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Substance Abuse Council of Indian River County PREVENT ! Program CSAC of IRC <br /> several other areas—employmentischool attendance, family relationships, depression, <br /> institutionalization, and alcohol use. Such favorable results are attributed largely to including family <br /> members in services and rewarding drug abstinence as verified by urinalysis . <br /> The second component will be Deep Impact- TARGET troupe. The Deep Impact- TARGET troupe <br /> actively develops innovative and high energy skits related to life issues they and their peers are <br /> facing. The troupe has created a collection of 35 different skits for performances . The troupe <br /> continues to develop skits dealing with issues on substance abuse/use, dieting (anorexia and bulimia), <br /> HIV/AIDS , pregnancy and violence and will reach approximately 8,000 individuals. The Deep <br /> Impact- TARGET troupe members are mentors to other youth, as well as friends, family and <br /> neighbors within the community. Participants in the Deep Impact-TARGET troupe need not have any <br /> previous acting experience, just a desire to participate. In many cases, we find that high risk youth <br /> become the best performers . Their presentations via improvisation is not acting, but is real and from <br /> the heart. 80% of the youth participating in the troupe have never had any formal training in acting. <br /> Briefly describe how your program addresses the stated need/problem. Describe how your <br /> program follows a recognized "best practice" (see definition on page 12 of the Instructions) <br /> and provide evidence that indicates proposed strategies are effective with target population. <br /> According to Center for Substance Abuse prevention (CSAP), Selected Findings In Prevention, A <br /> Decade of Results from the Center For Substance Abuse Prevention , 1997, the findings indicate that <br /> the proposed strategies above are effective with target population. They demonstrated repeated <br /> documentation that adolescent risk perceptions were favorably impacted by reducing favorable <br /> parental, peer and community attitudes towards ATOD. The National Institute in Drug Abuse (NIDA) <br /> indicates that three decades of scientific research and clinical practice have yielded a variety of <br /> approaches to prevent drug addiction. The PREVENT ! Program incorporates those approaches into <br /> its program design. <br /> List staffing needed for your program, including required experience and estimated hours <br /> per week in program for each staff member and/or volunteers (this section should conform <br /> to the information in the Position Listing on the Budget Narrative Worksheet). The <br /> PREVENT program will be staffed by two Council employees and one Licensed Mental Health <br /> Counselor. The Program Coordinator assumes primary responsibility for the PREVENT ! program. <br /> A Program Assistant is also assigned to this program and will dedicate 100% of the position' s time <br /> to the program . Both have five (6) years experience and have extensive backgrounds in program <br /> coordination and evaluation. The Licensed Mental Health Counselor holds a Masters Degree in <br /> Mental Health and is licensed by the State of Florida as a Clinical Certified Forensics Counselor <br /> with a specialty in criminal offender counseling and youthful offender counseling. <br /> 2. How will the target population be made aware of the program? <br /> The PREVENT.! program awareness was designed with the target population in mind. Many different <br /> marketing campaigns are utilized to make the community at large aware the services are available. <br /> The program is open to all residents of Indian River County. <br /> The Council promotes the use of the PREVENT! program via it' s newsletters and brochures . Law <br /> enforcement, school personnel, probation officers, student support specialists have all been briefed <br /> on the PREVENT! program. The Council also recommends the PREVENT.! program to parents . <br /> Youth and families can be referred to the PREVENT.! program. <br /> How will the program be accessible to target population (i.e., location, transportation, <br /> hours of operation)?The Council attempts to be very accommodating in service offering times / <br /> hours for the community, including weekends and evenings. . The PREVENT! Program services <br /> occur Monday through Friday. Group sessions begin either at 4: 30 p.m. or 6 : 30 p .m. to <br /> accommodate work and travel schedules. Individual appointments accommodate the individual <br /> schedules. The Council office is located in Vero Beach and is open from 8 : 30 a.m . to 5 : 30 p .m . <br /> � l <br />