Detroit Association Of Black Organizations Dabo Inc

DABO'S STRATEGIC PREVENTION FRAMEWORK: A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO PREVENTING SUBSTANCE USE IN DETROIT THROUGH INDIVIDUAL, GROUP, AND COMMUNITY LEVEL EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGIES - THE GEOGRAPHIC CATCHMENT AREA WHERE DABO’S (DETROIT ASSOCIATION OF BLACK ORGANIZATIONS) PROJECT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IS THE CITY OF DETROIT IN WAYNE COUNTY, MICHIGAN, WITH A POPULATION OF 632,589 PEOPLE. BASED ON 28 KEY INDICATORS OF ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE, SUCH AS CHILD POVERTY, FOOD INSECURITY, AND UNINSURED RATES, DETROIT WAS RANKED THE NEEDIEST CITY IN THE UNITED STATES COMPARED TO 181 CITIES. MORE THAN HALF OF THE POPULATION (56%) ARE BELOW 200% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. DABO'S SPF INITIATIVE PLANS TO REACH AT LEAST 50,000 DETROIT RESIDENTS THROUGH INDIVIDUAL, GROUP, AND COMMUNITY LEVEL STRATEGIES. MAJOR SUBSTANCES OF CONCERN FOR DABO ARE CANNABIS (MARIJUANA), ALCOHOL, OPIOIDS, AND NICOTINE (VAPING). DABO’S SPF-PFS FUNDS WILL IMPROVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING IN OUR DETROIT COMMUNITY BY IMPLEMENTING HIGH QUALITY PROGRAMS, PRACTICES, AND POLICIES THAT ARE RECOVERY-ORIENTED, TRAUMA-INFORMED, AND EQUITY-BASED. SPF FUNDING WILL COMPLEMENT AND ENHANCE DABO’S CURRENT SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION EFFORTS, SUCH AS THE DRUG-FREE COALITION (DFC). DABO’S SPF IS A MULTIFACETED APPROACH THAT INCORPORATES EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGIES AND INTERVENTIONS AT THE INDIVIDUAL, GROUP, AND COMMUNITY LEVELS, WITH CULTURAL COMPETENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY BEING TWO GUIDING PRINCIPLES. DABO’S COMPREHENSIVE SPF PROGRAM COMBINES VARIOUS STRATEGIES FOR A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH THAT TARGETS DIFFERENT GROUPS (I.E., INDIVIDUALS/GROUPS NOT YET ENGAGING IN SUBSTANCE USE/RISKY BEHAVIOR AND INDIVIDUALS/GROUPS ALREADY ENGAGED IN SUBSTANCE USE) AND TARGETS MULTIPLE SOCIAL CONTEXTS (SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL MODEL) FOCUSED ON EDUCATION, AWARENESS, SKILL-BUILDING, PROMOTING HEALTHY DECISION-MAKING AND BEHAVIOR CHANGE, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, SYSTEM AND POLICY CHANGES, AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENTS. DABO CONSIDERS DETROIT’S UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS AND CULTURAL CONTEXT WHEN IMPLEMENTING THE COMBINATION OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES (EBP) BY MODIFYING AND TAILORING INTERVENTIONS TO FIT OUR COMMUNITY'S SPECIFIC NEEDS AND ENSURING THEY ARE CULTURALLY RELEVANT. DABO’S EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGIES, USED THROUGHOUT THE FIVE STEPS OF THE SPF MODEL TO REDUCE AND PREVENT SUBSTANCE USE, ARE DESCRIBED BELOW. A MAJOR FOCUS ON THE COMMUNITY LEVEL INCLUDES COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION BY ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY TO TAKE COLLECTIVE ACTION AGAINST SUBSTANCE USE BY RAISING AWARENESS; PROMOTING COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT; AND FOSTERING PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS, PARENTS, CHURCHES, LOCAL BUSINESSES, AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES. DABO IS A LEADER IN CONVENING AND MOBILIZING THE COMMUNITY AND WILL METHODICALLY DO THIS AT EACH STEP OF SPF’S CIRCULAR MODEL. DABO WILL ENGAGE DIVERSE COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS, STRENGTHEN ITS PREVENTION TEAM, AND RAISE COMMUNITY AWARENESS ABOUT SUBSTANCE MISUSE. DABO HAS AN ESTABLISHED COMMUNITY-BASED PREVENTION COALITION, THE MNCC DFC, WHICH BRINGS KEY STAKEHOLDERS TOGETHER TO COLLABORATE ON PREVENTION EFFORTS AND SHARE RESOURCES. THE SPF EFFORTS WILL BUILD ON THIS AND COLLABORATE WITH THE MNCC DFC. DABO WILL ALSO BUILD ON ITS MEDIA CAMPAIGNS AND PREVENTION MESSAGING & OUTREACH TO DELIVER PREVENTION MESSAGES, PROMOTE HEALTHY BEHAVIORS, AND CHALLENGE SOCIAL NORMS RELATED TO SUBSTANCE USE. DABO’S CAMPAIGNS INCLUDE TELEVISION, RADIO, ONLINE, PRINT (I.E., POSTERS, FLYERS, BROCHURES), PRESENTATION, AND SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS TO DISSEMINATE INFORMATION. DABO CURRENTLY PROVIDES EVIDENCE-BASED PREVENTION SERVICES SUCH AS TOO GOOD FOR DRUGS, TOWARD NO DRUG ABUSE, STRENGTHENING FAMILIES, AND FAMILIES AGAINST NARCOTICS. THE SPF GRANT WILL EXPAND INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP LEVEL INTERVENTIONS TO INCLUDE THE MORAL RECONATION THERAPY (MRT). THE MRT INTERVENTION HELPS REDUCE THE LIKELIHOOD OF INDIVIDUALS ENGAGING IN SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEVELOPING ADDICTION-RELATED PROBLEMS THROUGH 1) ENHANCING DECISION-MAKING SKILLS, 2) ADDRESSING UNDERLYING FACTORS, AND 3) BUILDING PROSOCIAL SKILLS.

