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Rock N Roll Meeting Notes |
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Rock ‘n Roll Meeting Notes November 20, 2001 Present:
Gena Royal (Coop. Ext. 4-H), Jim Borte (Sheriff’s Dept.), Laurel
Back (Northwest Services), Robert Thomas (Family Planning), Jody Moss (PDRC),
Zack Addleman, David Lewis, Sylvia Moon (Evergreen Family Village), Susan
Alexander (LEAP). CMASA is a
combination of state and federal dollars.
Safe & Drug Free schools/communities provided initial federal
dollars. State tax dollars on
cigarettes, alcohol & pop syrup provided a dedicated funding source and
money gets distributed to each county throughout the state.
Proposals are submitted and funded through an RFP process.
Clallam usually gets about 30 proposals, however they are only able to
fund about 17-18 per biennium. CMASA supports primary prevention and is eager to explore
ways to solve problems before they become emergencies.
At least half of the funded programs must be “best practice/promising
programs”. Priority is given to
anyone using one of these approved programs.
Also, priority is given to “gap” in service programs
(transportation, etc..). Blended
funding allows flexibility in awarding projects.
Also encourage community volunteers and programs that involve families
as much as possible when funding programs.
We have many non-profits in our community and funding is tight.
CMASA encourages supporting programs that have numerous funding
sources. This helps to keep
programs and personnel in our communities and non-profits can run programs
very effectively. There are some
reporting requirements attached to the funding and CMASA is interested in
keeping programs going long-term to see if the funded program is effective. CMASA Programs funded for this biennium include: SMART Moves: A national curriculum involving about 1200 kids K-12 in the community and their families. The program is run through the Forks Teen Center, certainly an area where teens have very little to do with their free time! AUNTIES: Volunteers are trained to work with young mothers (in need of financial assistance) and become mentors to them. GUTS, Inc.: A program to provide family support services for youth participating in GUTS (Gifts Unlimited Teen Seminars). Incredible Years: Designed for kids who live in homes with substance abusing adults. Helps kids understand what the disease/addiction is so that they know it’s not their fault. Juvenile Services - Probation: Funding to provide transportation support for youth and families of children going to and from treatment. Parent/significant adult is able to participate in the family support programs offered by most in-patient treatment providers. Juvenile Services – Mentoring: A volunteer program matching adult mentors with high risk youth involved in the Juvenile Justice System. A youth-driven program where mentees are encouraged to define their wn personal “vision” of the future and, with the mentor’s guidance, take positive steps toward his or her personal goals. Family Forums: Works with families participating in Drug Court. Club PRIDE: A social group started in 1990 involving about 150 kids. Older youth create and present performances for the grade schools youth promoting an anti-drug message. Skits, peer education, social interaction, and field trips build a core group of kids who do positive work and activities. LIFESKILLS: A violence prevention program for all middle school and high school youth in Sequim. Trained teachers and counselors incorporate social skills within the regular curriculum. Serenity House/KLUE: Similar to “Incredible Years” program with a special focus on homeless youth/families. West End Outreach/Second Step: Provides “gap-filler” assistance to people who are going through treatment, such as transportation. WSSAPC: Membership to Washington State Substance Abuse Prevention
Counsel. RUAD:
A federally funded program. Originally
OJJDP (Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention) pass through
money to DASA & Traffic Safety, now being processed by WA Liquor Control
Board. Clallam County is partnering with Jefferson County this year
as the counties are very similar and it doesn’t make sense not to work
together. Underage drinking is typically thought of as a
“minor” problem, however, it is also an adult problem.
Role models, values, and attitudes are culturally based and they come
from adults (movies, commercials, sports).
Drinking means success, that is how you celebrate victories.
The other message is to drown your sorrows.
Even if you could change kids, your still not going to change the
problem. RAUD approach is focused
on cultural “norming”. Statistics: statewide
averages, significantly higher in just about every measure.
Use in last 30 days 3-10% higher.
