS TO PEER TO PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT TO ANYONE IN NEED, OBSERVED BY PROVIDING RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES TO 300 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS BY MAY 30, 2024. THE PROJECT WILL SERVE 140 PEOPLE ANNUALLY AND 420 OVER THE LIFETIME OF THE PROJECT.

MENTORING OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH INITIATIVES

COMM. COALITION FOR A SAFE & HEALTHY MORRIS-PEQUANNOCK TOWNSHIP, NJ

MENTORING CHILDREN OF PRISONERS

SOBER TRUTH ON UNDERAGE DRINKING-JEFFERSON TWP. YOUTH COALITION - “THE STOP GRANT PROJECT”, WILL ENHANCE THE WORK OF THE JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP YOUTH COALITION (JTYC) A DRUG FREE COMMUNITIES, CDC FUNDED COALITION SINCE 2021. IT WILL DIRECTLY MEET THE STOP ACT PROGRAM GOAL “TO PREVENT AND REDUCE ALCOHOL USE AMONG YOUTH AGED 12-20 IN COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES.” STOP ACT FUNDING WILL ALLOW PROGRAMMATIC ADDITIONS TO THE ACTIVITIES OF JTYC, FOCUSING ON UNDERAGE DRINKING AMONG YOUTH AGED 12-20 YEARS OLD IN JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP, NJ. THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT ALL RESIDENTS OF JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP THROUGH AN ONGOING COMMUNITY AWARENESS CAMPAIGN AND DIRECT SERVICE INTERVENTIONS, SUCH AS ANNUAL YOUTH SUMMITS, ACES TRAININGS AND AWARENESS PRESENTATIONS REGARDING LGBTQ+ YOUTH. THE GOAL OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS TO REDUCE THE USE OF ALCOHOL BY YOUTH AGED 12-20 YEARS OLD IN JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP. THREE OBJECTIVES ARE NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL: 1) BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2027, REDUCE EASE OF ACCESS TO ALCOHOL IN THE HOME BY INCREASING BY 5% (70% TO 75%) THE NUMBER OF ADULTS WHO TAKE MEASURES TO MONITOR IT, AS MEASURED BY THE MORRIS COUNTY COMMUNITY SURVEY. 2) BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2027, INCREASE BY 5% THE PERCEPTION OF RISK AND HARM OF YOUTH ALCOHOL USE AMONG ADULTS (74% TO 79%) AND YOUTH IN JEFFERSON TWP. (65.8% TO 70.8%) AS MEASURED BY THE MORRIS COUNTY COMMUNITY SURVEY AND THE FOUR CORE MEASURES SURVEY. 3) BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2027, INCREASE FROM 0 TO 4 THE NUMBER OF COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS AMONG JEFFERSON TWP. PARENTS, SCHOOLS, YOUTH, AND ALL YOUTH SERVING ORGANIZATIONS TO REDUCE ALCOHOL USE AMONG YOUTH, AS MEASURED BY THE NUMBER OF NEW INITIATIVES IMPLEMENTED IN JEFFERSON TWP. BECAUSE OF ANNUAL YOUTH SUMMITS. PROPOSED ACTIVITIES INCLUDE CONDUCTING ONGOING SOCIAL AND TRADITIONAL MEDIA AWARENESS CAMPAIGN REGARDING THE CONSEQUENCES OF UNDERAGE DRINKING, AN ANNUAL YOUTH SUMMIT, ANNUAL ACES TRAININGS AND ANNUAL AWARENESS TRAININGS REGARDING INCREASED INCIDENCE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AMONG LGBTQ+ YOUTH. 1) JTYC WILL DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT EXTENSIVE AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS THROUGH TRADITIONAL AND ATYPICAL COMMUNICATION CHANNELS INCLUDING BILLBOARDS, DIGITAL DISPLAYS AT LOCAL DINERS, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND TOWN HALL MEETINGS REGARDING THE CAUSES, PREVALENCE, AND CONSEQUENCES OF UNDERAGE DRINKING THROUGHOUT JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP AND SURROUNDING AREAS. 2) JTYC WILL CONDUCT FOUR ANNUAL YOUTH SUMMITS WITH SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY PARTNERS, ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT AND YOUTH TO GAIN AN UNDERSTANDING OF YOUTH’S PERSPECTIVE ABOUT SUBSTANCE USE AMONG THEIR PEERS. JTYC WILL CONDUCT ANNUAL ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES (ACES) TRAININGS REGARDING FACTORS THAT INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF SUBSTANCE RELATED CONSEQUENCES AND CONSUMPTION IN COMMUNITIES. JTYC WILL PARTNER WITH THE INSTITUTE OF THE CENTER FOR GREAT EXPECTATIONS TO EDUCATE THE JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP COMMUNITY ABOUT THE IMPACT OF ACES ON MENTAL HEALTH AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES INCLUDING SUBSTANCE USE AND SUBSTANCE RELATED CONSEQUENCES. JTYC WILL COLLABORATE WITH EDGE NJ TO EDUCATE THE JEFFERSON TWP. COMMUNITY AND YOUTH SERVING PROFESSIONALS ABOUT THE INCREASED INCIDENCE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AMONG LGBTQ+ YOUTH.

COMMUNITY COALITION FOR A SAFE & HEALTHY MORRIS MENTORING PROJECT

DRUG FREE COMMUNITIES MENTORING PROGRAM

COMMUNITY COALITION FOR A SAFE & HEALTHY MORRIS-STOP

COMMUNITY COALITION FOR A SAFE & HEALTHY MORRIS-STOP

DRUG FREE COMMUNITIES MENTORING PROGRAM