DETROIT ASSOCIATION OF BLACK ORGANIZATIONS SUBSTANCE ABUSE & HIV PREVENTION NAVIGATOR APPLICATION

THE DETROIT ASSOCIATION OF BLACK ORGANIZATIONS’ (DABO) PROGRAM STOP CEASEFIRE YOUTH INITIATIVE WILL SERVE TWO MIDDLE SCHOOLS, PAUL ROBESON MALCOLM X ACADEMY AND DETROIT SERVICE LEARNING ACADEMY RESIDING IN ZIP CODES 48221 AND 48219 RESPECTIVELY. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS SERVED IS 1,200. THIS PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE TRAINING ON PREVENTING VIOLENCE; CONDUCT A THREAT ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION TEAM AND TWO ANNUAL SCHOOLWIDE VIOLENCE PREVENTION ASSEMBLIES; IMPLEMENT AN ANONYMOUS REPORTING SYSTEM AND SMALL GROUP INTERVENTIONS FOR STUDENTS WITH SIGNIFICANT BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS, REFERRED TO AS HARMONY HOUSE. HARMONY HOUSE WILL PROVIDE SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING USING THE EVIDENCE-BASED CURRICULUM POSITIVE ACTION, RESTORATIVE JUSTICE CIRCLES, AND DIVERSION INTERVENTIONS. BETWEEN THE YEARS 2009 TO 2015, 43% OF CHILDREN UP TO AGE 17 WERE VICTIMS OF VIOLENT CRIME SUCH AS HOMICIDE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, AND ROBBERY (STAFFORD, 2016). IN ADDITION TO THE DISPROPORTIONATE AMOUNT OF VIOLENCE THE CHILDREN OF DETROIT EXPERIENCE, THERE IS ALSO A HIGH LEVEL OF CHILDREN WITH ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES (ACES); 40% OF DETROIT CHILDREN HAVE EXPERIENCED ONE OR TWO ACES, REPORTS THE KRESGE FOUNDATION (CENTER FOR YOUTH, 2019). THE PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT THESE STRESSORS HAVE ON CHILDREN IN TURN IMPACT THEIR PHYSICAL HEALTH, ACCORDING TO THE URBAN CHILD INSTITUTE. HIGH LEVELS OF EARLY STRESS HAVE BEEN LINKED TO IMPAIRED BEHAVIORAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT AS WELL AS NUMEROUS HEALTH CONSEQUENCES LATER IN LIFE, INCLUDING HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, OBESITY, AND DIABETES (NIXON, 2012; THE IMPACT OF, 2007). RESEARCH REPORTS THAT EARLY INTERVENTION CAN PREVENT THE CONSEQUENCES ASSOCIATED WITH ACES (THE IMPACT OF, 2007). THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO REDUCE VIOLENCE IN SCHOOLS. OBJECTIVES INCLUDE DEVELOPMENT OF AN EVIDENCE-BASED SCHOOL SAFETY PLAN; PROVIDING SCHOOL PERSONNEL WITH EDUCATION ON SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING, TRAUMA INFORMED PRACTICE TRAINING AND RESTORATIVE JUSTICE, HOW TO RESPOND TO MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS TRAININGS; TRAINING ALL STAKEHOLDERS TO USE THE ANONYMOUS REPORTING SYSTEM; STRENGTHENING STUDENT SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING SKILLS BY 35% FROM INITIAL BASELINE AS MEASURED BY THE INCREASE IN SCORES ON DESSA ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT, 240 YOUTH ARE EMPLOYED IN THE SUMMER ANNUALLY, AND 120 YOUTH ARE EXPOSED TO PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELL-BEING ACTIVITIES IN 3 YEARS. THIS PROJECT WILL BENEFIT THE ENTIRE SERVICE AREA DUE TO THE CAUSAL SEQUENCES ASSOCIATED WITH VIOLENCE. IT WILL PARTICULARLY BENEFIT THE YOUNG MALE MEMBERS OF THE HARMONY HOUSE SINCE THEY ARE MOST DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY THIS ISSUE AND WILL ALSO RECEIVE THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF INTERVENTION.

