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of 40 r Edward Syme Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Formula Grant Program Refer to the BCA Grants Management Technical Assistance Workshop Manual. Use this as a guide to assist you in completing Section D. Problem Identification. Briefly describe a specific problem to be addressed with subgrant funds. If you are seeking funds tocontinue existing project activities, your problem statement must also provide a short summary of your current program and describe any gaps between current and desired project results. Program Description. Briefly describe how project activities will address the targeted problem. Describe who will do what, when, where and how. SFE PAGE 2 OF INSTRUCTIONS ON ITEMS TO INCLUDE. Sfarf below and use confinuefion pages as necessary. PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION The Substance Abuse Council of Indian River County is seeking funding for the PREVENT program and its proposed objectives. Alcohol and drug abuse continues to be the number one problem facing the youth of America. The use of mind altering chemicals has proven to be especially harmful to the adolescent growth and development process. Psychoactive drugs Interfere with physical, social and emotional growth during the critical years of adolescent development. An adolescent who uses intoxicants is not only at high risk of becoming drug dependant but is also at an increased risk of dropping out of school, getting involved in crime, attempting suicide, or becoming involved in an assortment of dangerous behaviors. The prevention of adolescent drug and alcohol abuse is most likely to occur when parents, teachers, and other individuals in the community who are part of the youth's circle • are well informed of the harmful effects of drugs • recognize behavioral changes that accompany drug use • and understand how drug use is encouraged and accepted in the social world of a youth. Another key to successful prevention prag raminIng is the direct involvement of youth in planning and Implementing programs. According to the 1999 PRIDE Survey of Indian River County students, IRC students continue to have incidences of substance abuse that are above national averages. Over the 7 years of data gathered, we have seen significant changes in youth usage. Youth continue to report a high level of availability for alcohol, marijuana and other illegal drugs. 33% of 7th thru 12 th graders also reported a perceived harm for usage of alcohol as very harmful , but continue to use alcohol at a rate of 51.5%. (PRIDE 1999) 52% of the same 7th thru 12th graders reported marijuana to be very harmful but 30.7% of them state they use marijuana. The highest reported rate of usage is with 10th graders with 46.3% admitling to marijuana use. The same 10th graders state that rt is very easy to get marijuana. (PRIDE 1999) On the Issue of getting in trouble with the police, of the 7th thru 12th grade youth who were Involved with local law enforcement reported a 73.5% usage of alcohol and a 56.6° usage of marijuana. (PRIDE 1999) In addition, 36.5010 never or seldom talk (up from 25.0% in 1995) to their parents about the perils of alcohol, tobacco, drugs, HIV, pregnancy, and violence. (PRIDE 1999) sub"orAppk lion Section 0 - Pope 3 of 16