Morgan County Partnership Inc

MORGAN COUNTY PARTNERSHIPS FOR SUCCESS

MORGAN COUNTY SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAM

THE MORGAN COUNTY PARTNERSHIP (MCP) WILL USE FUNDING TO CREATE AN INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR OPIOID AND SUBSTANCE USE AFFECTED YOUTH AND FAMILIES IN A RURAL WEST VIRGINIA. MCP WILL COORDINATE A MULTI-SECTOR COLLABORATION AMONG CHILD WELFARE AGENCIES, SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS, CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE PARENT EDUCATION, AND SCHOOL-BASED SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION PROGRAMMING AND THERAPEUTIC SUPPORTS. MCP WILL PARTNER WITH COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES OF THE EASTERN PANHANDLE AND SHENANDOAH VALLEY HEALTH CARE SYSTEM’S FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER TO PROVIDE YOUTH MENTORSHIP SUPPORTS TO JUSTICE-INVOLVED ABUSED AND NEGLECTED OPIOID AFFECTED YOUTH IN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM, WITH THE OVERARCHING GOAL TO PROMOTE PUBLIC SAFETY AND PROVIDE EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS. THE APPLICANT RECEIVED PRIORITY CONSIDERATION BY INCLUDING POLICIES, PRACTICES, AND /OR PROCEDURES IN RESPONSE TO DOJ PRIORITIES, AS WELL AS A DISCUSSION OF HOW THE PROJECT WILL BENEFIT THOSE IN HIGH-POVERTY AREAS.

THE EASTERN PANHANDLE-MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING INITIATIVE WILL PROVIDE CONCENTRATED MENTAL HEALTH LITERACY AWARENESS TRAININGS IN MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID FOR YOUTH, ADULT, AND TEEN MODELS. - THE EASTERN PANHANDLE-MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING INITIATE (EP-MHATI) WILL PROVIDE TARGETED IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAININGS TO ADOLESCENTS, TEACHERS, OTHER RELEVANT PUBLIC-SCHOOL SYSTEM PERSONNEL, YOUTH-SERVING AGENCIES, AND TO PARENTS/CAREGIVERS. THIS PROJECT WILL ALSO PROVIDE ADULT-FOCUSED MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT, MEDICAL PROVIDERS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE PROVIDERS (I.E., FIREFIGHTERS, EMERGENCY SERVICES TECHNICIANS), VETERANS, AND INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN THE COURTS SYSTEMS. THE EP-MHATI WILL ALSO OFFER IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL TELE-TRAININGS TO ADDITIONAL ADULT SERVING AGENCIES IN THE EASTERN PANHANDLE. CONCENTRATED TRAININGS WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE EASTERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA (WV). THE EASTERN PANHANDLE OF WV IS COMPRISED OF THREE COUNTIES: JEFFERSON (POPULATION 57,146) BERKELEY (POPULATION 119,171) AND MORGAN (POPULATION 17,884) COUNTIES. THE EASTERN PANHANDLE IS NESTLED IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS AND IS LOCATED JUST TWO HOURS AWAY FROM THE METROPOLITAN AREA OF WASHINGTON D.C. DESPITE POPULACE GROWTH AND MAJESTIC APPALACHIAN SCENERY, EASTERN PANHANDLE FAMILIES STILL STRUGGLE WITH CHALLENGES RELATED TO GEOGRAPHIC ISOLATION, TRANSPORTATION, EMPLOYMENT, UNMET MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, AND HEALTH DISPARITIES. MORGAN COUNTY PARTNERSHIP (MCP) WILL SERVE AS THE LEAD AGENCY PROVIDING THESE TRAININGS. MCP WILL PROVIDE THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (SAMHSA) APPROVED YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (YMHFA), ADULT MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (AMHFA) AND TEEN MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (TMHFA) TRAININGS. TMHFA TRAININGS WILL BE PROVIDED TO 10TH, 11TH, AND 12TH GRADE STUDENTS IN THE EASTERN PANHANDLE.

JEFFERSON BERKELEY ALLIANCE DRUG FREE COMMUNITY PROGRAM - THE JEFFERSON BERKELEY ALLIANCE ON SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION (JBASUP) DRUG-FREE COMMUNITIES PROGRAM WILL ADDRESS THE PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM OF SUBSTANCE USE AMONG CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS IN BERKELEY AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA (WV). THE JBASUP DFC WILL PROVIDE EVIDENCE-BASED SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION CURRICULUM IN SCHOOLS LOCATED IN HEDGESVILLE, HARPERS FERRY, AND RANSON, WV. THE JBASUP WILL USE THE SAMHSA SPF COALITION MODEL TO CONDUCT ASSESSMENTS, BUILD CAPACITY, PLAN AND IMPLEMENT A 12 MONTH-MONTH ACTION PLAN, AND EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS AND OUTCOMES OF THE DFC WORK PLAN TO MONITOR AND IMPROVE THROUGHOUT THE LONGITUDINAL JBASUP DFC PROJECT.