MACKENZIE NOBLE COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE DRUG FREE COALITION

MACKENZIE NOBLE COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE DRUG FREE COALITION DFC GRANT APPLICATION

MACKENZIE NOBLE COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE STOP ACT PROJECT TO REDUCE UNDERAGE DRINKING AMONG YOUTH 12-20 YEARS OLD - THE MACKENZIE NOBLE COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE (MNCC) PROPOSES A STOP ACT PROJECT TO TARGET YOUTH UNDERAGE DRINKING PREVENTION THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TASK FORCE TO REDUCE UNDERAGE DRINKING (MNCC / TF2RUD). THIS PROJECT WILL BUILD ON THE COALITION'S DRUG FREE COMMUNITIES PROJECT, WHICH ALSO TARGETS THE HIGH-NEED, HIGH POVERTY 48204 AND 48227 ZIP CODES OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN. THE TARGET AREA'S PUBLIC MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS (50,875) ARE 95% AFRICAN AMERICAN WITH 100% MEETING THE DISTRICT CRITERIA AS "ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED." YOUTH SUBSTANCE USE IS WIDESPREAD AT THE ZIP CODES ONLY HIGH SCHOOL, TO THE POINT OF BEING THE NORM: IN THE PAST 30 DAYS 23.9% USED ALCOHOL. THERE IS A LACK OF PEER DISAPPROVAL: ONLY 57% REPORT THAT PEERS DISAPPROVE OF ALCOHOL. TWENTY PERCENT OF STUDENTS REPORTED ATTENDING SCHOOL UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL OR OTHER ILLEGAL DRUGS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS. WHILE 11% OF MIDDLE SCHOOL-AGE STUDENTS IN THE DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT AS A WHOLE REPORT HAVING ALCOHOL IN THE PAST 30 DAYS, THIS RATE RISES TO 17% FOR STUDENTS IN THE PUBLIC MIDDLE SCHOOL IN THE 48204 AND 48227 ZIP CODES. THE STOP ACT PROJECT WILL PROGRESS IN A WAY THAT IS ALIGNED WITH THE DFC PROJECT AND THE STRATEGIC PREVENTION FRAMEWORK, IMPLEMENTING ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES INFLUENCED BY THE SEVEN STRATEGIES FOR COMMUNITY CHANGE. THE GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS TO PREVENT AND REDUCE ALCOHOL USE AMONG YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS AGES 12-20. THE PROJECT WILL MEASURE PROGRESS TOWARD THE FOLLOWING FOUR OBJECTIVES: OBJECTIVE 1: TO LOWER PAST-30-DAY UNDERAGE ALCOHOL USE BY 2 PERCENT PER YEAR; OBJECTIVE 2: TO INCREASE THE PERCEPTION OF RISK OR HARM OF UNDERAGE ALCOHOL USE BY 2 PERCENT PER YEAR; OBJECTIVE 3: TO INCREASE THE PERCEPTION OF PARENTAL DISAPPROVAL OF UNDERAGE ALCOHOL USE BY 2 PERCENT PER YEAR; OBJECTIVE 4: TO INCREASE PERCEPTION OF PEER DISAPPROVAL OF UNDERAGE ALCOHOL USE BY 2 PERCENT PER YEAR. PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE TARGETED TRAINING AND OUTREACH, COMPLIANCE CHECKS, A PARENT-DIRECTED COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGN, AND A PEER-TO-PEER INTERVENTION. THE STOP ACT PROJECT WILL LEVERAGE EXTENSIVE PREVENTION-RELATED EXPERIENCE AND ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY TO GREATLY INCREASE THE MNCC DFC'S ABILITY TO IMPACT YOUTH IN THE GEOGRAPHIC CATCHMENT AREA.