Use of drugs in High School: state
26 %, Clallam 43 %. Compliance
checks or “stings” where an underage operative is sent in to businesses
and buys alcohol/tobacco: 12/28 (43%) businesses sold to the youth.
About 5 years ago we were at 60-65% even after letters sent out prior
to checks. Perception of getting caught, the fear factor, is not a
deterrent in Clallam County. Surveys
show that youth don’t feel that they are really supported and do not feel
like part of the community. RUAD Projects: Peninsula
Healthy Youth - 2001 ways to reduce
underage drinking: Community
norming, consistency in filing/prosecuting youth drug/alcohol cases,
developing speakers bureau, media campaign planned, equipment for law
enforcement (preliminary breath tests), also provided to schools to be used at
dances, graduating seniors given a memento promoting non-use, and money set
aside for skill building programs. Law
enforcement: Compliance
checks and bar checks where law enforcement officers check ID’s and
over-serving. Operatives are sent in to “test” compliance.
Cocktail lounges and retail stores average about the same number of
underage persons served, approximately 45% in Clallam County.
Liquor stickers for kids to acknowledge over-consumption of friends.
There are several examples drunken events involving youth in Clallam
County. Law enforcement is trying
to provide kids with realistic information about the dangers of underage
drug/alcohol use. There is a keg
registration requirement in the state which has cut down on “keggers”.
Compliance checks showed that roughly 27% of the time kegs were not
where they were supposed to be. Also
encouraging law enforcement officers to attend sporting events, dances, games,
fundraisers, drug/alcohol free events, workshops for at-risk kids etc..
providing more visibility and interaction with youth. “Trauma
Nurses Talk Tough”: Slide
show of kids that were involved in alcohol related accidents.
Very effective program. Straight
forward medical information that is brutally honest. Parental
Notification: Parties with
underage drinkers are hard to find out about, then kids scatter which causes
more problems regarding safety. Law
enforcement has found it effective to either tow the car or send a
notification letter to the home indicating that their vehicle was left at the
location of a underage drinking. Most
parents are thankful and the incident tends to open up communication. Schools: Driver’s Education class incorporates an information
meeting with interactive station about driving safely, including impairment
goggles. Guest speakers usually
include a parent who has lost a child to DUI.
Many schools require attendance at the meeting and that at least one
parent attend with the student.. Also,
Grim Reaper program was offered to Sequim students this year and
will be brought to Port Angeles in March, right after spring break.
The program is based on the fact that every ½ hour a child is
seriously injured, every 2 hours one is killed (nationally), by a drunk
driver. Law Enforcement officers
attend classrooms and discuss personal experiences of parties/injuries, etc..
The “Reaper” removes youth throughout the day who represent someone
who has “died”. Parents are
prepped by Law Enforcement the day before.
Kids have to write a final letter to parents.
The following day there is a presentation to the whole school sharing
who was “killed” and how it felt to the youth, parents, teachers, friends
and other students. Jefferson County: Cops, Kids and Poetry and a program including a professional screen-writer and videographer that does workshops with youth. The kids decide what the video will be about, they write the script, cut, edit and produce the video. Alternative settings work extremely well for this type of education with at-risk, high risk kids. PROJECT UPDATES:
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Peninsula Dispute Resolution Center is starting a Parent-Teen
Mediation Program. 7 teens were
trained including 3 from Port Townsend. Will
provide services to Restorative Justice youth however they are looking for
Parent-Teen referrals outside the Juvenile Justice arena as well. §
Community Service Work: The program has starting to take a very positive turn in the
last three weeks. Working more
with first time offenders, giving them a choice of Community Service Work
projects. During the last
planning session youth were identifying where they see a need and are actively
trying to find a place to do something good.
Still not a lot of kids, about 5 active referrals, but they don’t
always attend at the same time. Several
youth have filled out applications to become members of Tempest.
Simply by referrals they are members of 4-H. Will be putting together Christmas baskets with the Salvation
Army. Other pursuits include work
at the Humane Society and with elderly neighbors. Next Meeting
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