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A <br /> Application for Funding Assistance <br /> Florida Department of Law Enforcement <br /> Justice Assistance Grant — County-Wide <br /> Section 2 : Project Overview <br /> General Proiect Information <br /> Project Title : Indian River County Planning <br /> Project Sequence No . : 3 <br /> Subgrant Recipient: Indian River Board of County Commissioners <br /> Impleme t nin g gency : n ianRive'r Bow of Coon ommissioners <br /> Project Start Date : 10/01 /2008 End Date: 9/30/2-009 <br /> Problem Identification <br /> The Substance Abuse Council of Indian River County is seeking funding to continue with the planning <br /> and coordination of the JAG Byrne Anti-Drug Grant program in Indian River County. The Council has <br /> administered the Byrne Anti-Drug Grant for Indian River County since 1990 . All project related goals <br /> were met through the grants tenure. These goals include : <br /> Conduct Substance Abuse Policy Board meetings . <br /> Write issue / research papers. <br /> Conduct monitoring/coordinating reviews . <br /> Review quarterly performance reports prior to submission to the State Administrating Agency . <br /> Review financial reports prior to submission to the State Administrating Agency. <br /> Provide technical assistance to specific local projects. <br /> Indian River continues to experience a high level of drug related activity. The focus of the Council ' s <br /> Administrative component is to provide a mechanism for identifying gaps in current services and county <br /> needs . This mechanism includes the analysis of: <br /> A County wide youth drug assessment survey. <br /> A county emergency room drug related admissions . <br /> Drug related deaths as reported by the Medical Examiners office . <br /> Continued coordination and monitoring of alcohol and other drug abuse efforts within Indian <br /> River County. <br /> The analysis of this information plays an integral part in establishing priority needs and gap analysis <br /> within Indian River County. <br /> Based upon the most current assessment, the following has been established as short and long term goals <br /> for the Council : <br /> Short Term Goals : <br /> Ongoing prevention education specifically geared at new drug trends, i . e . prescription abuse, <br /> combining drugs or rolling. <br /> Community awareness programs geared at different population groups for the need for <br /> prevention, treatment and interdiction. <br /> Acquisition of funding and development of programs for co-occurring mental health and <br /> substance abuse related treatment issues . <br />