MITIGATING THE IMPACT OF ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES - MORGAN COUNTY PARTNERSHIP (MCP) WILL EMPLOY A COMPREHENSIVE EVIDENCE-BASED INITIATIVE THAT ADDRESSES GENERATIONAL AND ROOT CAUSES OF TRAUMA IN THIS UNDERSERVED, APPALACHIAN COMMUNITY. THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE FAMILY-CENTERED, COMMUNITY-BASED INTERVENTIONS TO PROVIDE TRAUMA-INFORMED EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMMING TO YOUTH IN BOTH SCHOOL AND AFTER-SCHOOL SETTINGS AND PROVIDE PARENT PSYCHOEDUCATION, THERAPEUTIC SUPPORTS, AND FAMILY NAVIGATION SERVICES. THIS GRANT WILL ALSO SUPPORT THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONISTS TO PROVIDE SCHOOL-BASED ACES SCREENINGS AND FOLLOW-UP THERAPEUTIC SUPPORTS. ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES (ACES), TRAUMA-INFORMED RESPONSES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, SCHOOL-BASED STRATEGIES THROUGH OUR EXISTING, HANDEL WITH CARE PROGRAM AND EVIDENCE-BASED SBIRT PROGRAM IN MORGAN COUNTY SCHOOLS. THIS WILL ADDRESS THE CURRENT DRAMATIC INFLUX OF YOUTH-BASED TRAUMA RELATED TO PARENTAL SUBSTANCE USE IN OUR COMMUNITY. THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE ACES MITIGATION STRATEGIES AND RESPOND TO IDENTIFIED ACES BY PROVIDING FREE THERAPEUTIC SUPPORTS DIRECTLY WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF OUR PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM. MORGAN COUNTY PARTNERSHIP WILL IMPLEMENT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT MITIGATE THE IMPACTS OF ACES AND EXPAND EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS FOCUSED ON ACES PREVENTION, DIVERSION, THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT, AND FAMILY NAVIGATION CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES IMPACTED BY TRAUMA AND SUDS. WE WILL FORM AN INNOVATIVE CONSORTIUM TO PROVIDE WRAP-AROUND SERVICES TO TRAUMATIZED AND OPIOID AFFECTED YOUTH IN MORGAN COUNTY SCHOOLS (MCS) AND YOUTH INVOLVED IN JUVENILE ABUSE AND NEGLECT CASES DUE TO PARENTAL NEGLECT AND ABUSE. THIS GRANT WILL ALSO SUPPORT THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONISTS TO PROVIDE SCHOOL-BASED ACES SCREENINGS AND FOLLOW-UP THERAPEUTIC SUPPORTS. ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES (ACES), TRAUMA-INFORMED RESPONSES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, SCHOOL-BASED STRATEGIES THROUGH OUR EXISTING, HANDEL WITH CARE PROGRAM AND EVIDENCE-BASED SBIRT PROGRAM IN MORGAN COUNTY SCHOOLS. THIS WILL ADDRESS THE CURRENT DRAMATIC INFLUX OF YOUTH-BASED TRAUMA RELATED TO PARENTAL SUBSTANCE USE IN OUR COMMUNITY. THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE ACES MITIGATION STRATEGIES AND RESPOND TO IDENTIFIED ACES BY PROVIDING FREE THERAPEUTIC SUPPORTS DIRECTLY WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF OUR PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM. MORGAN COUNTY PARTNERSHIP WILL IMPLEMENT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT MITIGATE THE IMPACTS OF ACES AND EXPAND EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS FOCUSED ON ACES PREVENTION, DIVERSION, THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT, AND FAMILY NAVIGATION CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES IMPACTED BY TRAUMA AND SUDS. WE WILL FORM AN INNOVATIVE CONSORTIUM TO PROVIDE WRAP-AROUND SERVICES TO TRAUMATIZED AND OPIOID AFFECTED YOUTH IN MORGAN COUNTY SCHOOLS (MCS) AND YOUTH INVOLVED IN JUVENILE ABUSE AND NEGLECT CASES DUE TO PARENTAL NEGLECT AND ABUSE. THE FIRST GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO PROVIDE PSYCHOEDUCATION AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO YOUTH IN MORGAN COUNTY SCHOOLS WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF PROVIDING ACCESS TO SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING CURRICULUM, SBIRT AND MENTAL HEALTH SCREENING INSTRUMENTS TO IDENTIFY YOUTH IN NEED AND PROVIDE FOLLOW UP THERAPEUTIC SERVICES TO IMPROVE SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR MORGAN COUNTY SCHOOLS' STUDENTS. THE SECOND GOAL IS TO PROVIDE PREVENTIVE INTERVENTIONS TO IMPROVE THE MENTAL HEALTH OF MORGAN COUNTY SCHOOL'S STUDENTS WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF STUDENTS WILL HAVE ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SCREENING MEASURES, AND ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUPPORTS IN A K-12 SETTING. THE PROGRAM WILL REACH APPROXIMATELY 1,150 STUDENTS IN THE PRE K-5TH GRADES IN THE MORGAN COUNTY SCHOOLS. IT IS FURTHER ESTIMATED THAT AN ADDITIONAL 30-40 FAMILY ENGAGEMENTS FOR PARENT NAVIGATOR SERVICE WILL BE UTILIZED.

