COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL AND DRUGS
270 PEACHTREE ST NW 2200, ATLANTA, GA 303031283 www.livedrugfree.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE COUNCIL'S MISSION: WE CHANGE LIVES BY EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES TO PREVENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND ITS RELATED PROBLEMS AT HOME, SCHOOL AND WORK WITH PROVEN, PRACTICAL RESOURCES, PREVENTION EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY. THEIR VISION IS TO BE THE PREMIER RESOURCE FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION: CHANGING LIVES, SAVING FUTURES.

THE COUNCIL WAS FUNDED BY THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ANDDEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, DIVISION OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, OFFICE BEHAVIORAL HEALTHPREVENTION (DBHDD/DBH/OBHP) TO CONDUCT AN ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSEPREVENTION PROJECT (ASAPP). THE COUNCIL CONDUCTED ASAPP PROGRAMS IN FIVE OFDBHDD'S SIX REGIONS ACROSS THE STATE. THE COUNCIL IS WORKING IN COLLABORATIONWITH LOCAL, REGIONAL AND STATEWIDE PARTNERS TO SERVE SELECTED TARGETCOMMUNITIES LOCATED IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: REGION 1: CHEROKEE AND GORDON;REGION 2: BARROW AND CLARKE; REGION 3: DEKALB AND FULTON; REGION 5: CANDLER,TELFAIR, MONTGOMERY, TREUTLEN, AND WHEELER; REGION 6: HENRY, PIKE, AND SPALDING.SEVENTEEN TARGET COMMUNITIES WITHIN THESE COUNTIES WERE SERVED BY THE COUNCIL INFY20. DURING THE IMPLEMENTATION PHASE COUNCIL STAFF HAVE BEEN SUPERVISING ANDIMPLEMENTING 11 ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES AND 5 INDIVIDUAL STRATEGIES. THESESTRATEGIES ARE BASED ON LOCAL NEEDS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED DURING THE NEEDSASSESSMENT PHASE. EACH STRATEGY IS IMPLEMENTED WITH FIDELITY AND IS TAILOREDUNIQUELY FOR EACH LOCAL COMMUNITY. THESE STRATEGIES INCLUDE, PRIME SOLUTIONS,SOURCES OF STRENGTH, PROJECT ALERT, ALL STARS, POSITIVE SOCIAL NORMS, PROMOTE ANDENFORCE SOCIAL HOST LIABILITY, AND COMPLIANCE CHECKS.THE STRATEGIC PREVENTION FRAMEWORK SUICIDE PREVENTION PROJECT WAS CONDUCTED INTWO OF THE SIX DBHDD REGIONS ACROSS THE STATE. THE COUNCIL IS WORKING INCOLLABORATION WITH LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND STATEWIDE PARTNERS TO SERVE SELECTTARGET COMMUNITIES LOCATED IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: REGION 1: TOWNS ANDUNION AND REGION 4: CRAWFORD AND PEACH IN FY20. DURING THE SECOND YEAR OFFUNDING THE COUNCIL CONTINUED TO WORK ON THE ASSESSMENT FOR PEACH COUNTY,CAPACITY BUILDING, PLANNING, AND IMPLEMENTATION PHASES OF THE STRATEGICPREVENTION FRAMEWORK FOR ALL COUNTIES BEING SERVED.VOICES FOR PREVENTION (V4P) IS A COMPREHENSIVE EFFORT WITH THE GOALS OFPREVENTING SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND SUICIDE ACROSS THE STATE OF GEORGIA. THE MISSIONOF V4P IS TO MAINTAIN AND STRENGTHEN A UNIFIED, STATEWIDE VOICE FOR SUBSTANCEABUSE PREVENTION AND SUICIDE PREVENTION POLICY EDUCATION AND OTHER PREVENTIONSERVICES BY COLLABORATING WITH A DIVERSE GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONSWITH AN INTEREST