Services are not always accessible within the Dundalk community. Parents do not know where to turn when their child has a substance abuse problem. Treatment is costly and often not in the immediate community of those who seek treatment. Education substance abuse is thought to be key to prevention. Individuals in recovery are trusted by addicts and can be helpful to those seeking treatment. Faith based community members are knowledgeable and willing to help. People who are addicted want the option to access services through faith-based entities. There is a perceived conflict of interest by politicians and liquor establishments. Everyone (those who participated) does not expect to agree on the solution. At the least everyone wants to be heard, at the most they want to be helpful and be part of a solution. There is a great concern for the Dundalk community and its citizens. The criminal justice system is the easiest way to enter treatment and to identify services. Parents need help to navigate the system to get help for their child and family. Cost is an issue in seeking treatment, as is the location of services. A majority of respondents to the One survey agree that: alcohol, marijuana, and prescription drugs are misused and abused in Dundalk underage drinking and underage use of prescription drugs are a serious or very serious problem in Dundalk. on these data, One Voice-Dundalk members formulated recommendations for helping families in stress: Intervene Early Establish Stop” information link/resource “One Parent support groups Parent to Parent support Develop advocates/supporters of recovery in the community During this period, the MSPF Initiative in Dundalk completed a needs assessment focusing on underage drinking in the community. Data supported identification of underage drinking among youth 12-20 as the priority for the initiative. Although binge drinking among underage youth was evident from the data, the ability to gather data on the MSPF-targeted age group for binge drinking (18-25) was limited; thus this priority was not identified as one to address. As well, the data do not support a focus on alcohol-related crashes among youth 16-26 (the third MSPF priority). is an excerpt from the MSPF Needs Assessment Report submitted to ADAA in March 2012 and approved in April 2012. Complete copies of the report are available on request. larger percentage of youth than adults think underage drinking is not a serious problem; at the same time, “A however, among the respondents almost as many for whom replies were analyzed by age group, three times
Services are not always accessible within the Dundalk community. Parents do not know where to turn when their child has a substance abuse problem. Treatment is costly and often not in the immediate community of those who seek treatment. Education substance abuse is thought to be key to prevention. Individuals in recovery are trusted by addicts and can be helpful to those seeking treatment. Faith based community members are knowledgeable and willing to help. People who are addicted want the option to access services through faith-based entities. There is a perceived conflict of interest by politicians and liquor establishments. Everyone (those who participated) does not expect to agree on the solution. At the least everyone wants to be heard, at the most they want to be helpful and be part of a solution. There is a great concern for the Dundalk community and its citizens. The criminal justice system is the easiest way to enter treatment and to identify services. Parents need help to navigate the system to get help for their child and family. Cost is an issue in seeking treatment, as is the location of services. A majority of respondents to the One survey agree that: alcohol, marijuana, and prescription drugs are misused and abused in Dundalk underage drinking and underage use of prescription drugs are a serious or very serious problem in Dundalk. on these data, One Voice-Dundalk members formulated recommendations for helping families in stress: Intervene Early Establish “One Stop” information link/resource Parent support groups Parent to Parent support Develop advocates/supporters of recovery in the community During this period, the MSPF Initiative in Dundalk completed a needs assessment focusing on underage drinking in the community. Data supported identification of underage drinking among youth 12-20 as the priority for the initiative. Although binge drinking among underage youth was evident from the data, the ability to gather data on the MSPF-targeted age group for binge drinking (18-25) was limited; thus this priority was not identified as one to address. As well, the data do not support a focus on alcohol-related crashes among youth 16-26 (the third MSPF priority). is an excerpt from the MSPF Needs Assessment Report submitted to ADAA in March 2012 and approved in April 2012. Complete copies of the report are available on request. “A larger percentage of youth than adults think underage drinking is not a serious problem; at the same time, however, among the respondents for whom replies were analyzed by age group, almost three times as many
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