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Welcome to Florida’s Substance Abuse Prevention Quarterly, the newsletter for all things prevention. This publication is intended to provide information related to training, resources, special events, and community highlights around substance abuse prevention in Florida. This information has been compiled through the Prevention Pulse by prevention stakeholders to recognize the great work that’s happening and share resources across the state. For additional information on the organizations, events, or trainings mentioned, click on the embedded hyperlinks.
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Mission
“To ensure that the supports,
structures, and operations at
the systems, organizational,
and community levels are
aligned in a way to support
the health, safety, and well-
being of Florida communities.”
Vision o Florida citizens are
engaged in informed
collective action to
promote community
health and wellness.
o Communities are aligned
using language,
pathways, and effective
methodologies that are
community relevant.
o Organizations/systems enable and foster synergy between all parties that have roles in promoting community health and wellness.
Florida Substance Abuse Prevention Quarterly
Welcome to Florida’s
Substance Abuse Prevention Quarterly, the newsletter for all things prevention. This publication is intended to provide information related to training, resources, special events, and community highlights around substance abuse prevention in Florida. This information has been compiled through the Prevention Pulse by prevention stakeholders to recognize the great work that’s happening and share resources across the state.
For additional information on the organizations, events, or trainings mentioned, click on the embedded hyperlinks. What’s new? In the Nation SAMHSA releases updated
version of opioid overdose prevention toolkit
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has recently released an updated version of the opioid overdose prevention toolkit. The toolkit aims to educate first responders, physicians, patients, and family members on the best methods for facilitating opioid overdose prevention..
CAPT releases new collaboration toolkit
SAMHSA’s Center for Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT) released an online toolkit designed to build the capacity of prevention practitioners working in communities to initiate, strengthen, and maintain collaborations that enhance prevention processes and improve health outcomes. Tallahassee News: Overall, the Department enjoyed a productive session, successfully seeing through critical statutory changes and garnering an additional $90 million of funding for state mental health treatment facilities. Additionally, Secretary Mike Carroll was successfully confirmed by the Florida Senate. SAMH HQ Prevention is gearing up for an exciting new year with workgroups forming, the launch of the new data systems (PBPS & FYSAS), and key workforce initiatives. Additionally, quarterly peer-sharing calls for key topics will begin in April on what is happening across the state with stakeholders. New Team Members!
Walesca Marrero is a new
addition to the Partnership for
Prevention Rockstars
Susan Woodford
Ms. Woodford has been seen
as a pioneer in field of
prevention for the state of
Florida. For the past ten years
Ms. Woodford has grown the
Nassau Alcohol Crime and
Drug Abatement Coalition
from a group of concerned
citizens to one of the top
coalitions in the state. As a
result of the coalition’s efforts
Nassau County has seen a
huge shift in its community
norms related to youth
substance use, a decrease in
juvenile use and related
crimes and an increase in
community stakeholder
collaboration as it relates to
prevention efforts.
Lina Castellanos
Ms. Castellanos has
continuously worked on
bringing prevention activities
into the spotlight while
recognizing the importance of
evaluation and data to
document the effective work
the providers are doing in our
communities. She consistently
champions on behalf of the
providers and serves as their
ally and liaison between
quality improvement, funding
requirements, and meaningful
services to those most in need
in South Florida.
NATIONAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE
PREVENTION AWARD
Success (PFS) grant. Walesca
was the Executive Director of
Taylor County Collaborative
Family Resource Network in
West Virginia. She has extensive
experience with coalition
development, community
partnership building, and youth
development.
Amanda Muller is the newest
member of the Clinical Team
within SAMH. For the past five
years, Amanda has worked with
community-based organizations
in Florida and North Carolina.
Most recently, Amanda worked
in the HIV Prevention Program
at the Florida Department of
Health.
Managing Entity News
Central Florida Behavioral Health Network, Inc.