IN AND A COMMITMENT TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION AND SUICIDEPREVENTION. THIS MISSION IS BEING ACCOMPLISHED BY EDUCATING ABOUT SUBSTANCEABUSE PREVENTION, SUICIDE PREVENTION AND RELATED ISSUES.THE FIRST YEAR OF V4P, (NOVEMBER 15, 2019 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2020) WAS FUNDED BY THEGEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (DBHDD)OFFICE OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PREVENTION AND FEDERAL GRANTS (OBHPFG). THIS INITIALYEAR WAS DEDICATED TO INCREASING THE AWARENESS OF V4P AMONG PREVENTIONPROVIDERS AND BECOMING A KNOWN RESOURCE FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION (SAP)AND SUICIDE PREVENTION (SP) POLICY EDUCATION. THIS WAS ACCOMPLISHED, IN PART, BYESTABLISHING A STRONG SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE, DESIGNING A V4P WEBSITE FOCUSED ONBOTH SAP AND SP, AND BY CREATING WORKING RELATIONSHIPS WITH EXPERT CONSULTANTSIN THE AREAS OF PREVENTION AND POLICY EDUCATION.IN ADDITION, A CENTRAL FOCUS OF V4P WAS INCREASING YOUTH COMPETENCIES IN THEAREAS OF POLICY EDUCATION, INCREASING KNOWLEDGE SURROUNDING SUBSTANCE ABUSEPREVENTION AND SUICIDE PREVENTION AND PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES ANDENCOURAGEMENT FOR YOUTH ENGAGEMENT.FURTHERMORE, V4P DEVELOPED PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO POSITIVELYIMPACT GEORGIAS POPULATION BY HOSTING AND SUPPORTING EVENTS SUCH AS SUBSTANCEABUSE PREVENTION ADVOCACY DAY, SUICIDE PREVENTION DAY, NATIONAL PREVENTION WEEK,CREATING AND HOSTING WEBINARS, AND DISSEMINATING INFORMATION RELATED TO V4PGOALS VIA A QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER.A BEGINNERS TOOLKIT FOR ADULTS AND YOUTH WAS DESIGNED AND DISSEMINATED ANDFEATURED IN POLICY EDUCATION WEBINAR HELD BY V4P. LEGISLATIVE ALERTS WEREFREQUENTLY SENT OUT TO V4P MEMBERS UPDATING THEM ON THE STATUS OF SUBSTANCEABUSE RELATED BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS IN THE GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.THIS YEAR V4P BROADENED THE SCOPE OF FOCUS BY INCLUDING SUICIDE PREVENTION POLICYEDUCATION IN THE GOALS AND DELIVERABLES. V4P STAFF PARTICIPATED IN SUICIDEPREVENTION WEBINARS, HOSTED STATE SUICIDE PREVENTION STAKEHOLDER CALLS, MENTALHEALTH TRAINER CALLS, AND MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIANS CALLS, AS WELL AS HOSTING ASUICIDE PREVENTION WEBINAR. A SUICIDE PREVENTION MONTH KICKOFF WAS HELD INCOLLABORATION WITH THE DBHDD SUICIDE PREVENTION TEAM. A MONTH-LONG CAMPAIGN TO RAISE AWARENESS INCLUDED DAILY SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, DOCUMENTARY FILM SCREENINGS, AND A VIRTUAL SCAVENGER HUNT AMONG OTHER ACTIVITIES.THE PEER ASSISTED SCHOOL TRANSITION PROJECT (PAST) IS AN AGE AND STAGE APPROPRIATEPEER HELPING PROGRAM THAT SEEKS TO BUILD RESILIENCY IN YOUTH. PAST WORKS BYPAIRING STUDENTS WITH PEER LEADERS WHO RECEIVE TRAINING AND SUPPORT FROM ADULTADVISORS PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM. STUDENTS IN 5TH GRADE AND 8TH GRADE AREPAIRED WITH PEER LEADERS IN 6TH GRADE AND 9TH GRADE. THE PEER-BASED ASSISTANCEPROVIDED THROUGH PAST IS DESIGNED TO HELP YOUTH AVOID