WORKFORCE TRAINING

MORGAN COUNTY PARTNERSHIP'S YOUTH SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAM

MORGAN COUNTY PARTNERSHIP'S SOBER TRUTH ON PREVENTING UNDERAGE DRINKING - THE PROBLEM OF UNDERAGE DRINKING IS A SERIOUS THREAT TO THE YOUTH, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES IN MORGAN COUNTY, WV. FOR THIS PROJECT, THE MORGAN COUNTY PARTNERSHIP HAS IDENTIFIED THE RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS FOR UNDERAGE DRINKING WHICH WE WILL USE TO SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL PREVENTION AND REDUCTION STRATEGIES. OUR FOCUS IS ON POLICY CHANGE/AWARENESS, ENFORCEMENT AND YOUTH-LED SOCIAL NORMS CAMPAIGN ALONG WITH PREVENTION EDUCATION TO ACCOMPLISH OUR GOALS. THE MORGAN COUNTY PARTNERSHIP (MCP) IS A COALITION MADE UP OF LOCAL CITIZENS UNITED IN A SHARED VISION OF BUILDING A SUPPORTIVE NETWORK FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE, THEIR FAMILIES AND OTHERS CONNECTED WITH THEM. ONE OF OUR MAIN FOCUSES IS ON DRUG AND ALCOHOL PREVENTION. MCP SERVES THE ENTIRE COUNTY THAT CONSISTS OF AROUND 17,500 PEOPLE. WITH A SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN'S POVERTY RATE OF 82% (MORGAN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION), THE PROBABILITY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL RISK IS OF HIGH CONCERN. AS A RESULT OF THE YOUTHS'/YOUNG ADULTS' 30 DAY AND ANNUAL USE OF ALCOHOL RANKING HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE ALONG WITH THE LOWER THAN NATIONAL AVERAGE OF PERCEPTION OF RISK OF UNDERAGE DRINKING BY PARENTS AND PEERS, THE FOLLOWING GOALS ARE PRESENTED FOR THE STOP ACT GRANT: THE FIRST GOAL IS TO REDUCE UNDERAGE DRINKING, SPECIFICALLY AMONG YOUTH AGES 12-20, BY IMPLEMENTING EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS AND PRACTICES IN LOCAL YOUTH SERVING AGENCIES, THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, AND HIGHER EDUCATION. THIS GOAL WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES: 1. REDUCE THE YOUTHS' AND YOUNG ADULTS' PAST 30-DAY USE OF ALCOHOL BY 5% MEASURED BY THE PRIDE SURVEY ALONG WITH 2. REDUCE THE YOUTHS' AND YOUNG ADULTS' ANNUAL USE OF ALCOHOL BY 5% AS MEASURED BY THE PRIDE SURVEY. STRATEGIES WILL INCLUDE ADDITIONAL IN SCHOOL EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS, COMPLIANCE CHECKS, AND TRAINING FOR SERVERS. THE SECOND GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO EDUCATE YOUTH AND PARENTS ON POSITIVE SOCIAL NORMS TO EFFECTIVELY PREVENT UNDERAGE DRINKING AND CHANGE NEGATIVE COMMUNITY NORMS. THIS GOAL WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES: INCREASE THE YOUTHS' AND YOUNG ADULTS' PARENTAL PERCEPTION OF RISK BY 5% AS MEASURED BY THE PRIDE SURVEY ALONG WITH THE SECOND OBJECTIVE TO INCREASE THE YOUTHS' AND YOUNG ADULTS' VIEW OF PEER PERCEPTION OF RISK BY 5% AS MEASURED BY THE PRIDE SURVEY. SOME OF THE STRATEGIES INCLUDE TOWN HALL MEETINGS, COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS, PSA CONTESTS WITH INVOLVEMENT FROM THE YOUTH COALITION AND SOCIAL NORMS CAMPAIGNS. FROM THESE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, WE HOPE TO EXPAND OUR CAPACITY AND CAPABILITIES OF WORKING EFFECTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS UNDERAGE DRINKING PREVENTION. AT A MINIMUM, 6,000-8,000 PEOPLE ANNUALLY WILL BE PART OF OUR EFFORTS OR BE AFFECTED BY OUR INITIATIVES. WE INTEND TO SERVE ALL SECTORS OF OUR COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THE LIFE SPAN OF THIS GRANT.