With the increase in additional
prevention funds, CFBHN is
working to address concerns in
Manatee and Sarasota counties
for the increase usage of
Narcan. Additionally, new
providers with additional
services have come on board to
expand the region’s system of
care.
State Goal – Workforce
Enhancement: To strengthen
the infrastructure of the
substance abuse prevention
system at the state, regional,
and local levels.
Training Events and Conferences CAPT Online Training: CAPT is one of SAMHSA’s training arms that provides national training and technical assistance to strengthen the behavioral health workforce. This website contains a collection of web-based training materials for practitioners interested in planning, implementing, and evaluating effective efforts to prevent substance use and misuse. February 15 - 17, Tampa Drug Summit hosted by Drug Free America Foundation and Hillsborough County Anti-Drug Alliance. April 29, Strengthening Our Community: Creating Healthy Solutions hosted by The Pasco County Alliance for Substance Abuse Prevention (ASAP) and Baycare Behavioral Health. May 10-11, Behavioral Health Conference hosted by the United Way of Broward County Commission on Substance Abuse and the Broward Behavioral Health Coalition. Meeting Highlights Lunch and Learn "Managing
Misbehavior in Children" Dr.
Alan Davick, January 26, 2016
For more information, contact [email protected] Hillsborough County Anti Drug Alliance held their Annual
Meeting and Recognition luncheon, highlighting the great work of their community members.
Drug Free Manatee recognized the acomplishments of their county’s young people for their great work by hosting a Youth Talent Show in January. The event featured student original work submissions and musical talent of ITunes sensation Matt Walden, courtesy of the Del Couch Music Education Foundation. State Goal – Data-based Decision Making: To ensure data is utilized in a purposeful and meaningful way to make decisions. FYSAS: Exciting news is coming for prevention stakeholders! Starting this July, data from the Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey as well as the Florida Youth Tobacco Survey will be available through a searchable electronic data system. Users will have the ability to look at key questions from both surveys and filter responses by grade level, gender, age, and other variables. For additional questions, please contact Ashley Schwab.
PBPS: SAMH has been working with Collaborative Planning Group Systems, Inc. (CPGS) to create a statewide data system to capture prevention efforts across the state. This system will ensure consistency in data collection and reporting to allow for valuable data for the State, the regions, and the prevention providers and coalitions. The reporting feature built into the system allows users to view real-time data in a number of ways and filtered by indicators such as funding source, problem area, staff, and others. For additional information, please contact your Managing Entity. Epi Trends: From “flakka” to fentanyl and from hydrocodone to heroin, Florida is experiencing rapid changes in substance abuse. In a recent state report, data showed heroin deaths in Florida have increased almost 8 fold between 2011 and 2014. Understanding the current state and local needs is critical in planning effective prevention strategies. For more information about recent drug trends, please see the Florida 2016 Substance Use Trends Data Report.
In addition to the state report,
SAMH is working on the
Substance Abuse Trends Alert,
short data briefs on specific
substances. To access the
recently published alerts click
on the following links:
Heroin
Methamphetamine
State Goal – Reduce/Prevent
Substance Misuse: To prevent
or delay the use of alcohol,
tobacco, and other drugs as
supported by data among high
risk populations in Florida.
Expanding the Prevention Reach DACCO has
reported their relationship with the schools continues to thrive, allowing them to expand services to 29 Hillsborough County Public Schools ranging in age from Elementary through High School.
Youth & Family Alternatives has been able to take The Caring School Community (CSC) which began in 3 Pasco County Elementary Schools to expand into an additional 3 schools. They have found that the schools implementing CSC have declined in bullying, declined in disciplines, and increased in positive behaviors!
Hanley Center who has been providing underage drinking prevention and parenting for
Good News! “Over the past decade there have been historical declines in alcohol use, binge drinking, and smoking cigarettes among Florida middle and high school students with the greatest progress observed since 2010.”