RISK FACTORS FOR OPIOID ANDOTHER SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND AS WELL AS ASSIST STUDENTS TRANSITION SUCCESSFULLY TOMIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL. THERE ARE A SERIES OF 14 WEEKLY INTERACTIONS THATTAKE PLACE DURING THE MONTHS OF MARCH, APRIL, MAY, AND AUGUST OF THE FOLLOWINGSCHOOL YEAR. TOPICS INCLUDE RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS, NORMATIVE BELIEFS RELATEDTO DRUG USE, DISCOVERING THE CONSEQUENCES OF DRUG USE, RESISTING PEER PRESSURE,GEORGIAS GOOD SAMARITAN LAW, TRANSITIONS FROM SCHOOL TO SCHOOL OR SCHOOL TOCOLLEGE. THE TARGET POPULATION FOR THE PAST PROJECT ARE STUDENTS AT DOBBSELEMENTARY SCHOOL, LONG MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND SOUTH ATLANTA HIGH SCHOOL WHICHARE A PART OF THE ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. IN FY20, DOBBS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL,LONG MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND SOUTH ATLANTA HIGH SCHOOL IMPLEMENTED THE PAST PROJECTAMONG 88 STUDENTS.

IN FY20, DFW/DOT DIVISION CONTINUED TO SHOW GROWTH. WITH KEY SALES, THE DIVISIONFINISHED THE YEAR SHOWING A NET INCOME SURPLUS OF $524,968. YEAR-OVER-YEARGROWTH IS DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN IN ANY ORGANIZATION WHICH HIGHLIGHTS THEEXCEPTIONAL WORK OF THE SMALL DFW/DOT TEAM. 2021 WILL BRING MANY CHALLENGESFOR CONTINUED GROWTH AT THIS RATE.

THE GEORGIA PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION INITIATIVE (GPDAPI) FOCUSES ONFOUR PRIORITY AREAS AND 13 OBJECTIVES IN ORDER TO PREVENT AND REDUCE PRESCRIPTIONDRUG ABUSE IN GEORGIA. THESE FOUR AREAS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED IN THE OFFICE OFNATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY'S PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION PLAN.THE FOUR PRIORITY AREAS ARE BASED ON THE ONDCP PLAN AND ARE EDUCATION, ADVOCACY,SECURE DISPOSAL, AND SAFE STORAGE. THE FIRST STEP IN TACKLING THE PROBLEM OFPRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE IS EDUCATING GEORGIA'S PARENTS, YOUTH, THE GENERAL PUBLIC,PHYSICIANS, PHARMACISTS, CARETAKERS, AND OTHERS ABOUT THE DANGERS OFPRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE AND THE APPROPRIATE AND SAFE USE OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.BY ENCOURAGING CONVENIENT AND ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE PRESCRIPTION DRUGDISPOSAL, ALONG WITH SAFE STORAGE PROGRAMS IN GEORGIA, THE ACCESS AND SUPPLY OFUNUSED AND EXPIRED PRESCRIPTION DRUGS WILL DECREASE IN THE HOME. THE COUNCILSTAFF ALSO PROMOTES INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE AS A PROVEN MEASURE TO PREVENT ANDREDUCE PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE IN GEORGIA.LASTLY, THE COUNCIL STAFF SUPPORTS LAW ENFORCEMENT THROUGH COLLABORATONINVOLVING EDUCATION AND THROUGH PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REGARDING DRUGDROP BOXES, PROMOTING PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION EDUCATION, ANDSUPPORT FOR ELIMINATION OF IMPROPER PRESCRIBING PRACTICES, "PILL MILLS,X AND"DOCTOR SHOPPERS."

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