MORGAN COUNTY PARTNERSHIP'S PREVENTION AND THERAPEUTIC SUPPORT INITIATIVE (PTSI) - THE MORGAN COUNTY PARTNERSHIP’S PREVENTION AND THERAPEUTIC SUPPORT INITIATIVE (PTSI) WILL SERVE MORGAN COUNTY PARTICIPANTS IN MORGAN COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA, AGES 9 TO 20. THE MORGAN COUNTY PARTNERSHIP (MCP OR “THE PARTNERSHIP”) WILL BE THE LEAD ORGANIZATION ALONG WITH THE HELP OF COMMITTED PARTNERS. THE MORGAN COUNTY PARTNERSHIP’S MAIN FOCUS IS ON DRUG AND ALCOHOL PREVENTION. MORGAN COUNTY IS A COMMUNITY THAT HAS HIGH STUDENT POVERTY RATES (APPROXIMATELY 67% COUNTY-WIDE). THERE IS A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF YOUNG PEOPLE USING DRUGS AND ALCOHOL AT RATES HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE. WITH A POVERTY RATE OF 15.8% (CENSUS), WHICH IS ALSO HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE, THE PROBABILITY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL RISK IS OF HIGH CONCERN. THE FIRST GOAL OF THE MCP’S PTSI PROGRAM IS TO REDUCE YOUTH SUBSTANCE USE, SPECIFICALLY AMONG YOUTH AGES 9-20, BY IMPLEMENTING EVIDENCED BASED PROGRAMS (EBP) AND PRACTICES IN LOCAL YOUTH-SERVING AGENCIES, THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, AND HIGHER EDUCATION. THIS GOAL WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES: OBJECTIVE 1: INCREASE THE AVERAGE AGE OF FIRST USE (YRS.) BY 5% MEASURED BY THE PRIDE SURVEY AND ASSET SURVEY, ALONG WITH OBJECTIVE 2: INCREASE PERCEPTION OF RISK OF ALCOHOL AND MARIJUANA AMONG YOUTH AND PARENTS BY 3%, AS MEASURED BY PRIDE SURVEY AND ASSET SURVEY. THE SECOND GOAL OF THE MCP’S PTSI PROGRAM IS TO STRENGTHEN THE COALITION’S INFRASTRUCTURE TO INCREASE ITS CAPACITY TO EFFECT POSITIVE COMMUNITY CHANGE BY PROMOTING THE COALITION’S PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION SERVICES AND PROVIDE TRAINING AND SUPPORT TO THE COALITION MEMBERS. THIS GOAL WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVE: OBJECTIVE 1: THE COALITION MEMBERSHIP WILL BE KNOWLEDGEABLE OF STRATEGIES TO PREVENT YOUTH SUBSTANCE ABUSE, AS MEASURED BY COALITION MEMBER SURVEY AND TRAINING ATTENDANCE LOGS. FROM THESE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, WE HOPE TO EXPAND OUR CAPACITY ALONG WITH INCREASING THE FIRST ONSET OF USE OF SUBSTANCES AND REDUCING UNDERAGE DRINKING, USE OF MARIJUANA AND METHAMPHETAMINE. AT A MINIMUM, 3,000 PEOPLE WILL BE PART OF OUR EFFORTS OR BE AFFECTED BY OUR INITIATIVES. WE INTEND TO SERVE ALL SECTORS OF OUR COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THE LIFE SPAN OF THIS GRANT.

RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE (PLANNING)

MORGAN COUNTY'S RX, OPIOID, AND METH YOUTH PREVENTION PROGRAM

MORGAN COUNTY PARTNERSHIPS STOP ACT PROJECT

MORGAN COUNTY PARTNERSHIP'S STOP ACT PROJECT

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