– Jim Hall, 2016 Substance Use Trends State Data Report
Prevention Rockstars
NATIONAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE
PREVENTION AWARD
Hernando County Community Anti Drug Coalition (HCCADC) HCCADC was named a “Coalition of Excellence” by Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA), the nation’s leading substance abuse prevention organization. The coalition received the Coalition of the Year award for their success in addressing alcohol, tobacco, and prescription drug among middle and high school students in Hernando County.
For more information, or to get involved with the HCCADC, contact
Tresa Watson at 352-596-8000 or email [email protected].
prevention programs has now expanded its reach to 14 counties.
Youth Haven has doubled the number of children served for the fiscal year and is getting into additional schools and organizations.
Centerstone received the Partnership for Prevention Grant for the second time! They have also reported securing additional funding to address adult prevention strategies in their community.
Congratulations on expanding reach!
Collaboration Done Right
Hillsborough County Anti Drug Alliance (HCADA), MADD, Mendez Foundation, Phoenix House, and the Hillsborough County Sheriffs’ Office were able to collaborate to provide curriculum to every middle and high school School Resource Officer in the County (87 prevention tool kits). Additionally, HCADA is working with the Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force, USF College of Pharmacy, and local doctors to provide education at area hospitals to the medical
community on safe prescribing practices for pain medication, how to recognize addiction or drug seeking behaviors, and how to use the PDMP. Lee County Coalition for a Drug-Free Southwest Florida and Drug Free Collier have teamed up to create a PSA to help prevent underage drinking as part of the #refuse campaign. Television spots aired in the Fort Myers/Naples DMA from December 18th through December 31st calling for responsible adult holiday parties. The PSA encourages adults to be careful and responsible when hosting parties and limit temptations that can lead to poor decisions.
Pasco County Alliance for
Substance Abuse Prevention
and BayCare Behavioral Health
hosted a one-day summit at St.
Leo University to educate and
collectively strategize how to
further reduce prescription pill
and over the counter drug
abuse in Pasco County.
Attendees included high school
students, government
representatives from the
“We know kids in Southwest Florida are
making the right decisions about alcohol and drugs. Help us keep it that way. Talk to your kids about making good choices.”
- Deborah Comella
“Our youth groups are growing and are actively advocating
for drug free and healthy lifestyles.” -Cindy Grant
United Way of Broward County Commission on
Substance Abuse
Commission on Substance Abuse was recently awarded the Non-Profit Organization of the Year for Collaboration at 6th Annual South Florida Community Care Network Non-Profit Awards presented by 2-1-1 Broward for its work in addressing the Flakka epidemic in Broward County. In addition, the Commission was selected by CADCA (Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America) to present at the 26th Annual Leadership Forum in Washington, DC. The presentations included "Bringing the Community Together with Practical and Effective Approach to Implementing SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment)" and "Flakka - Lessons from Ground Zero."
Florida Senate and Florida
House of Representatives as
well as Congressman Bilirakis’s
Office.
Drug Free Manatee partnered
with the Manatee County
Sheriff’s Office, Bradenton and
Palmetto Police Departments
and the School District of
Manatee County on a
prevention initiative delivered
by School Resource Officers
(SROs) who provided students
with an opportunity to engage
in discussion about the law,
crime prevention, and their
responsibilities as citizens.
Pasco County Alliance for
Substance Abuse Prevention,
BayCare Behavioral Health, and
Digital Lightbridge partnered
with RenewPasco and the Pasco
Sheriff’s Office to host the
Narcotics Overdose Prevention
and Education (NOPE) Vigil. The
event began with exhibits of
local resources and a wall of
pictures to memorialize the
lives lost to overdose.
PFS: The Partnership for
Success grant is working with
seven communities addressing
underage drinking including
Duval, Orange, Pinellas, Palm
Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade
and Hillsborough County.
Duval Highlight: To date, a total
of 1,013 individuals have been
trained across the 6 Center for
Substance Abuse Prevention
(CSAP) strategies focusing on
parent engagement, merchant
training, and SBIRT.
