A major public health problem among our nation’s youth is alcohol and other drug use. Adults who meet the criteria for having a substance use disorder started using substances in their young adult years. The use of substance abuse amongst youth can lead to various problems at school, within their peer relationships, adds stress to their family, and can cause mental health-related issues.
There are many protective factors that help buffer youth from the use of these substances which include, parent or family engagement, school connectedness and community involvement and support. In effort to enhance protective factors and reverse or reduce risk factors with substance abuse, we ask for your involvement and support in your role within your community as we engage Newburg as the Newburg Strong Coalition!
Our Current Efforts
- Positive Social Norms Campaign Targeting Both Alcohol and Marijuana Use.
- ABC Alcohol Compliance Checks.
- Coalition Development.
- Social Media Presence (Through Facebook, and Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube).
- Providing Evidence-Based School Curriculum.
- Coalition Name Recognition and Awareness Through Events.
- Serving Over 1,000 Families.
- SBIRT Trainings.
- Newburg Strong Member Recruitment for Both Youth & Adults.
- Newburg Strong REEL Action Contest.
Our Past Efforts
- Photovoice Project with Newburg BGC Youth.
- Newburg Strong Reel Action Contests
- Youth Surveys.
- Virtual RRW Poster Contest.
- Newburg Strong Virtual Talent Show.
- Minority Youth Focus Group for KIP.
- Red Ribbon Week Participation.
- Focus Groups.
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References:
CDC (2018). Adolescent and School Health. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/data/topics/index.htm.
CDC (2020). High-Risk Substance Use Among Youth. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/substance-use/index.htm.
Youth.Gov. Substance Use/Misuse. Retrieved from https://youth.gov/youth-topics/substance-abuse.
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