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One in three (33%) Tooele County Youth is at “high risk” for substance abuse and other problem behaviors. (2007 Utah SHARP Survey)
The Tooele County Project to Reduce Alcohol Abuse serves 6,500 7th-12th graders in Tooele High School, Tooele South High, Tooele Junior High, Clarke Johnsen Junior High, Stansbury High School, Dugway High School, Wendover High School, Grantsville High School, and Grantsville Junior High, as well as the students’ families and 450-500 Tooele County School District personnel.
Tooele County is concerned that many of its youth are developing destructive problems that are escalating and persisting into adulthood. Unfortunately, as a result of recent rapid population growth, stakeholders are scrambling to keep pace with the increasing needs of local youth.
In Tooele County’s highly collaborative environment, stakeholders recognize that it is essential to implement a public health approach – a comprehensive, community-wide approach – to prevention. Moreover, the schools recognize that they are in a key position to identify youth problems early and to provide a link to appropriate services.
Tooele County School District (TCSD) views the Tooele County Project to Reduce Alcohol Abuse as integral to its district-wide strategic plan to create Safe, Disciplined, and Drug-Free Schools. As such, the project is enthusiastically backed by Superintendent Terry Linares, Secondary Education Director Daniel Johnson and school administrators and staff. What’s more, the District’s Safe Schools Team has committed to focus their efforts on alcohol-related issues.
The Tooele County Project to Reduce Alcohol Abuse is also part of a comprehensive prevention plan for Tooele County that emphasizes collaboration among key community agencies – most notably members of the Tooele Interagency Prevention Professionals (TIPP) Coalition (established in 2005 by county-wide prevention specialists), which meets monthly to increase collaborative programming and networking.
Tooele County is concerned that many of its youth are developing destructive problems that are escalating and persisting into adulthood. Unfortunately, as a result of recent rapid population growth, stakeholders are scrambling to keep pace with the increasing needs of local youth.
In Tooele County’s highly collaborative environment, stakeholders recognize that it is essential to implement a public health approach – a comprehensive, community-wide approach – to prevention. Moreover, the schools recognize that they are in a key position to identify youth problems early and to provide a link to appropriate services.
Tooele County School District (TCSD) views the Tooele County Project to Reduce Alcohol Abuse as integral to its district-wide strategic plan to create Safe, Disciplined, and Drug-Free Schools. As such, the project is enthusiastically backed by Superintendent Terry Linares, Secondary Education Director Daniel Johnson and school administrators and staff. What’s more, the District’s Safe Schools Team has committed to focus their efforts on alcohol-related issues.
The Tooele County Project to Reduce Alcohol Abuse is also part of a comprehensive prevention plan for Tooele County that emphasizes collaboration among key community agencies – most notably members of the Tooele Interagency Prevention Professionals (TIPP) Coalition (established in 2005 by county-wide prevention specialists), which meets monthly to increase collaborative programming and networking.
Mission:
Reduce alcohol use and abuse among secondary students through innovative, effective programming.
Goals:
- Decrease youth behaviors and attitudes that are favorable toward alcohol use.
- Improve the community’s capacity and understanding to address youth alcohol use.
- Decrease family conflict in our area by having all parents attend Guiding Good Choices family workshops.
- Demonstrate that in Tooele County we are a healthy, happy, productive rural community that cares about our youth and families and will work together to combat alcohol abuse in our area.
Objectives:
- Students will demonstrate a reduction in binge drinking.
- Students will have improved perceptions of harmful effects of alcohol use.
- Students will know the realities of substance use including the short- and long-term health, mental, social, and lifestyle consequences.
- Students will understand that research consistently finds that non-drinkers are more likely to do well in school and in their career; experience more productive, positive relationships; and ultimately live longer, healthier, happier lives.