Statewide Collaboration Leaders in the prevention field
were identified by each of the
Managing Entity Prevention
Coordinators to attend a 4-day
Substance Abuse Prevention
Skills Training event hosted by
SAMHSA’s Center for the
Application of Prevention
Technologies (CAPT) in Tampa.
This team will be working
together on a training and
technical assistance initiative to
work across the state,
strengthening the prevention
workforce.
Social media:
&
County ordinances
Alcohol Environmental
Scans
Let’s not forget trainings
on
.
Hillsborough County Anti Drug Alliance
HCADA has reported seeing a reduction in all substances of abuse among their youth. Youth "Friday Night Done Right - no alcohol no dope" activities are increasing in popularity with the youth. Our popular underage alcohol prevention pledge drive "Josie's Pledge - Count Me In" is growing string and raising awareness of the dangers of underage drinking. For more information, contact Cindy
Grant at [email protected]
Broward Youth Coalition Providing Unique, Positive
Experiences to Local
More than 150 Broward teens spent their spring break giving back as part of the Broward Youth Coalition's Alternative Spring Break. Each day, students aged 12 - 18, spent their time performing community service and attending networking and social events. Follow their journey on social media by searching #ASB2016.
Youth in Action
Thousands of Students March
For a Good Cause: More than
5,000 students from over 60
schools were in attendance at
the Above the Influence March
and Rally on March 11. The
annual event was created by
the Commission on Substance
Abuse and Broward County
Public Schools to celebrate
students in the community
making the right decisions by
resisting peer pressure and
avoiding violence and drugs.
Broward Youth Coalition
Providing Unique, Positive
Experiences to Local: More
than 150 Broward teens spent
their spring break giving back as
part of the Broward Youth
Coalition's Alternative Spring
Break. Each day, students aged
12 - 18, spent their time
performing community service
and attending networking and
social events. Follow their
journey on social media by
searching #ASB2016.
Lee County Coalition for a
Drug-Free Southwest Florida:
The #refuse campaign
continues to have an impact on
Lee County. During National
Red Ribbon Week, the Lehigh
Acres Youth2Youth Group
created an Instagram Frame
and helped visitors to the Lakes
Park Scarecrow Festival take
"selfies". Over the two weeks
of the Scarecrow Festival, an
estimated 114,000 people
visited the Coalition's display
with its #refuse prevention
message.
Data Sources
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Florida CHARTS - Community Health Assessment Research Tool Set Florida Health Finder Florida Prescription Drug Prices Florida State Courts Statistics National Health Interview Survey National Vital Statistics Reports Office of Economic & Demographic Research State Health Access Data Assistance Center
University Resources
The Florida Mental Health Institute Research Library
Florida State University Center for Prevention and Early Intervention Policy
Penn State Center for Health Behavior Research
Resource Center
SAMH Funded Webinars:
Increasing the Effectiveness of
Parenting Interventions with
Substance-Involved Parents
Build it and They May Come,
But Will They Stay? Principles of
Outreach and Retention for
Behavioral Health Organizations
Florida Substance Abuse Trends
Update
Moving Beyond a Suicide
Attempt: From Surviving to
Thriving
Florida Frontline: Changing
Patterns of Prescription Drug
Abuse and Emerging Synthetic
Drugs
Recognition of Drug Overdose
Epidemic and Intervention
Leveraging Benchmarking
Through the Use of Data
Analytics
A Systemic Model of
Prevention: Implementing a
Collaborative Approach to Child
Welfare
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New Collaborations Coming soon…
Prevention Advisory Council Meetings: quarterly Work products: Guidance Documents, System Recommendations and Prevention Strategic Plan
Workforce Enhancement
Workgroup Meetings: monthly Work products: Workforce
Assessment Survey and SAMH Workforce Enhancement Plan
EBP Workgroup
Meetings: monthly Work products: EBP Matrix and
Guidance Documents